No Good Deed | Hale - TVD/TO/TW [3]

38 | Last Stand of the Last Viking

The entire pack finds themselves in the Salvatore basement. The stone walls surround them as the door to the dungeon holds silence. "What is going on?" Malia asks.

Derek races to the dungeon door, his hands failing to push it open. "Damn it, come on!" He shouts. "A little help?"

"It's not going to work," Peter says as she shakes his head. "Remember, this isn't real."

Rage flares in Derek's gut. "It's real for her. It's my fault she's here—I told him everything!"

"Told who?" Stiles asks. "Where are we?"

Footsteps draw their attention; Damon follows Mikael down the hall, both stopping before the dungeon door. "So, why are we down here?" Damon asks as he leans against the wall. "You have your stake. What's this leverage? And why is it in my house?"

Mikael chuckles as he glances into the dungeon. "First, I want to know. Did Rebekah really get to that dance?"

Damon purses his lips. "I told you she did."

"Liar!" Lexi's voice echoes from the cell. "Both of you!"

Damon frowns as he pushes off the wall. "Don't tell me..." He opens the door and flicks on the minimal light. "Really?"

Lexi pulls against the chains connecting her to the wall. Her glare is stone as she spits at Damon's feet. "Where is my sister?!" She growls, her eyes glowing blue. "If you've done something to her—"

From his jacket pocket, Mikael throws a glass wolfsbane grenade into the cell. Lexi screams as the liquid covers her face and chest; she curls against the back wall with whimpers slipping from her lips. "Quiet, girl," Mikael orders. "Rebekah is not important right now."

When Lexi meets Damon's eyes again, no anger or rage reside—only terror. "Please," she begs. "Don't do this." She glances back at Mikael. "He will kill you afterward."

Damon clenches his jaw as he looks back at Mikael. "Kidnapping your daughter? Low blow, even for you. Why does she need to be here?"

"Don't tell me you care for her." Mikael throws his head back as he laughs. "That thing is no better than Klaus. I made an adjustment to our plan." He swings the cell door shut, ignoring Lexi's whimpers. "Both monsters die tonight."

Before they can leave, Lexi's chains rattle in the cell. "Did you kill them?" She calls out. Mikael pauses. "Are they dead?"

With a sigh, he looks back into the cell through the bars. Tears stain Lexi's cheeks as she tugs against the chains holding her back from running. "Not yet."

More footsteps echo in the cellar. Stefan appears on the stairs with a dead stare. "Change of plans. Klaus is back. He's at the Lockwood's and he wants your body delivered to his doorstep."

"I'm afraid he is in for a colossal disappointment," Mikael says.

"Well, he's certainly not gonna come here. I hope your plan didn't depend on that?"

Damon nods as he leans against the dungeon door. His hand snakes around his back, pressing against the material. "Didn't depend on that."

"But you do have a plan, right?"

"Stefan!" Lexi shouts from the cell. "Stefan, run! Now!"

Frowning, Stefan moves towards the dungeon. "Is that who I think it is?" Mikael presses his hand against Stefan's chest, but the vampire tries to get past him. "Is that Lexi?"

"Stefan, go!"

Sinking his fangs into Stefan's neck, Mikael feeds for as long as he wants. With the Original distracted, Damon unlocks the cell door. Before Lexi can make a sound, he presses his finger against his lips as he glances at her. "You couldn't just break his neck?" Damon asks as Stefan flops to the ground.