Ester Has an Army

The Mikaelson brought Sofie the with and interrogated her on what is happening to Davina. According to Sofie, the ritual will consume Davina from the inside until she dies horribly if she doesn't finish the ritual.

Marcel took her away when he saw everyone agree to sacrifice the girl that he considers his own daughter. Elijah and Klaus bought land and consecrated their mother to make Sofie an elder so that she will be able to perform the ritual.

Davina was eventually sacrificed and her body stored in the tomb with the rest of the harvest girls. The ritual doesn't seem to have worked and not long after Celeste hijacked the magic and used it to further her own goals.

Katherine didn't think much about it when she heard what happened. It was not to far from her own conclusion, except that business with Ester's body. She had warned the girl but the girl didn't trust her and instead chose to have faith in Marcel's plan to wait it out. Just close your eyes and when you open them, the monsters will be gone.

The good news are the city was saved and no more bad weather. But, the old Celeste hijacked the magic and used it to bring back old acquaintances of the Mikaelson. A new kind of chaos ensued.

While that is going on, Marcel went to see Katherine. "You look awful." She said without any expression.

"You knew that would happen and you warned her. You tried to help her but I wouldn't listen. I.....please help me again." his expression sorrowful.

"There is very little I can do for you or the little girl at this point but you can."

"How? I will do anything."

"Those girls were dead for months but their bodies are still intact. So don't worry, have patience. The opportunity will present itself soon. Remember the girls were mean to come back but did not which means someone did something naughty. But that person would have to be an elder of the coven. Not many of those running around." She turned to look at Marcel.

"You and Davina have done a lot to anger the witches. And since all those witches you killed with her help are on the other side with her right now, what do you think they are doing to her?" Marcel turned pale as he realized.

"You know, they were supposed to be taught by the ancestors on the other side fir a while and then be allowed to come back. But you interfered and the other girls have been nurtured and taught while Davina was ...well you know. I am telling you this to be prepared for the worst. If you had taken up my offer she would have been free of the link to the ancestors and she would be able to practice her own magic."

"She will come back, but whether the one that returns is the one that had gone is now up to faith." She waves her hand and he got teleported outside the barrier. It took a long time for him to start walking. He is holding on the the words 'she will come back.'

Mikel is walking back from a club with a red head. She is so pretty and has that French feel. He is so excited he doesn't realize when he is being ambushed because the woman is all over him.

He pushed her away a minute later. The fight is brutal. As a wolf he is fast but they keep throwing spells on him. When he is almost impaled by some voodoo knife, he made a decisive decision to snap his own neck because he realized they are not trying to kill him. Which means whatever they have in store is far worse.

He didn't have time to communicate with his people because a second of distraction would mean he would be subdued.

The pack he had painstakingly trained died with him. As a necromancer, he will take his followers with him when he dies. The three people are surprised by his resolve.

The next second they witness his body vanish in front of them. They freaked out. "He has a protection spell on him, no wonder he can kill himself so resolutely."

"This means he can inform the others of our presence. We need to move fast." Celeste said and disappeared from her position. 

The same night, Hayley and Nicklaus got kidnapped. Elijah is made to choose which ones to save, his brother or Hayley. Finn had gone after Mikael while Rebekah and Kol had left town when Davina was sacrificed. 

Rebekah saw how Marcel mourned the little girl with heart break and realized she has been stuck in what was. She needed to have her own life and find her own family that is not full of blood shed and misery. Like Elijah did with Katherine.

Kol just wanted to leave the place housing Klaus before he decided to dagger him again for looking him the wrong way. Seeing that little girl die like that made him realize that his family is toxic and people die when they are involved with them. He wants no part of it.

Elijah chose to save Hayley since she is fragile. In the mean time the wolves find out what happened to Mikel. Mikel was able to send an image to Katherine through the pack link before he died. Katherine got the picture and drew down all the culprits. She is fuming.

The pack goes hunting. They find the red head woman just as she was trying brainwash Klaus about the past, they brought her back and made her drink vampire blood before snapping her neck. She was still playing her mind games with Klaus when she was whisked away and suddenly turned into a vampire in transition.

She cried, sobbed and begged but it was too late. "From now on...if witches mess with our pack unprovoked, this is how we will deal with them." May sneered at the woman before stabbing her with the same voodoo blade meant to make her suffer.

When her nexk was snapped, one of the harvest girls woke up. It was not Davina. This however, gave hope to Marcel who started hunting for any resurrected witches.

Katherine looked at a battered beautiful redhead. "How is it? The thirst is a bitch isn't it?"

"I know you, Katherine right? You're Elijah's wife. I didn't touch you so why be so cruel to me?" The witch said with tears.

"Is it cruelty? You wanted to use my pack member as a sacrifice and slowly drain his life force until he succumb to death." Katherine lifted the girl up with a space barrier while chocking her. "If I am cruel, then what are you? Hmm?"

"I will not force you to turn but the magic that resurrected you is leaving your body. Soon you will start rotting and turn ugly, your body will peel off from your bones and then your bones will turn to dust. Even the angels won't be able to turn you into a vampire at that time. At least you will still be a witch."

"In other words you don't have as long as others to decide. You will return to earth sooner if you don't feed." Katherine turned to leave.

"I don't want to be a vampire. I like my magic." The woman said with resolve.

"I will respect the dead." Katherine ridiculed.

"I can give you information, about the originals or the witches." The witch started to haggle.

Katherine took out an orb. Round and clear. "While you were sleeping I had every spell you have ever known recorded. You see, my children will be half witches and while I was doing that, I saw your memories and your so called information." Katherine tilted her head.

"What..?" She couldn't believe there is something that can record someone's memories.

"You should have chosen someone else to sacrifice. Not one of mine." Katherine left the superior blood in an open cup. It smells amazing for a newborn like her. If she resist, Katherine will salute her with respect.

Elijah searched the city looking for Celeste after he was sure Hayley was safe within Katherine's territory. The two pregnant women played board games and ate weird food.

"So what are you going to do with her?" Hayley asked Katherine.

"She touched my pack mate. A miserable end awaits her." Katherine said in a cold tone, that would have been scary if she wasn't chucking down a peanut butter sandwich while dipping it in a thick cheese source.

"I have heard stories about the elusive Katherine Pierce. No one said you were loyal." Hayley said offhandedly.

"Something on your mind little wolf? You are not subtle at all." Katherine can see when someone wants something from her.

"Mikel made a magical trinket for Rebekah so I was wondering if something like that would maybe keep my baby safe." Hayley looked at Katherine her big eyes pleading.

"You're cute. That kind of thing comes with a lot of implications especially when a woman is pregnant. It might hurt the babe." Katherine said in a serious tone.

"What really?" Hayley gasped in shock.

"Yeah, anyways lets not talk about that for now. What are you going to name the baby?" Katherine changed the topic. She feels weird about giving Klaus's child something she made using her soul power.

The memory of Katherine founding dead bodies of her entire family appeared as if called upon and the hormones made her reaction too obvious.

She clutched the arm of the chair she is seated on and it just disintegrated into powder. She stood in and walked away.

Elijah came back and saw this scene. He didn't ask and just followed her but Katherine closed the door on him and he can hear the lock click. He turned back and went to seat with Hayley.

He has had a long day and now he can't even hold his wife to sleep. He looked at Hayley and tried not to let his anger show in his expression. "What were you talking about just now?"

Hayley swallowed. She felt like being stared at by the abyss. "I asked if one of the magic items like the one Mikel gave to Rebekah could protect my baby from harm." Hayley said honestly.

Elijah frowned thinking about it. He then went to knock on the door. "Katharina. Darling, may I come it?"

The door opened but she just threw a crystal ball to him and locked the door. Elijah became confused but took the ball and sat down again trying to see what it is.

Hayley thought it looks pretty and wanted to touch it. When she put a hand on it, she and Elijah saw the memories of the red haired witch. They didn't see many things except for what Katherine kept.

The spells, the plans to torture the Mikelsons and then wait for more instructions when the harvest girls come back. It seems this is just the beginning of the Mickelson's suffering.

The two people finished seeing the memories and then sat down in astonishment. The witches plot goes deeper than what it seems on the surface and Katherine has a way to copy someone's memories. Elijah advised Hayley to go reat and he went to see Klaus but left the crystal ball.

"We should have learnt a lesson by now. Mother can not be stopped by something as obvious as death!"

"Katherine had told me giving mother an army of witches and a realm of her own was very stupit. Now I know what she meant." Elijah said pouring himself a drink.

"Perhaps Hayley should stay with Katherine where non hostile people can enter."

"No!" Klaus shouted shattered the glass he was holding. "She is mine to protect."

Elijah raised his hands in mock surrender. "Then you better have one hell of a plan because they do. They have it all figured out, they have us figured out." Elijah said gesturing to themselves.

"You know the reason Celeste chose these particular people? To weaken us by having us fight each other and then they will pick whatever is left off. The knowledge about who called father here will turn you against Rebekah and Marcel who is a leader of the vampires in the city."

"This will isolate us, then when we are without allies they will take the babies and kil them." Elijah said but Klaus's eyes are showing fury. Seeing that he is ready to spiral out of control. Elijah felt tired, he put down the glass and walked away. Klaus is consumed by his own thoughts when he finds that his brother is no longer in the room.

He picked up a phone and called him. "Where did you go?" He sounded like a wounded animal.

"I am going home to coax my wife to sleep. I saw you looking angered and I realized you're an adult, Ishouldn't have to talk you down from killing your son and sister. If you decide ro do it, that is your decision. Hehe....I am going to have my own children shortly so I will save my energy for them. Good night."

He entered the house finding Hayley drinking a glass of water. She looked at him with accusation in her eyes. "You told him?"

"Of course. Did you expect me not to tell him?"

"He is Klaus! What did you think he will do?"

"Keeping secrets is the reason this happened. Besides, I have faith that anything violent on my sister will not happen."

"You trust him that much?" Hayley blinked.

"No, I trust my wife." He smiled and turned around only to be met with a sleepy Katherine. She also came for a glass of water.

"Katharina." Elijah called softly as if afraid he will startle her.

"Husband." She yawned cutely walking towards the sink.

"You should go back, I will bring your water in." He held his breath. If she doesn't want him in the room he will know she is still upset.

"Okay." She rubbed her eyes and went back. Elijah seemed thrilled and hurriedly went to get her water. He forgot all about the conversation or the angry Klaus and focused on holding his wife to sleeping after taking a shower. He felt very happy just being here with her.

Hayley is left mid argument gawking at the couple. She couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy at the genuine happiness she saw on Elijah's face when he found out he can enter Katherine's bedroom. She looked at her large belly and decided to call Klaus.

"Why aren't we sleeping?" Klaus doesn't sound angry, if anything he sounds tired.

"Are we not feeling like murdering our own sibling and adopted son tonight?" Hayley asked nervously.

"Did Elijah ask you to call me?"

"No, I was just surprised when I saw him here instead of there trying to put out the fire." Hayley said.

"Is that worry I hear on your tone?"

"Of course I am worried. You love Rebekah and that Marcel, I see your little interactions. They resemble Marcel and Davina." Hayley said.

"You're seeing things perhaps it's the magical baby that is making you delusional. But you are right about Marcel being a whiny teenage girl."

"Funny. Since you're okay I am going to turn off the phone now." Hayley hung up smiling.

....

Mikel sped to Finn and grabbed him by the throat. "Why would you bring her up?" His words laced with anger and pain.

"We found her...under some sort of sleeping spell father but It is her, I swear it." Finn said in a serious tone. 

Hearing him and knowing Finn wouldn't joke about Freya like that. A long forgotten grief assaulted him just as fiercely as back then.

But... "Why would your mother lie to me? Why would you help her lie to me?" His grip on Finn's throat tightened even better.

He narrowed his eyes at his eldest son. Finn looked down in shame. "Mother couldn't have children back then. You had been married for years but she couldn't get pregnant. So she sought out her powerful witch of a sister." Finn explained and Mikael closed his eyes fearing the rest of the story. 

"Dahlia demanded the first born of every generation. Mother had thought it fine at the time but she had loved Freya and didn't want to give her up when the time came. However, she was no match for Dahlia and thus, Freya was ruthlessly taken from us that day mother vowed to get stronger in magic and get revenge." Finn explained patiently. 

"If Freya is still alive then..." A ruthless light flashed in his eyes.

"Then Dahlia is alive." Finn said with a bit of fear in his eyes. He doesn't believe his mother was ever as powerful as that aunt of his, and now that she has been practicing for a millennial.

"Father, the deal was for every first born. After mother and you turned us into vampires we didn't have to worry about her but now...Klaus and Elijah will soon have children." Finn tried to make him understand. 

"That witch will come for Freya, Elijah's and Nicklaus's child." Finn said and Mikeal finally understood the gravity of the situation. He once dreamed of having a family and grandchildren, there is no way he will allow a witch to take that from him.

"You need to work with Nicklaus if we are to stand a chance against her." Finn continued but Mikeal reacted the way he expected him to. By growling and punching him in the face.

"I do not need a beast to protect my own family." He spat.

"What family? The circus of monsters you and mother turned us into? Even the unborn children will be born with our cursed blood." Finn got angry for being punched and started ranting. The two planned to make a trip back to New Orleans.

....

"Welcome home." Katherine smiled as Elijah gave her a kiss on the cheek. She is drawing a sun rise. The picture is vivid and large.

"You look to be in a good mood?" She observed her husband who is taking off his shoes.

"Nicklaus is working with Marcel to fight Papa Tunde and his sons. He didn't try to kill him after what Marcel and Rebekah dis back then." Elijah said happily.

"I am happy for you husband. Perhaps when the baby comes she will find a nice normal man as a father."

"Speaking of fathers, mine is in town and wants to have a family dinner." Elijah said.

"My love, I am too pregnant to deal with Mikael. Not to mention more than half of my power is now gone. If he attacks me, I might have yo kill him to prevent it feom happening when I am even weaker." Katherine make a threat with a smile.

"No such thing. He seems very happy these days, I even saw him smile." Elijah joked.

"Fine. I will go but do you really think putting Klaus and him on the same table is a good I dea?" Katherine asked.

"They are talking and making plans on how to stop mother and Dahlia from hurting and taking the children. It's been very weird." Elijah admitted.

"If those two can get along, then I can probably also survive there without bleeding to death or having my limbs cut off." Katherine said.

....