Whoops, My Bad.

Just as Stefan was about to leave Klaus after decapitating his hybrid and mocking him, Hope walked in. Stefan just stood there in shock while Klaus was smiling like a madman. There was something about the young brunette's appearance that took a weight off of him. It was incredibly pleasing but also incredibly terrifying for him how much he trusted the girl.

"What's wrong Stefan, surprised I made it out of your dungeon?" She said darkly. There was something about the way she lost that left her extremely bitter. She was also seething with rage at this moment. Not only did Stefan kidnap her and lock her in a dungeon, but he also stole Hope's family and threatened her father with them.

"See the thing you're forgetting Stefan, is that your loved ones don't have their humanity off. So if we threaten your life they'd have no choice but to give us the coffins to save you. It's also impossible that you didn't tell at least one person you thought you could trust, in fact, I'm willing to bet you told multiple." While Hope didn't enjoy acting like her father, something about this situation reminded her of The Hollow, and how its existence threatened her family into separation for years. She swore never to let something like that happen again.

As she was speaking, Klaus was feeling an indescribable emotion at this time with a sadistic grin on his face. Stefan on the other hand, was the complete opposite. He was feeling an emotion alright, but it wasn't positive she could tell that much.

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"Talk about humanity dimmer switch."

"Screw you." Replied Damon, in response to his friend's quip at him.

"Gentleman! It seems I've arrived at a great time, and speaking of humanity, consider this me putting Damon's to the test. You see, I have your brother in captivity for killing my hybrids and unless you return to me what is mine... he dies." Said Klaus with his trademark grin slowly melting into a glare the more he spoke.

"Agh, that idiot!" Groaned Damon, he had told his brother not to antagonize Klaus. He knew they had leverage, but that could only go so far before a person becomes pissed enough to disregard it all.

Alaric didn't even say anything, he just stood on his guard looking back and forth between Damon, and the opposing duo.

"You have 2 days to deliver my family. Otherwise every 2 days another one of you and your friends... disappear."

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"You look surprised to see me. So it wasn't you that removed the dagger from my chest."

"You look like you could do with a drink. And we have a lot to discuss, so shall we?" Said Klaus gesturing to the alcohol trying to diffuse the situation. He also had to take care of the Scooby gang since it seems Damon decided to release his family instead of returning them. This would be a problem because each one of them has their reasons to be pissed at him.

However, Elijah wasn't up for any discussion, he vamp sped over to Klaus striking him in the face. After recovering, Klaus wasn't one to just take hits, so he decided to retaliate causing a fight between the two originals. This caused Hope to come into the room and stare at the two of them incredulously.

"Can't you two have a simple conversation without fighting?" Asked Hope, leaning against a wall and crossing her arms.

"It was Klaus who had started this when he shoved that dagger through my chest." Said Elijah still staring daggers at Klaus, before adjusting his suit and raising his guard.

"I'm not gonna let the two of you fight right now, we have more important problems that need resolving." Hope said back, then proceeded to stand up straight and walk over to the duo, settling next to Klaus.

"And who might you be?" Asked Elijah slightly squinting his eyes, he had no idea who this girl was but to suggest she could stop them said she was powerful. He also knew she wasn't bluffing since Klaus didn't retort. He knew his brother, and he knew for a fact Klaus would be sure to reiterate who was in charge if one suggested they could stop him from doing anything. Another problem was, that she was powerful enough to stop them from fighting, and she also seemed to be on Klaus' side.

"Well, she's my witch brother, her name is Hope. Although before you once again attempt to strike me, I must inform you that Mikael is dead." Said Klaus slowly walking over to his brother to meet his gaze.

"What?" Elijah asked in disbelief.

"He's gone Elijah, I killed him with his own weapon." Klaus responded looking at Elijah with a rare serious sincerity that almost made Elijah doubt reality.

"Then why does our family still remain in these coffins? Finn for over 900 years, Kol for over a century." Asked Elijah, making his dissatisfaction with Klaus entirely present.

"Because of Stefan Salvatore, he holds the one thing keeping me from freeing them..."

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"Damon, Stefan, Elijah tells me you seek an audience, very bold. Let's discuss the terms of our agreement like civilized men, shall we?"

"It's better to indulge him." Said Elijah, walking past the two of them.

As the two Salvatore were stalling Klaus and Elijah, Hope walked in to see Elijah unveil the dagger-filled plate.

'Shit, maybe I shouldn't have gone for that peanut butter blast...' Hope thought darkly. Now she's come back, and while she was happy her family was free, she wasn't happy her father was now in deep shit.

"Kol..." Klaus said defensively. While he wasn't afraid of any of his siblings, if they all worked together to punish him it wouldn't end well.

"Long time no see brother." Kol said, walking up slowly with a smirk.

Hope took this chance to stand next to Klaus and place a hand on his shoulder. While she didn't agree with the daggering she wouldn't let her family hurt her father right in front of her.

Klaus decided the best thing to do at this time would be to stand next to Hope. He believed she could take 2 of his siblings and he could take 2 in case things went south.

"Is our all-powerful bastard of a brother really hiding behind some teenage girl?" Snickered Kol, making his satisfaction with the situation all the more present.

"Do not underestimate the girl Kol, she is a powerful witch who takes our brother's side." Answered Elijah calmly, with one hand in his pocket and the other at his side.

Hearing Elijah's words the other 3 siblings went on their guard. For Elijah to call her powerful it must be true, in which case they'd have to take the duo a little more seriously. While Damon and Stefan wisely left the building.

Rebekah and Finn rushed to their sides, dagger in hand, wanting to unleash their anger on Klaus. However, they were stopped by Elijah. He didn't think they would benefit from sitting here fighting with Klaus and his witch so he said:

"Stop, we do not benefit from engaging in a useless battle, it's better we go."

"What?" Asked Klaus, while he and his siblings all had their disagreements they've never left him. That was also his greatest fear, to be abandoned.

"We're leaving you Nik, right after I murder that backstabbing doppelganger bitch. Then you will be alone. Always and forever." Said Rebekah, this time with a glare of her own.

"If you run, I will hunt all of you down." Said Klaus, rage boiling up from his very core. Hope decided the best thing for her would be to not speak at this time.

"then you will become everything you hate. Our father." Responded Elijah, knowing exactly how to dissuade Klaus.

"I'm the hybrid! I can't be killed! I have nothing to fear from any of you."

"You will when we have that coffin." Elijah spat back.

During this time all Klaus could do was glare at his siblings, who met his gaze equally. That is, until the door opened to reveal Esther...