Then we get terrified, like children waking in the dark, we don't know where we are.

[moralitypolice]

( Bonnie, bag in hand at her side, holds the door open this time. She sighs, looking wistfully off at Danny, sullen, in the backseat. )

I wish I could make it all better, like I could undo it all, or, go back and prevent it altogether. Too many of us have no parents. No living family.

( She sighs.

From Danny's seat if or when he looks back, Bonnie and Isaac continue their discussion. Scott texts Isaac, so he pulls his phone out, eyes down quickly.

A couple approaches from the south, arm in arm. The guy in glasses leans in whispering something that makes the girl laugh. As they separate to move around Bonnie, everything happens quickly. The brunette girl brandishes a stun gun landing a blow to Isaac's side. Out of the leather jacket, the man reveals what looks to be something dark colored, with a flat bottom. He drops it. From the car, he can see a spell attempted, Bonnie's lips moving but nothing happening. She tries struggling, but the woman whacks her on the back of the back sending her down. The man quickly pulls out a pair of iron handcuffs the woman waves away, not now, and as fast as it happens, a bright yellow taxi pulls up.

Three others, including one dressed as a taxi-driver throw Bonnie and Isaac into the trunk. When everyone is inside the car, the driver puts down a black device on the top of the cab quickly, puts on a pair of leather gloves, climbs inside the cab and speeds off.

Bonnie's bag, and the contents within including her phone lie on the sidewalk next to Isaac's dropped phone.

The driver in Danny's car starts the ignition, this is probably protocol. )

Comments

[enjoythe_ride]

We can talk about that upstairs.

[She glances over at Elijah.]

Let us know when Mr. Clayton is in touch? We'll get to work on getting Bonnie her magic back.

[havethings]

( Elijah nods, as he is sure to. He joins the Saltzman's - and Danny?

"While we are waiting for William Clayton's triangulation, what is it you wish to do next?"

And Hope, knowing she needs Bela's help, will follow Josie as her girlfriend leads them back to the dark object that currently houses Bonnie's magic. )

[enjoythe_ride]

[They get onto the elevator and Josie presses the button for their floor. Once the doors close, Bela turns to Hope.]

David is a witch, like you. He's trying to reshape his coven and occasionally I help him do it.

[havethings]

And occasionally, Danny doesn't like him?

( Because it was CLEAR Danny is not a fan. )

[enjoythe_ride]

He's an acquired taste.

[To put it simply.]

He can be off-putting, but he has his reasons.

[He also could be useful right now, but it's not her call. She isn't the one in charge.]

[havethings]

You should see the witches at school.

( Most of them, anyway. )

Have you come across objects that steal or house magic before?

[enjoythe_ride]

Plenty. Turns out people will pay a great deal of money for one when you have a hostile witch coming after you. But they vary, depending on who created them.

[She'll have to examine the box herself to say for sure.]

[havethings]

( The elevator opens and Hope leads the two women to her and Josie's new and improved secret room William set up for them. Letting them in, Hope flips the light on, letting Josie run point on revealing the dark object hidden in plain sight. )

[enjoythe_ride]

[And Bela will delicately take it from her, taking a moment to examine it and see if there's anything familiar about it (16). And if she can't figure it out on her own, she'll send a picture of it to David and see if he can provide any insight (20).]

[jockwitch]

( As explained, this is a SECURITY RISK to David, and Bela knows most of the gist of what the object entails, but not how high a priority it would be. To reiterate, it holds all active magic sent in its' direction and not just Bonnie's. It's ancient. And it was a rumor. )

[enjoythe_ride]

[Yes, so the text she sends David is a little more urgent because while she doesn't know all the details, this seems concerning to have been in hunter hands. Her fears are justified when two minutes later, her phone rings and she places it on speaker.

"Where the hell did you get that?"]

Hello, David. Lovely to see you too.

["Bela, now is not the time for pleasantries."]

A hunter cell in Prague used it to capture Bonnie Bennett. Some members of her coven recovered it and were trying to figure out how to release her magic.

["Don't do anything until I get there." And with that, he hangs up. Bela looks up apologetically at the two girls.]

The spell is a very old one, but it seems to have been recently cast. So it seems this was created for the hunters, rather than something they found.

[havethings]

We're not in Bonnie's coven.

( She makes this clear, interrupting her, but also - knowing that it doesn't matter. )

Created for the hunters? You're saying someone who knows old spells is working with the hunters?

[enjoythe_ride]

He'll ask less questions if you are. And for the moment, the less complications we have the better.

[She doesn't know if the Colony has anything that they're in need of a tribrid for, but she woudn't put it past them, and David doesn't need to have more wrinkles to hide from the other members of his coven.]

But yes. That's why they were in Knightsbridge. They've been recruiting witches everywhere they go, as a means of pitting members of the supernatural community against each other. But as Knightsbridge indicates, they don't have any interest in keeping witches alive if they aren't going to be useful.

[Josie makes a face. "Work with us and we kill you last."]

Exactly.

[havethings]

But, why -- make something like this? I get working with them, I don't get ensuring you can't defend yourself when push comes to murder.

( It's a suicide mission. )

I think it's more than just siding with the hunters.

[undermyfeet]

[Danny shrugs briefly, before glancing around the lobby.]

Unless William has something now, I could use a cuppa.

[Sorry was he supposed to feel weird about being stuck with Hope's uncle? Because he doesn't.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

( It's more, he's deferring to a child right now, but also the legacy of Danny's own coven. If he didn't have experience with Davina, maybe. )

I am sure they provide coffee or tea.

[undermyfeet]

Brilliant.

[He glances over to Lizzie.]

Anything for you?

[jockwitch]

I've never said no to a coffee.

( It is lifeblood. )

[undermyfeet]

Then I'll be right back.

[And he will head off to track that down while waiting for William to get back to them. Unless Lizzie wants to come, then she can do that.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

( Lizzie lingers with Elijah, but would much rather be with a fellow witch than an uncle-Original she still doesn't trust, so she -- catches up. )

Hey, I didn't want to be left with the vampire behind the Red Door.

[undermyfeet]

[His eyebrows go up as he slows so that she can fall alongside him.]

Is that an American thing?

[jockwitch]

No, it's a the suit doesn't really go with Elijah Mikaelson's homicidal tendencies thing. Hope's better at explaining it, but, basically, he's a GQ model but also one of the most dangerous people. Like her father, Klaus. But, he's mellowed out from being the Great Evil. And the both of them would tear you apart. Not - you, but anyone. There was this big murder the adults don't think we're privy to.

( Werewolf and vampire hearing in that school. )

[undermyfeet]

[He raises his eyebrows.]

Well, obviously. He's a Mikaelson. They're all a bit murder happy from what I've heard.

[A beat.]

Except Hope, obviously.

[jockwitch]

No, Hope has a streak. Just don't fall in love with her, then die, then get possessed by your mud dad. That will send her over the deep end.

( Not that he ... would. )

[undermyfeet]

Eh, she's not really my type.

[Hot, for sure, but terrifying in a not fun way. His type is blonder. And taller. And standing right next to him, but let's not talk about that.]