every day a little sting

[wildkingdom]

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( Which is why Derek is the exception. )

Your mother traded something to have that many children?

[deathlessness]

She was struggling to have children, so she went to her sister, a powerful witch, for help. And in exchange, she promised her sister her first born.

[Aka Freya.]

Hence why I'm a witch and not a vampire. I wasn't there to be turned.

[commend]

She promised you.

( "And, because of that one promise, we grew up without a mediating sister, We had Rebekah when she wasn't daggered, but Freya has balanced us out proper," Kol adds. )

[deathlessness]

It was a long time ago. Fortunately my family was very accommodating when I turned up again.

[Even if Klaus did break her neck a few times.]

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( "All this talk of revisionist history and siblings trying to off one another is making me long for the old days of witch bodies and family affairs," Kol muses.

Scott doesn't quite understand all that.

"What she means is that after contemplating whether killing our paranoid brother was best, Freya came around. I died that year, however. Gruesome curse, that was. Don't you think, Freya?" )

[deathlessness]

Indeed it was. But Davina managed to bring you back, so all's well that ends well.

[At least temporarily. Most happy endings tend to be temporary in New Orleans.]

[witchaffinity]

After being betrayed by the entire Mikaelson clan, but who's keeping track.

( Well. Kol is.

"That's some story," Scott says, reaching the uncomfortable portion of the exchange. Scott very rarely feels out of place or uncomfortable, able to go with most flow since Beacon Hills, but this is vampire family drama.

It's also kind of riveting.

"You guys are fine now, right? We have people to rescue." )

Don't worry, Scott McCall. I'll mind my p's and q's and only spill the blood of the damned today.

[deathlessness]

[It's okay, Scott, you can get it out of Davina later if you really want.

But with a nod, Freya reaches for her phone.]

I'll see where Klaus is. We should probably get started.

[interminably]

( As she picks her phone up, Klaus arrives solo, ready to sell the million dollar Bayou lie. But, he himself is thrown when he sees his taller, younger brother. )

I wasn't aware we were inviting former guest stars to our finale. Kol.

[deathlessness]

You should talk to your partner, then. She's the one who invited him.

[Sorry, Klaus, you'll have to take it up with Cami.]

[witchaffinity]

( "Freya, you need not remind me of Camille's decision-making," he muses, not blaming her. A long time ago he was on the opposite side of her decision-making and it bit them all in the end. It almost got her killed.

Aurora. )

I thought you'd be happy to see me. Strength in Mikaelson numbers.

[deathlessness]

Klaus had two brothers return to him in one day. You know he gets cranky when he's overwhelmed.

[Teasing, Klaus. She's teasing.]

[witchaffinity]

( "Violence usually follows. Threats. Fratricide, the one time," he counts. His humor shows through. Kol will forever be his brother, even if he is a ditching disappointment. He still loves his brothers. He ached for Elijah, tracking him down once in Monasque, knowing he shouldn't have. )

Never sticks.

[deathlessness]

[Aww, she's missed her family. Glad to have them all under one roof.]

As much as I would love to have a nicer reunion, we should probably get down to business.

[They can snark at each other later.]

What did you find at the bayou?

[interminably]

( (15) for deception, because he needs to sell this lie to everyone to believe. he has no connection to allison or freya, so he couches it in losing allies. )

Allison Argent attempted to reach the hunters herself. She was shot at point blank range --

( "What," Scott chokes out. )

There were other bodies left behind. A shapeshifter who aided the Bayou, from your pack.

( "No. Not Malia." )

Yes. Malia.

( Scott knows something isn't right (13), but not how. Klaus' apology is reading as more forced because of it. )

[deathlessness]

[Freya, unfortunately, rolled real low (4). Whether it's the implicit trust in her brother or the fact that she's surprised that someone as feral as Malia could be felled. Either way, she buys the lie, and she turns to Scott with a soft look of understanding.]

Then let's do something about this, shall we? We have three targets to cover and not a lot of time. Is Bela joining us?

[interminably]

Bela will be joining us shortly.

( Hopefully, with a hunter in tow. Which one she chooses, he does not care.

"What Monroe wants is hate," Scott says, quietly. "She got her wish. Where am I needed?" )

[deathlessness]

We have three targets.

[She will pause as Bela pulls up with two hunters in tow, one of them Klaus knows and one of them he doesn't. She raises an eyebrow as the three approach, before turning back to the map.]

We have the hostages here, a potential bomb making operation here, and reinforcements here. We just have to decide who's going where.

[Bela speaks up. "William Queen is working on getting the city cameras back - or at least controlling them enough to obscure our movements."]

[interminably]

Mouse.

( He moves to the map, as does Scott.

"Sorry if this question was asked before my timely arrival, but what are we planning on doing with the reinforcements?" Kol asks. Namely. Are we eating the reinforcements? )

[deathlessness]

[Mia's here too! I forgot her in the last tag but she totally rolled up with Bela, Mickey and Sullivan.]

I don't have an opinion one way or another.

[Maybe she's mellowing in her old age.]

Though I would think we'd like to avoid resurgences.

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I know what I said, but, they are people. Monroe is walking hatred, but, these are real people.

( He has the opinion and needs it stated for the record. )

I don't know how to avoid a resurgence, but we can't forget that.

[deathlessness]

["You'll have to convince them that fighting for you is better than dying for her. And some of them you won't ever win that fight."

Sullivan addresses Scott, not the rest. The rest are a hard sell even on a good day, given all the harm that the Mikaelsons have done. But Scott? Scott's reputation isn't that terrible. The monsters he's conquered have been actual monsters.

"But some of them you might."]

[commend]

Then we have to try. Somehow. So, I'll go where their reinforcements are. We need to beat them to a full deployment.

( He's decided. Everybody else can go where they please. )

[deathlessness]

[As much as Freya would like to have faith in Scott's plans, she doesn't want him to go in without an Original back up so she turns to her brothers.]

Any of the three of you feeling diplomatic?

[interminably]

Diplomacy has never been my strongest suit.

( "I'll accompany him," Elijah says, volunteering. "Should things not end up in his favor, he will have proper backup." He gives an indication to Bela, a see you later exchange of glances. "Perhaps, one of their own," Elijah supposes, looking to Sullivan or Mickey. )