Chapter 5: I Will Never Forgive You

3x09

Stefan is calling Klaus, who is in the woods of Portland with Ophira.

"Portland is fantastic. Once you get over all the whiny music and healthy looking people, it is literally a breeding ground for werewolves."

"Your father is dead."

"What did you say to me?"

"Oh, my mistake. Not your actual father and not dead. Mikael. Daggered. What do you want me to do with the body?"

"Well, first I want you to explain to me exactly what happened."

One hour earlier, Salvatore Boarding House

"Aye, let's say that Mikael followed Elena in here. He tried to grab her, so he could use her as bait."

"And you what? Vervained him?"

"No, we vervained him! This guy is an Original. To make it realistic."

"Okay, fine. We vervained him, and in the process discovered that he had a dagger."

"Which he planned to use on Rebekah, but instead..."

"We drove it through his heart."

"And what happens when he asks to see Mikael's body?"

"Good point! You my brother have been compelled to do what Klaus says. So the idea is to lure him back here and kill him...last thing we need is you getting tripped up and tongue-tied."

"Well, don't look at me. I am just in charge of getting him back here."

"Klaus is smart. If we tell him that Mikael is dead, he'll want proof."

"Then I shall be dead."

"What if he wants to see you in person?" 

"Well that means our plan is working. Klaus will absolutely want to see my body. You lure him here, and I will kill him."

"With what? Those daggers won't work on him."

"Well, I'm in possession of a stake fashioned from the wood of the ancient white oak tree. The one that left these ashes when it burned."

"Where is it?" Mikael is dipping a dagger in the ashes of the white oak tree."Not here. The knowing of its location is my insurance policy."

"Against what?"

"You leaving this in my heart. You see, a vampire can't dagger an original without dying. So...it falls to you." Mikael hands over the dagger to Elena.

"Y-you want me to actually dagger you?"

"Klaus will leave nothing to chance- especially when it comes to trust."

Klaus is on the phone with Stefan in Portland in the present time

"I wanna see him. I want to see his rotting body for myself."

"Well, he is here. Come by whenever."

"If you are lying to me Stefan, your compulsion will expose you. So, answer with your life: Is what you are saying the truth?"

"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes."

"I wanna talk to Rebekah."

"That's not a problem. She is right here." Stefan hands over the phone to Rebekah.

"Hello Nik."

"Rebekah, love. What's this I hear about Mikael's tragic run in with the dagger?"

"It's true. He's finally out of our lives for good. I miss you and Ophira. I'm miserable here."

"I'll be home soon with Ophira."

"Good. I'll see you then, brother." She hangs up the phone and turns to the others. 

"He bought it. He's coming home with Ophira. I want to make one thing clear if someone even thinks about hurting Ophira I will kill you." Rebekah said sternly walking away.

"Now- was that easy or what?"

"Let's just get this over with." She pulls the dagger out of Mikael's chest.

Later, Mikael is still dead on the floor; Rebekah is in a chair, painting her toe nails while waiting for Mikael to come to life again. He starts to move, coughs, and gets up.

"Finally. Took you long enough."

"Rebekah."

"Whatever fatherly rubbish you're thinking, save it. Nothing you say matters to me."

"I see. Where is my dagger?"

"Elena has it. So you can forget your plans to use it on me."

"You were never what I was after."

"Nik was my family. If you were after him, you were after me.""He blinded you, Rebekah. He killed your mother!" 

"I know what he did, and he'll pay for it with his life. But Nik was not born a killer- none of us were! You did this to us when you turned us into vampires! You destroyed our family. Not him. You hunted every Hightower witch and killed Ophira's parents in front of her then shot her. I will never forgive you."

"Rebekah..." Rebekah leaves him.

Portland 

Klaus got into the car excited to tell Ophira the good news. "Guess what Little Witch." Ophira peaked her head up curious. "Mikael is dead."

"What?"

"Elena Gilbert daggered him."

"Does that mean we are going back to Mystic Falls."

"Yes and we will see Rebekah, and we can wake Elijah and Kol can teach you magic." Ophira smiled. "How does that sound love?"

"Awesome."

Lockwood Mansion: Homecoming Dance

Ophira's Dress

Klaus entering the stage; the crowd cheers.

"Good evening everyone! I wanna thank you for being here with me to celebrate! It's been a long time coming!"

Katherine (as Elena) walks down the stairs and sees Klaus and Stefan walking around the party.

"Quite the Homecoming." Stefan comments.

"I've been planning my father's funeral for a thousand years. Granted, in no version of it were any of these people invited, but you get the idea." Klaus responds.

"So, what now? Stop running?"

"Hm- now I reunite my family."

"Your family. You mean the people you cart around in caskets and the small child you follows everywhere?"

"None of that matters anymore. Mikael is gone. Bygones will be bygones." he sees the Homecoming Queen walking by and Ophira walks to Klaus. 

"Seems the Homecoming Queen still walks among the living," Ophira states holding Klaus hand.

 "Which leads me to believe Rebekah isn't here...Where is she?" Klaus asks.

"I have no idea. I thought she was coming with Matt."

"Oh, be honest now, Stefan. Where is my sister?"

"I said I have no idea. How would you like me to take you to your father?" 

"Well, it wouldn't be a party without the guest of honor, would it? Bring him to me." He turned to Ophira and said, "Darling could you see if you can find Rebekah but stay close don't go running off." Ophira nodded

"All right. Perhaps there's something in it for me...? My freedom from your compulsion?"

"Oh, you want your freedom. Well, once he is dead and his weapon destroyed, you'll have your freedom. It'll be my pleasure to give it back."

Klaus is at a table playing beer pong. One of his hybrids comes up to him.

"You have a visitor."

"Well, tell my visitor I'm on the brink of victory here."

"He said his name is Mikael." Klaus looks disappointed and throws the ping pong ball into a cup.

"Then we mustn't keep him waiting. Move everyone out back. I'm gonna have a little chat with my dad. Tony, you know what to do." Klaus goes to the front door, Mikael is at the doorway.

"Hello, Niklaus."

"Hello, Mikael. Why don't you come in? Oh, that's right. I forgot you can't."

"Or you can come outside if you want."

"Or I could watch my hybrids tear you limb from limb." A group of hybrids gather behind Mikael on the lawn.

"They can't kill me.""

True. But it'll make a hell of a party game. All I have to do is rub these two fingers together and they'll pounce.""

The big bad wolf. You haven't changed. Still hiding behind your playthings like a coward. You only forget. They may be sired by you, but they're still part vampire. And they can be compelled by me." Mindy walks up behind Mikael and pushes Katherine to Mikael.

"Come out and face me, Niklaus. Or she dies."

"Go ahead. Kill her."

"No, Klaus. He'll do it."

"If she dies, this lot will be last of your abominations."

"I don't need them. I just need to be rid of you."

"To what end, Niklaus? So you can live forever, with no one at your side? Nobody cares about you any more, boy! What do you have other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one. No one." Klaus's eyes start tearing.

"I'm calling your bluff, father. Kill her." 

"Come outside and face me, you little coward. And I won't have to.

"My whole life you've underestimated me. If you kill her you lose your leverage. So go ahead. Go on. Kill her. Come on, old man. Kill her. Kill her!!!" Mikael laughs.

"Your impulse, Niklaus. It has and will forever be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great." Mikael stabs Elena/Katherine with a dagger and pulls it out. She falls to the floor. Mikael laughs as Klaus looks on shocked. Damon rushes up behind Klaus, twists him around and stabs the White Oak Tree dagger into his stomach. Katherine gets up from the floor.

"Katherine..." 

"Kaboom." Katherine has two wolfsbane grenades in her hands and throws them at the hybrids. Ophira appears worried she tries to cast a spell but Mikael grabs her. 

Meanwhile, Damon is about to stake Klaus, when Stefan knocks him off of Klaus and holds him down."What are you doing?!"

The stake is on the floor. "Impulsay." Ophira mutters and a wave of magic comes out of her body in a ring. Mikael falls back. Klaus takes the stake jumps at Mikael and drives it through Mikael's heart. "Incedia," he bursts into flames and dies.

Klaus ran over to Ophira, "Are you ok?"

"Yeah," she responds still panting.

Klaus gestured to one of his hybrids, 

"Get her somewhere safe." The hybrid took Ophira and left.

"What the hell did you do?" Damon asked Stefan.

"He's earned his freedom." Stefan stops clutching Damon, gets up and faces Klaus.

"Thank you my friend. You no longer have to do as I say. You're free." Klaus un-compels Stefan. Stefan looks where Damon was, but he has fled. Leaving a voicemail message. 

"Rebekah, where are you? Ophira has been trying to find you. Pick up the phone, darling. Daddy is dead. It's time for a family reunion." He receives another call and switches to it."Stefan! Miss me already?"

"I'm just calling to thank you for my freedom."

"Oh, I like to believe I'm a man of my word, more or less."

"Thing is, it came at too high of a price. You took everything from me, Klaus."

"Let bygones be bygones, trust me. Resentment get's old."

"Klaus approaches his truck in which he transports the caskets."

"You know what never get's old? Revenge." Klaus opens the truck; it's empty; the caskets are all gone.

"No."

"What's the matter, Klaus? Missing something?" Stefan is in a large room with the caskets.

"What are you doing?"

"Just enjoying my freedom."

"I will kill you and everyone you've ever met!"

"You do that, and you will never see your family again. I wonder Klaus, as someone who has been one step ahead for a thousand years...are you prepared for this?"