• • • •

Faith grinned with mischief as she pushed past the gym doors. The gym was cleared out with the exception of paper cups on the floor and two students with Klaus and Elena. "Well, this definitely brings back memories."

"Faith," Elena gasped at the sight of the siphoner. She looked healthier and happier than the last time she saw her. She had barely any visible scars from where she bled and her style of clothes changed as well. From wearing clothes that barely showed any skin, now she wore a black spaghetti-strapped crop top and a high waisted layered ruffled skirt in a pastel blue color. "You're with Klaus? He killed your mother."

"You mean the abusive sociopathic woman that was my mother?" Faith corrected as she neared them. "Then yes, he did."

"Where's Stefan?" Elena glanced at the hybrid as Faith circled around a teen girl holding her foot up and a male student with interest. "What did you do to him?"

"Stefan's on a time out," Klaus answered with his arms crossed.

Faith pushed the girl's shoulder with her finger and smirked when she almost lost her balance. "What happens if she falls?"

"Chad, here," Klaus motioned at the young male with his hand and smirked. "Will beat her to death."

"Hmm," Faith hummed with her blue eyes shining. "Hello, Bennett."

They all turned around to look at the witch and Matt walking over to them. Faith grinned with mischief as Elena yelled at them to get out of the gym. Klaus vamp-speed behind Bonnie. "Ah, I was wondering when you'd show up. Now we can get started."

He glanced at the two human teenagers next to Faith. "Dana, why don't you relax? You and Chad sit tight." He looked back down at Bonnie, "I assume you're the reason Elena's still walking around alive?"

"That's right. If you want to blame someone, blame me," Bonnie said, oh so heroically.

"Sadly, that's not the case," Faith walked up behind Elena and placed her hands on the doppelgänger. The brunette glanced at the siphoner with a scared look. "Your witchy interference caused some bloody side effects and since you caused the problem, Klaus wants you to find out how to fix it."

The gym doors squeaked open and in came Rebekah pushing Tyler forward with his arm twisted behind his back. "Get off of me!" Tyler struggled to break free from the Original's grip.

"Hush now," Rebekah told him as she stopped next to her brother.

"I'd like you all to meet my sister Rebekah. Word of warning, she can be quite mean," Klaus smirked.

"Don't be an ass," Rebekah retorted and pushed the werewolf into Klaus' arms.

"Leave him alone!" Elena yelled.

Faith pulled the brunette's hair back and held her in place. She looked into the girl's eyes with amusement as Elena stared back with shock and fright. "Usually, I don't pull another girl's hair but I'm willing to make an exemption for you. You're just so annoying, really."

"I'm going to make this very simple," Klaus began with a tight grip on the back of Tyler's neck. "Every time I attempt to turn a werewolf into a vampire hybrid, they die during the transition. It's quite horrible, actually."

He bit into his wrist and forcibly fed Tyler his blood. "I need you to find a way to save my hybrids, Bonnie. And for Tyler's sake, you better hurry," He wrapped his hand around the werewolf's head before twisting it around and Tyler dropped on the gym floor dead.

Matt, Bonnie, and Elena looked at the dead werewolf in shock. Faith rolled her eyes at their dramatic gestures. "I swear everyone here is so dramatic. He died, big deal. He's going to come back with Klaus' blood in his system and maybe survive through the transition."

"Go on, then. Go and fetch your grimoires and enchantments and what-not. I'll hold on to Elena," Klaus grinned as he held the doppelgänger by the arm. "For safe-keeping."

The two best friends exchanged glances before Matt pulled Bonnie away and they left the gym.

Rebekah looked at Elena with disinterest. "So this is the latest doppelgänger. The original one was much prettier."

"Enough, Rebekah," Klaus ordered. "Take the wolf boy elsewhere, would you?"

Rebekah faked a smile before walking over to where Tyler laid dead on the floor. She grabbed his arm and began to drag him across the gym floor. She glanced back at Faith. "Care to join me, Faith?"

The siphoner smiled. "Later. I have something I'm curious about that I need to ask Elena."

"Suit yourself," Rebekah shrugged, displaying her annoyance across her face before the gym doors closed behind her.

Faith turned around and stared at the doppelgänger. Her smile grew at Elena's angered and sacred expression. "So tell me, Elena, where's your knight in shining armor? Did the two of you already break up?"

"What are you talking about?" Elena retorted.

She rolled her eyes. "And here I thought you couldn't possibly become even more pathetic," she sighed before she continued. "Where's Damon, Elena?"

"I don't know," the brunette glowered.

Faith hummed. "Well, that's boring. You're telling the truth. You could've at least made it more fun."

"Faith, love," Klaus stopped the raven-haired girl. "Stop pestering the girl."

Faith frowned in boredom. "Fine since you asked so nicely."

• • • •

Faith would've fallen asleep on the bleachers if it weren't for Stefan entering the gym. She didn't bother to raise her head from Klaus' lap as she sensed the vampire and Elena blurted out his name. She felt Klaus stiffened from underneath her as he spoke, "Come to save your damsel, mate?"

"I came to ask for your forgiveness," Stefan answered. "And pledge my loyalty."

"Well, you broke that pledge once already," Klaus replied as he glanced down at Faith.

Her eyes furrowed, unconsciously as she peered up at Klaus. Their eyes met for a few seconds as Stefan tried to convince Klaus. Usually, Faith would've listened to whatever rubbish Stefan was saying but she had a nagging feeling to keep her eyes on the hybrid. Feeling strange, Faith sat up and had her back toward both males.

"Fair enough," Klaus stood up, reluctantly, walking down the steps and pointed at the two teenagers sitting on the gym floor. "Let's drink on it. Kill them. What are you waiting for? Kill them."

"No! Stefan, don't," Elena begged. "He's not going to hurt me. He already said-"

She let out a short high pitched cry of pain as Klaus hit her on the face causing her to fall onto the gym floor. Stefan rushed toward the hybrid with fangs out with his arms reaching for his shoulders. Klaus immediately pushed his arms away and grabbed him from the neck. Faith had gotten out of her trance after coming to the conclusion she was probably only feeling sick.

"She means nothing to you?" Klaus snapped. "Your lies just keep piling up."

"Let her go! I'll do whatever you want, you have my word!" Stefan rasped.

"Your word doesn't mean much. I lived by your word all summer, during which time I never had to resort to this," Klaus began to compel the vampire. "Stop fighting."

"Don't do this, don't do this," Stefan pleaded.

"I didn't want to," Klaus admitted. "All I wanted was your allegiance. Now I'm going to have to take it."

"Don't...Don't..."

"You will do exactly as I say when I say it. You will not run, you will not hide, you will simply just obey," Klaus compelled and let go of his neck. "Now kill them, Ripper."

Stefan rushed toward the girl and drank her blood until there was nothing left. He let her body drop on the floor as Elena watched in shock.

"Why the surprise look?" Faith walked over to the brunette. "Didn't Stefan tell you about his old ripper days?"

"You did this to him," Elena glowered at Klaus.

"I invited him to the party, love," the hybrid replied, triumphantly. "He's the one dancing on the table."

"Where is it?!" Rebekah demanded as she entered the gym, catching everyone's attention.

"What are you talking about?" Klaus questioned.

"She has my necklace, look," she handed her brother the phone while keeping her eyes trained on the brunette.

"Well, well, more lies," Klaus said after looking at the phone.

"Where is it?" Rebekah demanded.

"I don't have it anymore," Elena answered.

Rebekah's vampire eyes appeared. "You're lying!"

She rushed forward at the doppelgänger and was about to bite into her neck, but Faith raised her arm. The blonde was pushed back into her brother's arms. Rebekah had an angered expression as she looked at Faith. The siphoner slipped a smile on her lips and shrugged. "Sorry about that, Rebekah, but the bitch isn't lying."

The blonde looked at her brother, demanding, "Make her tell me where it is, Nik!"

The hybrid looked at the doppelgänger before glancing at Faith. The siphoner raised an eyebrow at him and he motioned for her to make the brunette tell them. She smirked as she stalked up to the doppelgänger. Elena stiffened at the girl's fingers wrapping around her neck. They weren't tight around her that it stopped her breathing.

"Might want to tell us more information about that necklace, Elena," Faith demanded and she tightened her grip around the brunette's neck. Her hand glowed a faint red causing Elena to suddenly feel drained. "Or I'll take whatever supernatural magic you have and you die right here on this sad gym floor."

"Katherine stole it!" Elena blurted out. She let out a shaky breath as a smirk appeared on Faith's lips and her hand dropped to her side causing the brunette to fall on the floor. Faith glanced at Klaus and Rebekah.

"Katerina, of course," Klaus smiled, cheekily. "Well, that's unfortunate. If we had the necklace it would make things a whole lot easier for your witch, but since we're doing this the hard way, let's put a clock on it, shall we?"

He walked over to a stand where the controls to the gym timer were. A buzzer blared in the empty gym as the gym timer read; twenty minutes in a bright red digital format. The hybrid then walked over to where Stefan stood. "Twenty minutes. If Bonnie hasn't found a solution by then, I want you to feed again," he glanced at the doppelganger. "Only this time, I want you to feed on Elena. You know you want to."

Elena shook her head, desperately. "No, Klaus! Don't do this to him!"

"I would stop talking if I were you," Faith warned.

"No one leaves," Klaus ordered, grabbing hold of Faith's arm as Rebekah followed behind them while making their way out of the gym. "If she tries to run, fracture her spine."

• • • •

Faith watched with a deadpan expression as Caroline worried over Tyler. She sat on a stool next to Rebekah, who had Caroline's phone in the science lab. "Quit the worrying, Barbie. He's going to wake up and maybe live."

She received a glare from the vampire. "Don't you care about him? You dated him for a month."

She shrugged and smirked. "It mostly because of our parents and sex. I'm sure you know how good he is in bed."

The blonde gave her a look before Tyler suddenly gasped, alive. "Where am I? What happened?"

"Tyler.."

"Don't be shy about it," Rebekah smiled.

"What's going on?" Tyler asked, looking behind him at Rebekah and Faith. Once his eyes met with the siphoner, he looked even more confused than he already was. "Faith? You're back?"

The siphoner only rolled her eyes at the question. They saw each other in the gym before Klaus snapped his neck.

"Klaus is turning you into a vampire, a hybrid," Caroline paused. "You're in transition."

"Don't leave out the hard part, sweets," Rebekah began. "You'll only survive if your witch is successful. If not...you're pretty much dead."

Caroline tried to reassure the werewolf but it didn't seem to have much effect. Rebekah only smiled, satisfied by the couple's reaction as she showed them the timer on the phone, revealing that Elena had two minutes before Stefan had to drink her blood. "Tick tock goes the gym clock."

• • • •

"Well, the verdict's in. The original witch says the doppelgänger should be dead," Klaus started as he walked inside the science lab causing his sister and Faith to stand up at the news.

"Does that mean we can kill her?" Rebekah smiled, eagerly.

"No, I'm fairly certain it means the opposite," Klaus rejected the idea.

"What?" Rebekah questioned before wrapping her arms around Caroline, restraining her.

Faith narrowed her eyes on the test tube filled with blood in Klaus' hand. The hybrid showed it to Tyler who leaned against a lab table. "Elena's blood. Drink it."

"No!" Caroline immediately interjected. "Tyler, don't! Don't-"

The blonde didn't get to finish her begging as Faith waved her hand in her direction. The vampire's neck snapped and her head hung to her chest. Tyler was shocked at the action whereas the two siblings looked at the siphoner with questioning yet amusing eyes.

"What?" Faith shrugged, nonchalantly. "She was getting annoying."

Tyler glanced between the three, knowing he wasn't going to be able to leave unless he drank the doppelgänger's blood. Shakingly, he took the test tube from the hybrid's hand and drank the blood. They watched as he began to cough and leaned on the table for support. He ended up pushing things off the table before he fell on the ground. Rebekah, who dropped Caroline to the side, and Faith backed away from the werewolf as Klaus moved closer with anticipation.

Tyler held his head in pain while screaming before holding his head up. Faith smirked as the werewolf's face changed. His yellow-amber eyes showed with the whites of his eyes turning red. Veins protruded from underneath the kind below his eyes and fangs were displayed.

Klaus smirked in satisfaction. "Well, that's a good sign."