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As Rebekah and Maya walked down the docks Thierry said ''Used to run things down here for Marcel. Thought you'd like to see what I found before Klaus did.''

''Not a day out of the Garden, and you're already proving yourself useful,'' Maya said as she looked at Thierry impressed.

Thierry shrugged ''We made a deal, and if it screws things up for your brother, I'm all for it tough,''

As they walked up to a line of salt Thierry said ''Gotta be honest, this stuff makes my skin crawl. I've never seen anything like this.''

''I have, a long time ago.'' Rebekah sighed. ''Somebody is copycatting a very dangerous witch. They draw their power from sacrifice. I just don't understand why someone would leave it here for us to find.''

''Not unless they wanted it to be found,'' Maya said as she looked around.

''Mademoiselle Mikaelson'' A voice came from behind them making them turn their head in the direction.

''That's not possible.'' Rebekah gasped in shock.

''Sure, it is, it's magic'' Amaya said her eyes never once leaving Papa Tunde.

''Amaya, a pleasure to see you again.''

''I would love to say the same but I would be lying.'' Maya fake smiled.

Rebekah sped towards Papa Tunde but he grabbed her neck and said ''Symbole du masque et de L'ombre, embrace-too.''

He then pulled out a knife and held it towards Rebekah's head and she slowly started to desiccate as she yelled in pain.

Maya tried to use her magic and help Rebekah but found that it was gone. So going to her second option she tried to speed to papa Tunde but he did the same thing he did to Rebekah and she slowly started to desiccate.

Thierry who know he wouldn't be able to do much sped away back to the compound leaving Rebekah and Maya.

*****

''Bloody Hell.'' Maya let out a groan as she slowly sat up from her spot on the floor.

''Finally your awake.'' A familiar voice spoke from behind Maya making her snap her head in the direction before letting out a gasp.

''Mom.'' Maya looked at Emery as tears sprung to her eyes. ''You're supposed to be dead. What am I doing here.''

''No time for explanation Elijah and Hayley will be coming for you and Rebekah soon.'' Emery beckoned for Amaya to follow her out of the room making Maya follow her in confusion.

''Something great is to come,'' Emery said as Maya followed her with her brows furrowed.

''What do you mean 'something great is to come'.'' The more Maya observed her surroundings the more they started to look familiar. They were coming back to the warehouse.

''There's a witch, her name is Genevieve.'' Once both of them arrived back at the site where they passed out. Emery turned around to face her with an urgent look on her face. ''No matter what, Do not trust her. Even if she gives you what you have been craving the most for, she cannot be trusted.''

''What are you trying to say." Maya said as tears started to fall. The first time seeing her mother in over a thousand years and this is what she tell's her.

''I love you Amaya.'' And with that Emery Labonair was gone.

*****

When Amaya woke up the first thing she and Rebekah did was go look for Thierry.

When she found him he was in an alleyway giving her the perfect opportunity to hold him up against the wall.

''I should rip out your coward heart.'' She said through gritted teeth as Thierry looked at her in fear.

''What, Amaya, Rebekah?'' He panted. ''We made a deal to take out your brother, but at the end of the day it's every man for himself.''

Before Amaya could get another word in Rebekah shoved her out of the way and pushed Thierry.

''I am so sick of a self-serving narcissist. Are men simply incapable of committing to an alliance?'' Rebekah yelled but as Thierry opened his mouth to speak Elijah snuck up behind him and snapped his neck.

Pointing a finger at the both of them Elijah said ''I asked you to cease these petty moves out of family and yet you conspire with this fool.''

Maya let out a scoff before taking a threatening step toward Elijah. ''Who do think you are Elijah? My father. Well, news flash Elijah my dad's father's death and I don't another of him is coming into my life thinking he has the right to order me around.''

Disappointment filled his eyes as he looked at Amaya ''Is this what it's come to, making moves against your own family?''

Rolling her eyes Amaya said ''I thought the family was supposed to be there for each other. So where was my family when I needed them the most?'' Looking into Elijah's eyes she could see a flash of guilt but she didn't care if she made him feel bad. She needed to get some stuff off her chest.

''Where were you when Niklaus tried to dagger me? Because every time you woke up from being daggered I was there for you.'' She looked at both Elijah and Rebekah. Feeling all of the emotions that she had suppressed Amaya. ''So don't you try and shame us, Elijah.''

''Nik grows more powerful by the day, and you do nothing but encourage him,'' Rebekah said taking up after Amaya.

''I offer him, my counsel because it's clear to me that he means to make the city our home. Now, perhaps leading these... Derelicts.'' Elijah looked down at Thierry's body before saying ''Will curb some of these impulses, grant him some degree of happiness.''

''And what makes you think Niklaus deserves happiness Elijah after everything he's done.'' Maya scoffed as she felt tears build up. It seems these last few days she's been feeling slightly more emotional.

''Because you always talk of Nik's happiness. But for over a thousand years, he has robbed me of any chance at my own. What about me, Elijah? What about Amaya?'' Tears started to fall down Rebekah's face as she talked to Elijah. ''Are we not a concern for you?''

''We all make sacrifices in the name of this family, Rebekah, Amaya, but know this. I will never stand against you or Niklaus.''

Taking another step forward Amaya said ''What about Hayley?'' Seeing Elijah's look of confusion Maya elaborated. ''Nothing we conspire to do, none of our treacheries will harm this family as much as your feelings for that wretched wolf.'' Wiping the tears off her face Amaya yelled ''You're a hypocrite Elijah! You would choose love over family and then condemn Rebekah for doing the same.'' Maya then turned around leaving Elijah and Rebekah.

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