Davina's grave is covered with graffiti

"Samael. I was wondering where you were. I wasn't sure if you were ever coming back. I kept wondering if you were going to come back for Klaus"

a smile forms "We need some time but-"

"They were all linked to Klaus" Marcel laughs "I've known about that for awhile"

I look over "Did you hold off because I threatened you? Or because Rebekah was with them? It's funny because there has been endless guys after you that she said she loved. Is there a chance that you would let dad go?"

"No"

"Well, you know that my family always gets what they want. No matter how long it takes and I only get stronger with everyday. Is he really worth all that trouble"

Marcel laughs "Come on Samael. I know you don't think it's that easy. Asking nicely. Keeping Klaus hostage comes with certain advantages. He makes a good trophy. Proof that I took down the worst monster in the world. Any of my guys get bitten by wolves, I can use his blood to fix that. And, if I need to, I can use him to keep your family in line. Besides, if I'm being honest, he deserves to suffer. so, yeah. He is worth the trouble"

I bust out laughing "A trophy, huh? That's a little narcasstic of you but sure. Also, you could have been stockpiling blood for five years but then again you're not that bright suppose it was from all the beatings you took as a slave. Besides, if we're honest Marcel, he wasn't must of a man to begin with. As for your revenge for absolutely nothing, you've had five years"

"Absolutely nothing" he scoffs "What about all the guys your family's lost"

"Wars have casualties" I say then something occurs to me "this is about Davina"

"Don't say her name" he snaps at me

my eyebrows lift "I liked her too you know. I wanted to come to her funeral but I thought you lot wouldn't take it well so I went to Cami's. I didn't even like Cami that much"

"I'm also talking about myself. Elijah killed me in cold blood--"

"I never defended him. You are part of the Mikaelson brew right or wrong. Davina was not and Elijah just needs to be taken down a notch"

"Oh, come on! Is that really your defense?"

"I have no defense" I shout "I know who I am and I know what happens to people who go against dad and Elijah. But none of us are innocent in this. Neither you or I"

he hangs his head

"Damn...you always no how to get a man down"

I pat his shoulder with a sigh "Hope is big now...you wanna see a picture?"

Marcel smiles back "I would love too"

getting out my phone I pull up a picture

"You both got Klaus eyes" Marcel tells "What are the chances with that"

I shrug

someone hits the back of my head

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I come back when Kol shows up to see other vampires with broken necks

"Welcome back, nephew"

more vampires show up and Kol loses his shit

"Damn" I whistle "I always said you are my favorite uncle"

he laughs "You just tried to kill me"

I shrug "Let's go find the others"

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we are at the Drainage Pipe entrance

"Elijah, this is my not worrying that you were supposed to be here twenty minutes ago. Please call me back"

"It's been too long" Kol says "We should go"

"We're not leaving. Not until they're back" I state

"Marcel should be shredding our family to pieces as we speak"

Rebekah scoffs "Well, perhaps they simply don't have cell phone service in a drainage pipe. They'll be here, Kol."

I turn to Kol "Thank you, for coming to get me. So you two could sit here and be utterly annoying"

they come out of the pipe

"DAD!" I yell

his smile gets huge as he hug

"You're too big to be my Samael"

"Hey, you two can hug later. We need to leave" Freya says

"Marcel's right behind us. Go. Go!" Hayley insists

as we go Marcel blocks our pack

"Actually, I'm right here. You shouldn't have come back none of you"

"That's what family does" Hayley says "We fight for each other"

"Yeah, so I've heard. Though it didn't really work out for me, did it?"

"Oh, for the love of oden" Finn finally speaks up "Niklaus sticks us in coffins for century's. I was in there for nine hundred years."

"You were never a Mikaelson, get over it" Kol scoffs "Don't you have a city to run? Vampires to boot out of town?"

Marcel goes to step towards Kol but I step in the way

"If you're going to kill them you have to start with me"

"Don't push me, Samael"

"Then get on with it" Rebekah says "Let's end this once and for all"

"That's enough" dad states "That's enough, Marcel, you've won. New Orleans was our city once. Now it's yours. For good"

"Is the great Klaus Mikaelson accepting defeat? Or is this all just another distraction?"

"Neither. In fact, despite your appalling behavior, I'm offering you a chance at peace. Attempt to kill us all, and you will be making a mistake. Any who survived would no doubt return to seek revenge, bringing our enemies back to your city in our wake" dad says

"Even if you did kill them all and brake your stupid rule about not killing kids to eliminate me. I have a sister who would grow up and come for you. And her kids after that. On and on for all your days an endless cycle of violence you will bring upon yourself. Or....Or we leave and we never come back"

"After all that time buried in a hole, you still got some nerve. Yeah, well, you stand there with a straight face and try to sell this like it's your choice. But here's the truth. I could kill all of you right now. And tonight I would sleep like a baby. Hell, that's what you would do. You've destroyed more people, taken more lives, ended more families than anyone who's ever lived. All because you can. But here's the other truth. Despite being raised by you people I am nothing like any of you. In fact, I'm proud as hell I'm not a Mikaelson. I beat you all without turning into you. And now you can live the rest of your lives knowing that the only reason that you exist is because I am showing you mercy. Now go. And don't ever come back." Marcel asks

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we get back to the house dad's arm is around me

"Five years has never felt so long. Thank you for not abandoning me"

"Well, we considered it. Then Sam stuck his hand in Kol's chest and claps his heart so that was a deal breaker"

he squeezes me

"You okay?" Hayley questions

dad lifts an eyebrow "Oh, you mean considering the imprisonment, torture, and forced isolation?"

"For what it's worth, I'm sorry. I can't imagine what you're been through"

"Well, I had moments of solace to sustain me. It's because of them I'm here now"

"So, does that mean you're ready to see your little girl" we walk into Hope's room

she's asleep hugging the Hyena named Athena I gave her

"Want me to wake her for you?" Hayley asks

"No. Let's let her sleep" he looks to me "I think you need to go to sleep as well"