MOONS.
040. | ❛ goodnight sunshine. ❜

Aurora opens the double doors and is both surprised and pleased to see Cami standing there waiting for her.

"As a matter of fact, I'm enjoying it. That's why I'm here--"

She opens the front of her coat and pulls out an ancient-looking knife with a red tassel hanging from the end of the grip.

"To express my gratitude."

"Ooh, you cheeky little minx! Have you come to have a go at me?"

"Get out of here, Camille!"

"Shut up, Nik. This is between us girls. Though, I suppose I will let you listen to her cries as I tear off her limbs like the wings of a pretty little butterfly."

"I'd like to see you try."

"Ooh! You're brandishing your antiques at me. I suppose I would be scared, if I thought you were quick enough to use them."

Aurora walks toward Cami, passing through the threshold and backing Cami toward the elevator.

"You really did not think this through, did you?"

"Actually, we did."

Just then, the elevator dings again, and Luna vamp-speeds toward her, tackling her as they slide back into the apartment. Luna straddles Aurora and plunges her hand into Aurora's chest as she grabs her heart, only to be stopped by Klaus.

"Stop! She drank the serum."

Luna scowls at Aurora and squeezes her heart even tighter, causing Aurora to whimper in pain before she reluctantly lets go and pulls her hand out of her chest, leaving her heart intact. Luna makes the mistake of looking back at Klaus, distracting her enough that Aurora can snap her neck while Cami watches helplessly from the foyer. Aurora then throws Luna's unconscious body across the room, where it slams against the wall before falling into a heap on the ground in the corner. Cami looks down at the knife in her hand and holds it out defensively.

Cami stands in the foyer with her cursed knife, unable to enter due to not being invited in, while Luna lays unconscious on the floor in the corner. Klaus is still restrained by the enchanted chains, and Aurora is looking quite pleased by this turn of events.

"Nik, what a conundrum! Mother of your child over here--"

She gestures toward the still unconscious Luna

"Woman of you swore to protect." She gestures toward where Cami is standing in the doorway.

"Which one should I kill first?"

"I'm the one who betrayed you. I'm the one you hate."

"And they're the ones you care for. So, what a pleasure for me to watch your face as I rip them apart!"

"Hey, I'm right here-- ready and waiting."

"Oh, Cami... "The Hero" was never a good look on you. Trembling and helpless is more your style."

Cami swipes at her with her knife with an impressive amount of skill, but Aurora's advanced age makes her faster and stronger, allowing her to grab Cami by the wrist and snap her arm, forcing her to drop the blade onto the ground. She then grabs Cami by the back of the neck with one hand, gripping Cami's right wrist tightly with the other as she pushes her toward the doorway.

"Cami, did Nik ever mention to you what happens when a vampire goes into a room without being invited?"

Klaus' eyes widen in alarm as Aurora shoves Cami toward the threshold, causing her to shriek in pain as she is forced against the invisible barrier. The sound of her cries causes Klaus to struggle against his restraints, to no avail.

"Aurora! Please!"

Aurora looks furious at how desperate Klaus is to save Cami, and she forcefully pushes Cami into the apartment, where she falls onto her knees about a step past the threshold and once again shrieks in agony.

Aurora continues to torture Cami by pushing her over the threshold of the apartment, causing Cami to bleed from her eyes and nose as she wails in agony. Klaus roars at Aurora in fury.

"Let her go!"

"Hush, Nik! Don't make her final moments any worse than they need to be!"

Cami is still bleeding from the eyes and nose as Aurora shoves her through the threshold. Aurora's voice takes on a mocking and condescending tone as she addresses Cami, but she doesn't look at Cami as she speaks-- instead, she keeps her eyes on Klaus the entire time to watch his reaction to her torture.

"Darling, I almost feel sorry for you."

Cami reaches into her pocket and grabs a syringe, though Aurora doesn't see it, and she takes advantage of the fact that Aurora is distracted by staring Klaus in the eyes by elbowing her in the face with her free hand. While she and Aurora tussle in the foyer, Luna, who must have awakened a while ago, vamp speeds toward Aurora and punches her in the face so hard she falls backward onto her bottom on the floor in front of Cami.

"Cami, now!"

Cami grabs Aurora in a headlock and injects her in the neck with the syringe, causing Aurora to gasp in pain. Klaus looks both shocked and impressed by Cami and Luna's plan as Cami breaths a sigh of relief and falls backward.

"Goodnight, sunshine."

Klaus, too, is so relieved that he allows himself to fall backward onto his bottom, and Luna gives him a significant look before he smiles at her adoringly.

Luna quickly rushes towards Klaus to unchain him, taking her hands to cup his cheeks to see his face.

"Let's get you out of here."