"Do I look fat, Nik?" Margot asked, now seven months into her pregnancy.

The hybrid chuckled from behind her as he wrapped his arms around her, resting his hands at the bottom of her belly. "You look ravishing, my love. If we didn't have to go, I'd take you to bed right now."

She grinned softly as she turned to face him before she snaked her arms up to his neck, playing with the hair on the nape of his neck, "You always know what to say."

Four Months Earlier

Margot made her way into Whitmore college. It had been two weeks since they had gotten back to the real world.

She glanced down at the paper in her hand before looking at the doors.

"27. 28. 29. 30!" She whispered quietly before knocking on the door. She could hear two heartbeats. It was them.

The door opened not a moment later which revealed a blonde and a brunette who both held shocked looks on their faces.

"Ma- Maggie?" Elena muttered as she pulled the heretic into a hug, Caroline following suit.

The heretic held onto the two women tightly. She had missed them more than she realized.

Their grip had also tightened on her which caused her to smile, "Not too tight. Wouldn't want to crush the little ones," She told them with a soft voice.

They quickly pulled away, the same shocked look on their faces as they glanced at her stomach.

"Little ones?" Caroline asked excitedly.

"You're pregnant?" Elena asked with the same amount of excitement.

Margot nodded with a bright smile on her face. "Twins."

Caroline squealed before speeding across the room and grabbing a binder, "We have so much planning to do! Get your beautiful asses over here!"

The heretic chuckled but nodded nonetheless. Her hand moved down to hold Elena's before they both walked over to the overjoyed blonde.

"Is Damon... Bonnie?" Elena asked as they looked through Caroline's baby shower binders.

"Damon's back. Bon Bon's still there. She sacrificed herself so we could come home. My uh my brothers there too."

"Kai?" Elena asked softly.

Margot smiled. One night, she had gotten wasted and told Elena small bits of her childhood. Nothing to do with her father, just Kai. She told her about their hide-and-seek matches, their magic lessons, even the time when Kai taught her how to bake. Sure, she wasn't very good but it was a nice memory.

Elena knew nothing about his family or Margot's father for that matter, not until Katherine told her that night in the tomb.

"Yeah. Kai's alive."

Elena smiled as she grabbed the girl's hand and gave it a squeeze, "I'm happy for you, Maggs. We'll get them back."

The heretic nodded, "Kol and I are working to find a spell. Since he used to be a witch he knows practically everything."

"The Mikaelsons are back in town?" Caroline asked.

"They came back as soon as they found out we weren't on a honeymoon in Bora-Bora. They aren't here to hurt any of you, I promise. They're just here to help me and Nik," She quickly reassured. She knew her friends were paranoid about the family of vampires.

"So is... Klaus the dad?"

She chuckled, "Yes. Nik is the father."

Elena laughed, "Those are gonna be some good-looking babies. You both have the genetics of gods."

Margot blushed as she stared down at the binder, "Shut up."

"Was he good?" Caroline teased which only made Margot blush harder.

"He's a thousand years old. Of course he's good."

"Not as good as you, I bet."

"No one's as good as me," Margot answered Elena with a smirk which earned a blush from the brunette.

Prison World 1 Day After They Left

"I brought you a present," Kai said as he held up a small bear, "Ta-da! Miss Cuddles. I thought you might want to bring her along."

Bonnie raised her brow, "Thanks."

Kai sighed, "I know you think I'm a monster. I mean I did murder or heavily maim most of my immediate family... But after a long period of self-reflection, I've come to the conclusion that I could've handled my anger better."

"You said you wanted to get out of here, and I quote, 'give the rest of the Gemini coven an excruciating death.'"

Kai's hand came up to his neck as he awkwardly chuckled, "Ah, I didn't mean it. Honestly, I would do anything to get my family back. And the thing I'm most scared of is trying to figure out how to live in the world again. I'm sort of hoping you've been a positive influence on me."

"You're a good person, Bonnie. Brave, loyal, patient. I want to be like that for Margot and her kids," He grinned before picking up Miss Cuddles, "What do you say?"

The witch rolled her eyes, "Let's just go home."

Kai nodded before he pulled out the ascendant that he had put back together and handed it to the witch.

They glanced up through the opening to see the eclipse about to start.

"It's now or never."

"Yep..." Bonnie muttered before she cut her hand open and let the blood drop onto the center stone.

As she began to chant, Kai grabbed onto her. "Just in case you thought you'd try to go without me."

Bonnie moved her foot so it was touching Miss Cuddles' head as she began to chant once again. Slowly, the ascendant opened.

Kai grinned, "So long 1994."

All of the sudden, she stopped chanting.

"What the hell is happening?"

"I don't know," Bonnie answered.

"Keep going. Hurry."

"I can't!"

"Keep going!"

Bonnie pulled her arm from the siphoner's grip, "I can't. I've lost my magic."

"What are you talking about? You were just doing the spell!" Kai yelled before grabbing onto the witch. However, when he tried to siphon her, nothing happened. There was no magic to siphon.

"There's nothing there. There's no magic."

"That's so strange... I wonder if I accidentally put it somewhere. Oh, I remember now. I put it somewhere safe."

"Where did you put your magic?"

"You remember saying you wanted to be more like me? Brave, loyal, patient."

Kai turned, "You put it in the bear. Didn't you?" He grabbed his bag, throwing out the contents only to see Miss Cuddles was gone. "Come on!" He yelled as he threw the bag across the room.

"Where's the stupid bear? Hmm?"

"Oh, it's gone. I guess we're stuck here. Forever. Sorry."

Present Time

It was Thanksgiving. However, instead of being at home, Nik, Margot, Stefan, Damon and Alaric were in Portland.

"Is that the reason Caroline assigned me to the turkey and the cranberries?" Alaric asked as they walked towards an empty field. "Stefan wasn't invited."

Damon chuckled, "See what you're doing? Now, we're pulling your weight. I really hope you figure this out before Christmas."

Stefan rolled his eyes, "Yeah, well, I'm glad you all are finding amusement in this."

Apparently, he and Caroline had a fight. He and Charlie had broken up three months before. It wasn't working and now he had found out Caroline had feelings for him.

Very complicated.

"Why don't you date her, dad?" She asked from beside the man.

He glanced down at her, "I don't think about her that way. She's my friend."

"Who'd make a great girlfriend. Look! One, she's hot, objectively," Damon started. "Two, she puts up with Damon," Alaric added.

"Big plus. Three! Very, very well organized."

Margot chuckled, "Organizational skills?"

"There are no drawbacks to this woman, Stef."

Alaric sighed, "Ehh, she did sleep with you... And she kissed Maggie."

"Another two plusses!"

Stefan rolled his eyes as they walked through a gate to an empty field, "Ah look. We're here. Behold, the Gemini coven. Exactly how it looked four months ago. Like I said, uh, 3000 miles ago, it's not here. Can we go home now, please?"

Alaric sighed, "You know what, check the GPS again. Just because we don't see anything, doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

"Not unlike Caroline's feelings for Stefan."

Stefan sighed, "Hilarious. Keep them coming."

Damon grinned as he grabbed onto the bear before speaking in a high-pitched voice, "Oh, no! Is Stefan feeling sensitive about ruining his friendship with Caroline? She really liked him, and he broke her heart."

"See, Stefan. Even the bear knows," Nik said with an amused tone.

"I saw that from a mile away and my brains made of cotton!"

Margot rolled her eyes, "Give me the stupid bear."

Damon frowned in confusion but handed her the bear.

"See, witches are tricky. Kai's family especially. They love their spells, invisibility being one of them," She spoke before she threw the bear across the field which took down the spell and revealed a familiar white picket home. "I told you it was here."

Damon ran up to the front porch before grabbing the bear and holding it up, "Miss Cuddles, one! Invisible creepy mansion, zero."

He turned back before knocking on the door as Stefan spoke, "Anyone want to take a stab at how Bonnie's teddy bear undid whatever was cloaking this place?"

"You said without laughing."

"Witches can put away their magic for safekeeping. Bonnie could have put her magic in Miss Cuddles."

"Why would Bonnie put her magic in Miss Cuddles?"

"To keep Kai from using her to get out," Margot sighed.

Damon sighed before opening the door only to be stopped by a barrier spell.

"Can't say I missed that," Alaric said as Damon turned to him, "It's all yours, brother."

Alaric slowly walked into the witch house before disappearing up the stairs.

The group stayed silent, Margot choosing to sit on one of the chairs as Nik moved beside her. She was tired already and sore.

She hummed peacefully as she leaned into his side. "Come with me?" She asked as she moved to get up, not a moment after.

Stefan glanced over when he saw his daughter leaving, "Maggie? Where are you going, sweetheart?"

She sent him a small smile, "I just want to see something. You know where it is."

With that, she and Nik walked away.

The forest hadn't changed at all. Her and Kai's little pathway was still intact, spare for some fallen branches, but other than that, it was as if it hadn't been decades. Not long after, they reached another opening with a small house in the middle.

Nik's eyes widened slightly. He knew where she was taking him now. "Are you sure, love?" He asked before they entered.

"I need to go back at least once," She answered before opening the door.

There was no barrier so they were able to go inside. The house was rundown, clearly, no one had lived in it since she did.

They walked through the small hallway, glancing down at the small shoes that lined the side, all neatly placed. They were hers.

They continued walking in, walking past the kitchen where drawings littered the fridge door. All of them were absolutely dreadful but they were cute nonetheless.

"Maybe I should call you my little artist," Nik teased as he held up a picture of a badly drawn blue giraffe.

She chuckled softly, "Shut up, puppy."

They walked past the living room. His body was no longer there, nor was the blood. The house had clearly been cleaned after Stefan's little massacre.

Pictures were facing the ground, all placed on tables. Her father clearly hadn't wanted to see her. Her hand came up to one before setting it back in its place.

It was her and Kai. She couldn't have been over two and Kai was at least ten. The boy was holding her in the air, swinging her little body around as they both giggled.

She smiled slightly as she opened the frame and pulled the picture out before putting it in her pocket.

Her eyes cast over to a door. It was the door to the basement.

The door was worn down, the paint came off in large tears.

She stood in front of it, her hand inches away from the doorknob. She was practically shaking.

Nik glanced up from the photo he was looking at before speeding over to her, "Love? Hey, take a deep breath. There you go. Now breathe out... breathe in... breathe out."

Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked up at Nik.

"Do you want to leave?" He asked softly as his hands moved up and down her arms in a comforting way.

She shook her head, "I- I need some closure."

He slowly nodded, taking a hold of her free hand before following her down the stairs.

The basement was practically empty. There was a workbench and a few tools lying around but other than that, it was empty.

Her eyes moved over to a steel door with a broken lock. The same lock Stefan had broken to get her out.

She slowly walked towards it before pushing the door open. The room was dark but her eyes quickly adjusted.

There was dried blood lining the walls and the floor. Her blood. There was a singular blanket in a corner, that used to be her bed. And there were scraps of blood-covered clothing laying around from when she would attempt to heal her wounds.

Near her makeshift bed, there was a singular vent. She remembered sitting by it for hours on end when her father would turn off the power. With the power off, she would get limited air, only the small amount that drifted through the steel plates.

She sighed as her finger traced along the metal before she stood up and glanced at Nik. There were tears in his eyes as he stared at the blood-covered walls.

She sent him a reassuring smile as she grabbed his hand before learning him out, "I'm done," She whispered.

As soon as they exited the house, he pulled her into the tightest hug he could muster. "I'm so sorry, love."

Prison World

Kai and Bonnie were sitting in the Gemini coven home as they ate their makeshift Thanksgiving dinner.

The house was, of course, covered in the blood of his siblings still which completely took away the witch's appetite.

"This smells great," Kai spoke as he dug into his food. "Not exactly a turkey dinner but it's what my family had in the fridge on May 10th, 1994."

Bonnie glanced down at the table before picking up his pager.

"Don't touch that."

Bonnie snickered, "Your pager? Why?"

Kai snatched it from her hands, "Because it's brand new, it looks cool, Margot picked out the stickers on it and I don't want you to bust it."

"Listen, Kai, my magic is gone. Which means we will be stuck here forever. Why don't we just divide the world in half, and go our separate ways?"

"I get it. I knocked you out and kidnaped you against your will. Can't you see I'm trying to apologize?"

"I will never trust you. Or like you, or enjoy your company for so much as one second, so quit just trying. Just let me leave here unharmed."

"Fine. But I want to show you something before you go."

Bonnie frowned but nodded. If it meant she could be alone, she would do it.

So, the witch followed the Gemini siphoner out into the forest until they reached a small home in another clearing.

"Where are we?" She asked.

"This is the Alderidge family home. A.K.A Margot's childhood home."

"What are we doing here?" She asked as they walked inside.

Beer bottles lined every surface, either empty or half full. All of the pictures were turned down, some with broken glass.

"See, I wasn't always a sociopath, Bonnie," He spoke as he held up a picture of him with Margot sitting on his shoulders.

"Cute. Not working."

Kai sighed, "I figured it wouldn't. But, that wasn't what I wanted to show you. You see, I'm not sure how much Margot has told you about our childhood, so, I figure I'll just show you," He spoke as he led her down to the basement.

"You're going to kill me, aren't you?" Bonnie spoke as they walked up to a steel door that was locked.

Kai grasped onto a pair of bolt cutters before cutting off the lock. "See, my little Margot was kept in here because she was a siphoner, like myself," He started as he opened the door, revealing a room full of blood that had yet to dry.

"Is this... her blood?" Bonnie asked quietly as she walked inside the room, her eyes full of shock.

"Mhm. Her father hated her, much like my father did me. He would come in here every day, beat her for hours on end before turning off the power which limited her source of air. That's why she has asthma, she spent hours with practically no air."

He pulled up the small blanket to reveal a little stuffed dinosaur. He remembered getting it for her one time they went to an arcade. "She uh she snuck this little guy in here the first time he brought her."

"How old was she?"

"Five. She was five," Kai told her solemnly.

"See, our families are monsters, Bonnie. This is what they do to us. They tortured Margot, they abused me. They are bad people, Bonnie."

The witch glanced down at the blood-covered stuffy in Kai's hand before sighing, "Okay. But, only if you promise not to hurt anyone else."