Kol starred at Lizzie, trying to figure out if she was being serious.

"Why are you rescuing him?" Kol asked, frowning. The twins were planning on rescuing someone who killed his own family, even though Kol found it impressive, it didn't change the fact that their uncle was dangerous.

Lizzie looked over. "We owe him. He saved our lives in our original timeline. Sure, he's a little bit of a Voldemort wannabe but we can handle him," She replied.

After all, he was only a siphoner right now. They could easily kick his ass. Most likely...

If he somehow won, the blame was completely on Josie.

"A what?" Kol said, not understanding the reference.

What was he confused about?

The Harry Potter reference?

Wait, he was daggered. No, shit, he doesn't know who Harry Potter was.

God, that should have been obvious.

Lizzie paused as she was hit with the realization that Kol missed out on all the amazing franchises that came with the development of technology.

Huh...mental note: movie nights, lots of them.

Also, she was going to chop off one of Klaus' arms.

That bastard deprived Kol of the greatest movies and books of all time...

Wait, he asked a question, pay attention.

"It was after your time, obviously...but basically, it's a book - later movie - and in it, Voldemort is a villain that tried to kill a kid named Harry Potter when he was a baby but failed, so Voldemort tries again..and again, failing each time. And seeing as my uncle tried to kill Jo and I like three times, it fits," Lizzie explained.

Kol went completely still. "He tried to kill you, darling?" He said, something different in his eyes.

Yeah, so?

Why did everyone seem so horrified or upset by that?

"That's what I said," Lizzie said, looking confused.

"Why did he try to kill you?" Kol asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Well, the first time was because he didn't want another set of Gemini twins to be born as that would challenge his leadership and blah blah blah. Although, it was kind of weird that he did that because he killed himself right after, which would have killed our bio mom anyways, so he might have just stabbed her to be dramatic or something. I give it a 7," Lizzie said, smiling in amusement before frowning as she realized that it really didn't make sense.

Which honestly, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, why did he try to kill their fetus-selves to prevent them from challenging his leadership, only to kill himself right after.

It didn't seem like a logical thing to do.

And he was definitely planning on killing himself because he drank vampire blood before he attacked. Then again, it could have been a safety precaution but that seemed unlikely.

Another thing to point out is that he was kind of psycho during that whole event, so maybe he wasn't thinking very clearly.

Who knows...

"Anyways, the second time was when we were four and he wanted to kill us as a 'screw you' to the Gemini Coven, which honestly, fair," Lizzie said, with a shrug.

She couldn't fault him for wanting to get payback on the Gemini's.

They were a bunch of hypocritical assholes, so no harm done in her opinion.

Although it was embarrassing that he failed to kill 4-year-olds twice. First, Liv and Luke, then her and Josie.

He really had a twin-killing problem.

He just never succeeded.

It didn't make sense that he was great at killing his siblings that were older but not the literal babies that can't think very well for themselves.

That's just sad.

And also, what does that say about the Gemini Coven that the other 4 siblings, who were witches, were easily killed by the one who had no magic.

Talk about embarrassing.

Ever heard of offensive or defensive spells?

It made her wonder how the Gemini witches were trained if the only thing they were good at were cloaking and illusion spells.

If even, seeing as Kai's siblings clearly failed at cloaking themselves from him.

"The last time?' Kol said, nudging her slightly to bring her out of her thoughts.

"You know how I said that Sebastian died because he stayed behind in the collapsing prison world?" Lizzie asked, looking at Kol.

Kol gave her a nod in reply.

"Well, Kai may have been the reason for it collapsing..." Lizzie said and Kol gave her a look that was clearly questioning her health.

"And you wish to rescue him for what reason?" Kol asked, raising his eyebrow.

"Well, Kolabear," Lizzie said, making Kol stare at her. "My Uncle Kai may have tried to off me multiple times but he failed...and honestly to me, the blame lies with the Gemini Coven and their sucky treatment of siphoners. You know, the whole 'product of your environment' thing."

"And?" Kol said, meeting her eyes.

"And I believe in second chances," Lizzie said, which made Kol scoff.

"No, you don't, darling," Kol said, giving her a pointed look.

"No, I don't," Lizzie agreed. "However, I do think that my Uncle would be an awesome person to go on a murder spree with...and he's blood - that matters, whether he knows it or not."

Kol shook his head in disbelief at her naiveness.

"You know it would truly be ironic if the thing that kills you two is the person that you set loose instead of many enemies you thought might be the cause of your deaths," Kol said, darkly.

"Did I ask for your opinion? No, I didn't, so keep your mouth shut," Lizzie said, with an irritated look on her face as she stood up.

Kol stood up as well. "How are you planning to enter the prison world, little hybrid?" He asked, following after her.

"We have the ascendant, we don't need a celestial event because that's for leaving a prison world not entering, and we're Gemini's, that should be enough to get in," Lizzie said, walking into her room.

Kol stopped by the doorway and narrowed his eyes at her.

"That's it? For such a powerful spell, there are very little things needed to access it," Kol said, giving her a challenging look.

Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Don't ask me, ask the Gemini and Bennett witches that did the spell," She snapped back before freezing.

Bennett witch...

Bennett blood...

How the hell did she forget something so important?

"What is it, darling?" Kol asked, straightening.

Lizzie ignored him as she rushed to grab her jacket and bag, trying to think of what she could do.

"Elizabeth," Kol drawled, approaching her. "What's wrong?"

Lizzie shook her head as she went through her bag. Out of the corner of her eyes, she spotted the necklace that she was planning to give to Elena.

It had vervain in it. Shocking, she knows.

Lizzie Saltzman helping the dreaded doppelganger.

She wasn't going to get into the reasons why she hated Elena, but let's just say, something went down in the future between Lizzie and older Elena, along with another thing that happened when Lizzie was a kid.

So her reasons for hating the doppelbitch were valid but deep, deep, deep down Lizzie had a tiny heart and that teeny heart didn't like Damon at the moment or how he treated humans as sex toys.

It was wrong and rape, so Lizzie was not going to let that continue, no matter how much of a vendetta she had against Elena.

God, Josie's probably going to have a heart attack when she learned that she did this.

Lizzie considered the necklace, she could do this now, then kidnap a certain Bennett for some blood, easy right?

"Uh, I have to go," Lizzie said, grabbing the necklace and walking out of the room.

<><><>

Stefan got back in the car after dropping Davina off at the Gilberts house. Strangely enough, he didn't notice any sign of Elena.

Was she with Damon?

While any feelings of attraction for the doppelganger had disappeared, it didn't sit right with him to leave her to Damon's grasp.

But he wasn't quite sure what he could do.

Maybe he could give her a vervain necklace so she couldn't be compelled.

Stefan sighed.

He would figure it out later.

First, he had to return to the boarding house to grab his stuff and give Zach the opportunity to leave.

He learned on the trip to New Orleans that Damon killed him in the original timeline and he didn't want to take the chance that it would happen in this one.

Stefan pulled into the driveway and sat in his car for a moment, unsure of what he would be met with when he entered.

Yesterday, he had come home after the game and learned from Freya that Damon went after the twins, which severely ticked him off.

However, the twins had easily dealt with him but that didn't change that Damon now knew that the twins were hybrids of a kind.

Stefan wasn't sure what he would do with that information but if he tried to use it against the twins, Stefan would make him regret ever looking at the twins wrong.

Stefan was suddenly hit with the realization that he just called the twins' house his home.

That's different. Stefan smiled.

The twins had become the family he didn't know he needed, which was strange seeing as he only met them like a week ago.

Stefan wasn't sure what is what but there was something about the two that made him want to protect them.

It could be their innocence or their bravery but either way, they felt as though they were his baby sisters. Even though they were physically the same age.

Although the more Stefan thought about it, he realized it could also be because they accepted him even knowing what a monster he could become when on human blood.

They didn't shy away. Instead, they promised to help him gain control, which he wasn't even sure was possible but if anyone could help him, it would be the twins.

Then, there were the other 'strays' they picked up.

Stefan felt like the twins were accidentally forming a new family, all while having no idea they're doing it.

He honestly wasn't sure if the twins were aware that they would all die for them.

And Stefan wasn't stupid, he knew something was going on with the twins and Freya. The times they acted like someone else was in the room. The way their eyes strayed to empty air.

Stefan knew they were keeping something, or someone, from them but he would let them tell them when they were ready.

Knowing the twins, they had a good reason to be keeping it from them, or they just forgot to tell them.

Which was actually very possible, seeing as they were probably very stressed out with all the complications and changes developing as the effects of time travel began to take root.

Stefan looked up when he heard a smash in the boarding house.

Time to be confronted by his brother.

Stefan got out of his car and made his way into the large estate. He only made it a few feet in before he found himself slammed into the wall by his enraged brother.

"Damon," Stefan greeted his brother, calmly.

"What are they?" Damon said, practically growling.

Stefan raised his eyebrow with a smirk. "Whatever do you mean, brother?" He drawled, then started in surprise at the same time as Damon.

He was spending way too much time with the twins. Lizzie was definitely rubbing off.

Well, that was Damon's problem, not his.

Damon released him and Stefan straightened his clothes, before giving Damon a challenging look.

"The twins are vampires but they also had magic, that's impossible," Damon asked, narrowing his eyes.

Stefan scoffed softly, "Damon, you have no idea what's possible," He said, shaking his head.

Damon frowned, confused as he tried to figure out what that meant.

"What does that mean..." Damon said, warily.

"You're going to have to wait and see, but believe me, when I say it's eye-opening," Stefan said, moving around his brother.

He jogged up to his room, hearing Damon following behind.

"Why didn't you tell me they were vampires?" Damon asked, watching him as Stefan began going through his draws, grabbing clothes as he went.

"I thought it was obvious. I mean, it was to me, the second I met them because they didn't smell appetizing at all, which was a clear giveaway," Stefan said, grabbing his duffle bag and began putting his clothes into it.

Stefan saw Damon blink in surprise as he didn't even notice that.

Guess there was one advantage that came with not having control. He was far more aware when he didn't feel the need to fight for control around people.

Damon considered him, eyeing the clothes he was putting in the bag.

"You're leaving..." Damon said, approaching him. "Did I scare you away? Are you really that much of a coward, Stefan?"

Stefan snorted, turning to face Damon. "No, I'm actually moving in with the twins," He said and Damon froze in shock.

"Are you seriously that in love with them?" Damon asked, looking scandalized.

"I'm not in a relationship with either of them and we won't ever be, so why don't you find a new angle to attack me with," Stefan replied, rolling his eyes.

"So I guess that means they're free to be seduced by me," Damon said, with a mockingly thoughtful look on his face.

Stefan felt a flash of fury at the idea of Damon hurting either of the twins and reacted on instinct.

One second later, Damon was slammed against the wall with a chair leg stuck in between his ribs. Damon sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.

"If you ever lay a hand on my sisters, nothing will stop me from locking you up and keeping you desiccated for centuries," Stefan said with a dangerous look on his face as he held his brother's gaze. Damon's eyes were full of shock. "And to make this clear, the only reason I wouldn't kill you is because you're my brother."

Stefan tore the makeshift stake from Damon's side and let him drop to the ground. He moved away, throwing the rest of his stuff in his bag. He threw it over his shoulder and left the room, without a look back.

He paused as he passed Zach's room. Stefan pulled out an envelope that had money, a plane ticket, keys to a house, and a letter in it.

If Zach was smart, he would take the chance Stefan was giving him to escape this town.

Stefan slid the letter under the door and left the Salvatore Boarding House, no longer a resident.

<><><>

Lizzie continued down the stairs, ignoring Kol.

"Darling, where are you going?" Kol asked as Lizzie suddenly ran into Freya.

"Sorry, Frey, gotta go, need to get blood from a teen that I'm going to kidnap and I need to screw Damon over by preventing him from munching on the doppelganger," Lizzie said, briefly as she made her way past.

Lizzie continued out of the house.

"What? Lizzie?" Freya called after but Lizzie was already going through the front door.

Lizzie paused as she realized that Josie took the car.

Guess she was using vampire speed 'cause that's totally inconspicuous.

First, Lizzie checked the Gilbert house but Elena wasn't there. However, it looked like Davina and Jeremy were becoming good friends.

Who knew Davina liked video games?

Lizzie ran to the grill to check and see if Elena was there, and she was. Elena was also with Bonnie.

Jackpot.

Lizzie watched as Elena walked away to the restroom.

It was go time.

Lizzie sped into the restroom and watched as the doppelganger fixed her hair, trying to push down the memories that came along with seeing her.

Lizzie was here to be nice, not her typical bitchy self.

God, this was going to be difficult.

"Elena," Lizzie called and Elena jerked with surprise, allowing Lizzie to catch sight of the bite wounds on her neck.

Yeah, that wasn't okay...

"Li-Lizzie," Elena said, startled.

"Hey, I wanted to have a talk with you real quick," Lizzie said, watching the doppelganger for any signs of compulsion that would make her run from Lizzie.

"What about?" Elena asked, both confused and nervous.

Lizzie walked forward and met Elena's eyes.

"Coactum remotionem," Lizzie chanted, removing all compulsion commands on the doppelganger.

It didn't give her the memories back but any orders given by Damon were no longer in place. For example, no taking off the scarf.

Elena blinked in confusion but Lizzie didn't give her a chance to gather her thoughts.

"You are going to stay away from Damon and you will not take off the necklace I am about to give you, do you understand?" Lizzie compelled, pulling the necklace out of her pocket.

"I understand," Elena said, taking the necklace from her.

"Also, tell Bonnie to go outside the grill," Lizzie compelled, one last time.

May as well make things easier for her.

Elena nodded in reply and unfastened the necklace.

However, before she could put it on, Lizzie bit into her wrist and pressed it against Elena's mouth, causing the bite wounds to close up completely.

Then, Lizzie disappeared, leaving behind a confused and dazed Elena.

Lizzie waited outside, watching as Elena talked to Bonnie. She immediately noticed that Bonnie was staring at her brunette friend in confusion. However, she didn't argue when Elena said to go outside.

When Bonnie left the grill, Lizzie sped over, waving her hand, making the young Bennett witch fall unconscious,

She lifted the teen and sped over to a nearby rooftop.

Once they were there, Lizzie laid Bonnie on the ground.

She reached into her bag and pulled out three vials. One for entering the prison world, one for leaving, and one as a backup.

Lizzie knelt down next to her future Aunt, feeling fond as she remembered the magic lessons that Bonnie taught her when she was young.

Lizzie grabbed one of her small daggers and made a cut along Bonnie's palm. She quickly used the vials to catch the blood, and it wasn't long before she had enough blood.

Lizzie placed the dagger back down and used some magic to heal the wound.

Then she put her stuff away and lifted Bonnie back up, putting a cloaking spell around them.

She quickly carried her Aunt back over to where she grabbed her and placed her down. Once Bonnie was situated, Lizzie did the counterspell for the sleeping spell and disappeared.

As Lizzie snuck back into her house under a cloaking spell, she sensed her sister in the other room with a previously crying Enzo.

Lizzie frowned. Wonder what happened.

Lizzie went to their room and grabbed everything they needed for the spell, then went to Enzo's room.

She opened the door and paused seeing the sleeping Enzo. Her eyes met her sister's eyes, who was stroking Enzo's hair.

'It's time,' Lizzie mouthed and Josie nodded, untangling herself from Enzo.

Both of them crept out of his room and Lizzie threw up a cloaking spell.

"You have everything?" Josie asked as they walked down the hallway.

"Yep, I even got the Bennett blood that we completely forgot we needed," Lizzie said, looking at her twin.

Josie froze. The look of pure shock and disbelief would have been funny to Lizzie if she hadn't been aware of how stupid they were for forgetting that key ingredient.

Like, Lizzie knew they were only teenagers but how did they forget that? It's literally the reason they were stuck in the 2018 Prison World.

Lizzie wanted to say it was Josie's fault seeing as she actually pretended that she had Bennett blood in order to trick Kai in the previous prison world but she also recognized it was her bad as well.

It was so obvious. Seriously, it's the second most important item. The first being the ascendant.

"Bennett blood...how the hell did we forget that?" Josie said, shaking her head in disbelief.

"I don't know - momentary lapse in judgment?" Lizzie suggested with a shrug.

Lizzie was going to blame either on that or the fact that they were hormonal teenagers with heightened emotions.

Yeah, she was going with that.

However, if anyone asked, it was all Josie's fault.

"Must be," Josie said, then she paused, turning to Lizzie. "Is that what Freya meant by you kidnapping someone for their blood? You kidnapped Aunt Bonnie?"

"Uh..." Lizzie didn't know what to say as alarm bells rang in her head.

Retreat, retreat very slowly.

No sudden movements.

Just back away then run like Santa Claus was chasing you.  Everything will be okay.

"Elizabeth Jenna Parker, what did you do?" Josie asked, very slowly.

"Aunt Bonnie is fine, I promise. I just put her to sleep and took some of her blood, she's fine," Lizzie said, very quickly.

Angry Josie was when those Parker genes really shined.

While it wasn't even close to Lizzie's, it was still hella dangerous and Josie could be very creative with her magic.

Josie also liked to lit people on fire and Lizzie really didn't feel like being cooked to a crisp. Not that Josie would actually do it but when she was ticked, it sure as hell looked like she would.

Josie took a deep breath to calm herself and shook her head.

"As long as she's fine," Josie said, trying to control her anger but then she felt her amusement rise because Lizzie still had a deer in headlights look. "Also, what did you give Elena to 'protect' her?"

"A vervain necklace and I compelled her to stay away from Damon, at least for now," Lizzie said with a shrug.

Josie stared for a moment before her face lit up and she pulled Lizzie into a hug.

"I knew you weren't going to let Damon get away with hurting other girls, even if it was Elena, he was hurting," Josie said with a proud look on her face.

"Yeah, yeah, don't remind me, I already regret doing it," Lizzie said, pouting slightly.

"Sure, you do," Josie said, raising her eyebrows challengingly.

"Okay, fine, I'm a little happy that I was able to screw Damon over - the dick deserves it for trying to compel us," Lizzie said with a smirk.

Josie laughed and threw an arm around her sister, "That's the spirit, now let's go save our homicidal Uncle, who may try to kill us," She said, cheerfully.

<><><>

When Josie had left Freya and Elijah alone, Freya had Elijah tell her what he already knew and what he wasn't sure about, so she could fill him in later.

Once he was finished, Freya noticed that his eyes kept straying toward the upstairs, most likely listening in for Josie.

However, Freya noticed that Josie was no longer on what Lizzie called her magical radar, which didn't make sense as she didn't hear her leave.

A part of her wanted to go check on her to try and see what she was up to but the other wanted to leave Josie to her own devices - for now.

Freya considered Elijah quietly.

Perhaps it was time to go outside to have a more personal conversation.

"Come, brother," She said, simply before walking away leaving him to follow behind.

She led him to the backyard.

"Why did our mother lie?" Elijah asked, after a moment of silence.

"Your mother," Freya corrected, sharply. "She is not mine. She sold me to a monster. Her own sister, who ruined me until I was nothing."

Elijah stared at her, seeing the clear pain in her eyes.

"I am sorry that you had to endure that," Elijah said, turning to gaze out at the yard. "If I had been aware, I would have done everything to help you. After all, you are my sister."

Freya kept her face neutral. "Perhaps, but the past is in the past," She replied.

The two were quiet for a moment.

Elijah glanced at her. "The girl, Josie, are you close to her?" He asked and Freya turned to him.

"I am close to both of the twins," Freya said, simply.

"Are they more powerful than our brother?" Elijah inquired.

Freya scoffed, making Elijah give her a confused look. "Their power is not of your concern. The only reason you ask is because of the danger, you believe they may pose to our brother," She said, tensely.

"Actually, I wish to kill our brother," Elijah said, looking serious.

Freya gave him a look of disbelief. "No, you don't," She said, shaking her head.

"I do, he threw our siblings out to sea, I cannot let that go," Elijah said, with a frown.

Freya laughed. "He didn't. And I know he didn't, brother because, at this moment, their coffins are located in New York," She revealed.

"What?" Elijah said, trying to understand how that was possible. "But Niklaus said-"

"He was lying," Freya said, looking at Elijah.

Elijah was frozen.

Freya moved away, allowing him to sort out his thoughts. The revelation that his siblings' bodies weren't at sea was probably the shock of a lifetime.

"I can assume that you are no longer plotting our brother's death," Freya stated, once Elijah came to stand beside her again.

"...that is correct but why did Niklaus lie?" Elijah wondered, with a frown.

"Because he has to be in control. If he isn't, he lashes out. You left, he lashed out," Was Freya's reply.

"That may be but he is my brother, I should have never wished to kill him," Elijah said, with a sigh.

Freya considered him, her mind flashing to her first conversation with Kol. While Freya didn't wish to create conflict with her newfound siblings, she had promised herself that she would stand beside Kol.

Which meant she had to confront Elijah on his behavior with their youngest brother.

And this was one of the best opportunities.

"You know for being so noble... you can be so hypocritical," Freya said, darkly.

Elijah gave her a startled look, not at all prepared for that.

"I do not understand. What was it that I said that upset you?" Elijah said, confused.

Freya just shook her head.

"Not what you said but what you did," Freya said, shaking her head.

"Explain," Elijah said, narrowing his eyes.

"I was there when you and Klaus daggered Kol," Freya said, observing Elijah carefully. Elijah paused and gave an almost regretful cough.

"It was for his own good," Elijah said, and to Freya's disbelief, he looked as if he actually believed his own word.

And they wondered why Kol had so much pent up anger.

"Was it? He is our brother yet you treat him as nothing more than an acquaintance," Freya said, barely keeping her voice steady.

Elijah shook his head, as he began acting like the little brother for the first time ever. "That is false, I do not know what Kol-" He tried to deny but Freya wasn't having it.

"Silence," Freya said, dangerously. "You are no longer the eldest, I am. So you are going to listen to what I have to say."

Elijah went still, looking unsure about how to react.

"Our brother was suffering and none of you noticed. You assumed his childish antics and slaughter sprees to be for attention," Freya said as Elijah paused, hearing her words clearly. "Did a part of him do it for attention because he wanted his siblings, that didn't appear to care, to notice the pain he was in, yes."

"Then, what was the cause?" Elijah asked, quieter than before as he looked back to all the times Kol misbehaved. Looking back now, he realized that there was something else in his brother's wild behavior.

"Who did our brother surround himself with?" Freya asked, pointedly.

Elijah froze as realization crossed his face. "Witches - he acted this way because he was no longer a witch?" He asked, confused but trying to understand.

Freya gave Elijah a disappointed look. "I have never understood how you and our siblings are so naive when it comes to witches," She said with a sigh.

"Witches are creatures of balance. They can feel the energy in the earth, the sky, the oceans. They can sense the changes but they are also connected to it. They feel it in their very being. However, when they transform into vampires - creatures against nature - it destroys them as they lose it all," Freya said, watching as everything came together in Elijah's mind.

Freya straightened, bringing Elijah's attention back to her fully."You supported Klaus after his werewolf side was locked away...it was the same thing for Kol, except multitudes worse. He needed help and he got it from Finn because he understood him. But then, you took Finn from him," She said, voice rising.

"I was not aware-" Freya cut Elijah off.

"It doesn't matter that you weren't aware. What matters is that you were his brother and you could not see his pain. To you, he was an immature child that needed to grow up," Freya accused, making Elijah back away.

But Freya could see that her point had hit home.

"You should have been there for him. He is the youngest next to Rebekah. Yes, he can be foolish and reckless but that doesn't change that he was your blood, your family," Freya said, her eyes trapped Elijah in his place.

"You preach about family over everything but from my side, it appears that it is you, Niklaus, and Rebekah over everything," She continued, shaking her head. "You have no inkling of how much you hurt him. Of how lost and afraid he truly is. He needed his family but it looks like they didn't need him."

There was utter silence after those words as Freya started to storm off. However, she halted as she noticed Kol staring at them - or more accurately her - in surprise.

Freya could sense Elijah's confusion at her stopping.

"Kol..." Freya called with a much softer tone than she used with Elijah.

She heard the intake of breath by Elijah.

"Kol is truly here? I saw it in the memories but I didn't think it was true," Elijah said, staring at her.

Freya glanced back at him, then to Kol.

"He doesn't have to see you if you don't want him to," Freya said, meeting Kol's eyes.

Kol was quiet as he considered how he wanted to proceed.

"Let him see," He said, simply.

Freya considered her brother, making sure he was actually okay with doing this.

"Very well," Freya said, turning to Elijah, holding out her hand. Elijah approached, uncertain of what she was going to do.

Once he placed his hand in hers, Freya held her hand out to Kol and he took it.

Then, she closed her eyes, repeating what Lizzie did to her and Josie to allow them to see Kol. When it was in place, she opened her eyes, releasing their hands.

Elijah was staring at Kol with guilt in his eyes. "Kol...I apologize-"

Kol snorted. "You can take your apologies and shove them where the sun doesn't shine," He said, with a glare.

Elijah flinched slightly, which Kol completely ignored as he turned to Freya.

"Did you know the girls were planning on releasing their psychotic uncle that tried to kill them multiple times from his prison?" Kol asked, raising an eyebrow.

Freya froze. "What..." She said, her eyes flared with worry and anger.

Elijah starred between the two, confused.

"Where are they?" Freya asked, walking toward the house.

Kol followed. "They left," He said.

Freya cursed and rushed into the house. "Enzo, get down here now," She called as she dialed Stefan's number.

"Those two are grounded for life," Freya said, glancing at Kol, who was right behind her with Elijah a few feet behind.

Kol just looked a cross between amused and worried, while Elijah just looked plain confused by what was going on and by their reactions

Freya sighed, focusing back on the ringing phone.

If the twins ever pulled something like this again, Freya was going to bind their powers for a year.

<><><>

When the twins reached the spot they had decided to do the spell, they began preparing.

Although to be honest, there really wasn't a lot of preparation seeing they had everything and the spell was straight forward.

Really what her and Josie were doing was making sure they had everything and had all the facts.

Like the Gemini book that explained that Gemini twins don't need to be 22 to merge, that's just the max-age, and the preferred age because that was apparently the height of magical maturity or something.

The merge honestly made Lizzie wonder.

If Gemini twins refused to merge, what would happen?

Obviously something bad because it was a curse but what exactly?

Did the twins die? Did they go crazy until they completed the merge? Did the entire coven go crazy or lose their magic?

So much was unknown about that and it really made her wonder what would happen.

"Hey, Liz," Josie called, from where she was looking through her bag.

"Yeah, Josie?" Lizzie responded, looking at her twin.

"I forgot to mention that I ran into Elijah Mikaelson and he is now at our house talking to Freya," Josie said, words rushing out.

Lizzie's mouth dropped open in shock. "No fucking way," She said in disbelief. What was there luck?

Then, she narrowed her eyes, noticing the look in Josie's eyes and sent a probe through their bond.

Was that attraction she felt? And lust?

Holy shit, her sister liked Elijah fucking Mikaelson.

"Hey, Josie, are the rumors true?" Lizzie asked, slyly.

"What rumors?" Josie asked, warily.

"Does he really look hot in a suit?" Lizzie asked, feeling a smirk creep up on her face.

Josie blushed, slightly and shrugged. "I-I guess, yeah, he's handsome-looking in a suit," She said, awkwardly as she acted like she didn't find him attractive.

Falling right into Lizzie's carefully laid trap.

"Oh, I get it, you would rather see him out of his suit, that makes more sense," Lizzie said, and Josie's face turned beet red as she began to splutter her disagreement.

Lizzie burst out laughing.

"God, you make it so easy to mess with you," Lizzie said, voice full of humor.

Josie pushed the air out of her face with an indignant look on her face. "You suck," She said, as she tried to push the image Lizzie put in her brain out of the forefront of her mind - she was failing.

"Uh-huh," Lizzie agreed, smirking.

"Can we just do the spell," Josie said, zipping up her bag as she avoided eye contact with her twin.

"Sure, Jo, the sooner we get Uncle Kai, the sooner you get back to making googly eyes at the noble original," Lizzie said, jokingly as she met her sister halfway.

Josie smacked Lizzie's arm with an exasperated look, making her laugh.

Lizzie grabbed the ascendant and one of the vials of Bonnie's blood.

She held up the ascendant and Josie rested her hand underneath Lizzie's hand. Then, Lizzie popped the vial open.

"You ready?" Lizzie asked, staring at her twin.

Josie nodded. "As ready as I'll ever be"

The twins' locked eyes and began the spell.

"Sanguinem Illum Ascento," They chanted as Lizzie began to pour the blood over the ascendant. The wind began to pick up and Lizzie spotted Kol and Freya making their way to them, looking worried.

"Sanguinem Illum Ascento"

The gears in the ascendant began clicking and moving as they continued the spell. The wind was now swirling around them and Lizzie used some magic to prevent Kol and Freya from intervening.

"Sanguinem Illum Ascento"

A bright light surrounded them and they disappeared.

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Joshua Parker made his way through the Whitmore campus, keeping an eye out for his youngest children.

He was trying to find them, so they could help him find Josette. He had thought he had more time but clearly he didn't as he had sensed that someone had entered the 1994 prison world.

And he knew who did it.

It was the heretic twin daughters of his eldest.

Joshua knew that Martha said that they had good intentions but they were abominations, who were clearly trying to release his son.

If Malachai was released he would merge with Josette and that would be a disaster. He couldn't take the chance that he would win.

However, Joshua knew he may not be able to prevent Malachai's escape but he could prevent the merge.

But it would require the death of Josette.

Joshua could feel his emotions raging in conflict with each other but he could see no other option. In the end, it was coven above all. And if his daughter's death was the only way he could ensure the future's safety then so be it.

Her death would prevent Kai from merging and it would prevent the birth of two new siphoners. It was the best outcome he could think of.

But then there was everything that Martha said that his grandchildren were trying to prevent. If he stopped them from being born would that cause things to end up far worse than it was before?

"Dad?" Joshua stopped in his tracks hearing his youngest daughter's voice. He turned to see Liv making her way over to him.

"Olivia," He greeted, as she reached him.

"What are you doing here?" Liv asked, confused.

"There has been a development that poses a threat to our coven, I need your brother's and your help to prevent our coven's destruction," Joshua said, watching calmly as uncertainty filled Liv's eyes.

"What do you mean by that? What's the threat?" Liv asked as she tried to figure out what was happening.

"There are two girls - twins - that are planning to release Malachai from his prison, which is why I need your help to find Josette, so we may stop them," Joshua said, explaining as vaguely as he could.

Liv's eyes widened in horror at his words. Then, she paused as if hit by something. "Wait, twin sisters? Is one blonde and the other brunette?" She asked, hesitantly.

"I am unaware of what they look like, why do you ask?" Joshua said, narrowing his eyes.

"A few days ago, these twins came to the campus and there was something strange about them," Liv said

"Strange, how?" Joshua asked Liv.

Did she meet the abomination accidentally?

He could make this work in his favor if she did,

"For some reason, they felt like Gemini witches but there was something weird about it. Besides, if they were Gemini's, I find it weird that they wouldn't know who Luke and I were. And I would have known if there was another set of Gemini twins," Liv said, frowning as she explained her theories.

She found them. It was unlikely that it was anyone else.

Joshua gave her a proud look. "I believe you may have found them, but before we deal with them, we must find Josette first," He said.

Liv nodded. "I'll get Luke," She said, before rushing away.

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The twin blinked as the bright light disappeared and they found themselves in the same place as before but Lizzie knew they weren't.

Especially since, she couldn't hear any animals anywhere around them.

It was an eerie silence.

"It worked," Josie declared, looking pleased.

Lizzie scoffed. "Obviously, if it didn't, we would probably be being accosted by the weirdly overprotective spirit of an Original vampire, all while being reprimanded by the eldest Mikaelson, who is such a mom," Lizzie said, amused.

"True that," Josie nodded in agreement.

"Now how to find Kai," Lizzie wondered, looking around.

Where, oh where is their homicidal uncle...

Honestly, he felt like the Peter Hale of the family - except slightly more of a psychopath.

Both of them had valid reasons to go crazy.

"Where do you think he is?" Josie asked, glancing at her.

How would she know?

"Uh Jo, I may be a teeny bit of a psychopath," Lizzie said, pausing as she noticed Josie's look. "Okay, over 60 percent a psychopath but that does not mean I think like him."

Josie raised an eyebrow.

Lizzie stared back before caving. "...so maybe I do think like him and may happen to have a similar personality to him, that still does not mean I know where he is," She said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"So what do we do?" Josie asked, running a hand through her hair.

Lizzie stared at her twin.

Okay, was time travel making them stupid or something?

First, they forgot about Bennett's blood, and now, Josie's forgetting about the existence of locator spells?

Either time travel was overwhelming the twins causing them to be stressed and forgetful or, wait no, that was definitely it.

Lizzie sighed. "Josette, locator spell," She said, slowly.

Josie blinked, then blinked again.

"I have no response." Was all Josie said before walking away in search of the boarding house.

Lizzie laughed but followed after. The search for their uncle began now.

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Jo Laughlin smiled as she said goodbye to Alaric on the phone. She had accidentally run into him when she was going grocery shopping.

And they had become quick friends.

There was just something about him that attracted her to him. He was handsome, kind, smart, charming, and so much more.

And a part of her wanted to take the risk with him but the other part of her was afraid of what could happen.

Especially involving the Gemini Coven.

Who knows when they would come knocking on her door. And it honestly wouldn't be surprising seeing as they were probably still pissed that she stole the ascendant but she did that because she didn't want to take the risk that her twin could escape.

Jo had done a lot of things in her life that were dangerous but even with it all, she could never shake the fear her brother's name could invoke in her.

Whenever she thought about him, she thought about that night. About her younger siblings that she failed to protect.

About the twins, the only ones she was able to protect.

Jo ran her hand over the area her scar was placed. The memory of her brother's merciless face and he cut into her was burned into her brain.

Jo shook her hand, moving her hand away from the wound.

Focus on the future, not the past.

But Jo knew she could only run from her past for so long. Eventually, it would catch up with her and she wasn't sure she was ready to face it.

Sure, Jo was stronger than she was when she was 22 but the trauma brought her back to the state she was in when it happened, every time.

It was why she ran.

Was it cowardly?

To run from her family, her younger siblings, her coven?

Yes but there was no way she could survive living the nightmare every waking moment. She already did that enough in her dreams.

Jo ran a hand over her face, trying to push her dark thoughts away. She rather not think about Kai and all the pain he caused.

There was nothing she could do, not anymore.

Jo looked towards her dresser drawers, where the ascendant laid. She walked over, needing the familiar reassurance that Kai was gone...locked away forever.

She reached for the sock drawer and pulled it open. She felt around for the ascendant...but didn't feel it.

Jo starred as she felt her panic rise. Then, she began frantically pulling everything out of the drawer.

But there was no ascendant.

"No," She whispered, fearfully.

There was a knock at the door and Jo looked over, swallowing down her panic, before approaching and opening the door. She froze, seeing who was on the other side.

"Josette," Joshua greeted, stone-faced, with Liv and Luke flanking him.

"'Dad..."

This was a surprisingly long chapter. Hope you enjoy it!

Also, I've decided that Bonnie's pairing is with Damon...it's probably going to be the pairing that takes the most development in this story.

And Cami x Rose (Thank you deviously_innocent for the amazing idea)

PS- For anyone questioning how the twins got into the prison world without a celestial event, Liv was able to send Damon and Elena into the Prison World to get Bonnie, and she only used Lucy Bennett's blood...

But the point is in this story, you don't need a celestial event to enter the prison world. It's only needed if you're being imprisoned in one or leaving...This may not be canon but I've waited long enough to introduce Kai.