"She can see ghosts?" Looking at Felix's daughter who is learning to make chicken Alfredo with homemade pasta "That's why she's screaming about people to leave her alone when no one is there or touching her?"

"Yup" she smiles "and to make things sweeter, she can feel every death for every supernatural that passes through her. Hurts like a bitch" she looks my way intrigued "I can't believe you helped that Katherine from aging so rapidly, should've let her die"

"The only reason I helped her" feeling Hunter kick against my belly hard "was because I met her daughter and let her daughter figure out how horrible Katherine really is. Also it'll be more bitter for Katherine since she'll watch Stefan move on and something is just telling me that all of the doppelgängers need to remain alive at the moment"

"Smart" she nods her head "I don't know why but the travelers? They have something cooked up, I don't know what but something is brewing. Especially from their leader Marcos"

"Could you bring Bonnie back?" I ask "Could I?"

"No" Demetri, Felix and Tessa look my way

"Do not attempt it paragon" Tessa warns "bringing someone back, death must have a balance. Theoretically I could bring Bonnie back, but because she was a witch I would need another witch to sacrifice to bring her back"

"But you could?" Caroline asks holding Knox. The son I had with Demetri "Then Knox, Grayson and Hunter will have their Auntie Bonnie back"

She nods her head "Not that difficult for me to do"

"Holy fuck" I begin to laugh as they all stare at me "I just realized something. I was married to Galen who is Demetri's descendant, I had Galen's children and Demetri's son. Caroline is mated to Demetri who is best friends with Felix considering him a brother. Felix is Tessa's father and Tessa is Bonnie's ancestor and Bonnie is technically dating my brother, however they are dating and"

"We are all weirdly related" Caroline laughs

After some time, there's a rapid knock on my door. Going over to it, I open it to Elena and Damon "Let us in" Elena demands "We want to see her"

"Tessa!" Waddling away from the door "Crazy Pants and Damon are here!"

Tessa walks over to the door as I sat down on my comfy armchair rubbing my belly "Is the baby alright?" Caroline asks

Demetri and Felix are out hunting right now, so we're having a girls thing. "Hunter is just kicking me very hard" groaning in pain as I feel something wet, we look down seeing a wet stain on my pants.

"Oh my god!" Caroline jumps up spinning around "you're having a baby! Tessa! Autumn's in labor!" She and Caroline help me out of the house and to the car, once in the car we leave.

Damon and Elena are also here "Why are you here?" I demand

"I want to talk to Tessa" Elena looks at Tessa who has an annoyed expression "You have to bring Bonnie back, she's your descendant and don't you care about her? She helped you come back to life to finish whatever sick thing you have with Silas. You owe her"

Tessa rolls her eyes "Get me a witch, a living witch"

"Aren't you powerful enough?" Damon asks

"A young witch to sacrifice" Elena stiffens confused "Nature must have its balance and this isn't bringing back a human, I'd be bringing back a witch. So the power inside of Bonnie must be restored to, to some degree. So if you find me a young powerful enough witch, then sure. I'll bring your friend back"

"Won't you" Caroline asks as I cry in pain feeling a contraction "need something of Bonnie's?"

"Bonnie is of my blood" Tessa shakes her head no "I can draw on that to bring her back, just breathe Autumn. Like we practiced"

She rubs my arm as I take deep breaths in and exhale slowly, once at the hospital I'm wheel-chaired up to OB "The twins!" I realize "they"

"They are with Karen" Caroline assured me as I'm now in my room on a birthing ball "having a play date with Lily, Demetri is getting them to watch over since Knox has venom and Felix is on his way here"

"Okay" nodding my head feeling my body coat with sweat "Yeah, okay..."

"I'm curious about something" Damon asks. He's still here? Why? "Katherine was aging and dying, why did you stop it?"

Looking to Damon and Elena as the next contraction passes "She killed Jeremy. She killed Galen. She's the reason Bonnie is dead. She's in love with Stefan, from the time I've spent with her that is all she has cared about. Being with Stefan. Living happily ever after. The one person on the planet who has heard the stories and still loves her, is her daughter Nadia"

"So you" Elena demands "kept her alive for her daughter?"

"Nadia will soon see how horrible Katherine is" I heard how women who have done this many times, each birth is easier. Hopefully they'll be right, but then again the twins came within an hour "when she does, Katherine will be alone hoping and longing for Stefan. Stefan has his memories back and he'll one day find love in another, forcing"

"Katherine to watch" Elena realizes "and since Katherine is human, she'll die one day knowing Stefan is with someone else and that she can't do anything since she's no longer a vampire!" She laughs "Autumn! You're a genius!"

"I just realized something" Damon looks at us "Tessa needs doppelgänger blood to bring Bonnie back and a young witch, Silas is mortal with his witchy powers and on his way here to destroy the anchor"

"His only love Amara" I add

"Where is Amara?" He asks

"With a very vengeful vampire currently being electrocuted" I show them the live feed "this is her right now"

They make faces as Elena points "Is that Bella?"

"Yup" taking deep breaths in and out "kind of keeping her human and alive for a vampire with an immortal grudge to destroy or whatever! Elena give me your hand!"

Where is Caroline? Elena hands me her hand and she cries as I squeeze her hand hard "What is with the death grip?" Elena demands

"She's having a baby" Damon gave Elena a look "I'm surprised she isn't cursing and screaming"

Felix came into the room and to my side "Hey" he rubs my lower back which helps ease the pain "how far are you contracted?"

"I don't know" shaking my head "just that this hurts really fucking badly. Oh, also Felix here is Tessa's father and Bonnie's really old grandfather"

"Seriously?" They both ask

"Why else" Felix demands "was I protecting the Bennett bloodline? Bonnie is my kin and I'll always do everything I can in my power to protect her"

"Now go" my demon voice comes out which had the two vampires running out of here.

By the time I actually push, the doctor Dr Jo Laughlin was here and she's a witch "You're a witch" she looks at me shocked "I can sense your—ah!"

"Just push" she orders

As I push, I remember the feeling from the twins. God this hurts so fucking much "Push again!"

"Felix" Felix is here beside me "see if you can see the head"

Felix looks down to between my legs, he nods his head "Yeah, I can see the head"

By the time the pain goes away, I don't hear anything "Why can't I hear anything?" Fear courses through my veins, my baby has to be alive right?

"Your baby is just very quiet" Jo tells me as Felix holds the baby "just very, quiet"

"He has your eyes" holding my arms out, Felix hand me my son and Hunter stares up at me with the same chocolate brown eyes as myself.

"Hi" he looks around the room and I laugh "Oh, you're so quiet and calm" Hunter yawns while he closes his eyes, falling fast asleep against me.

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Holding Hunter close as I stare at the empty basement, thankfully the blood is still in the freezer but the Cullens? They are all gone along with Bella and Amara, Victoria is nothing more than a pile of ash right now.

On the cage that Amara was in is a note.

Paragon,

I did plan on killing you and your little brood of children but then I realized the Cullens could do that, ruin your entire life. Especially that Bella you so hate and have had a vengeful vampire torture. Them torturing you will be better than anything I could do, especially since you've connected their minds and have them seeing the future. They'll see every step you ever make. Each of them keeping an eye on each of you...

Stupid thing you did. Really. I wish I could see your face, but right now? I'm going to spend the rest of my existence with the love of my life in death. I'll give her the cure and end our existence, living forever together.

As for Tessa? Fuck you

Silas

"I didn't see this coming" Demetri whistles shaking his head.

"I did" we look over to Felix who has his arms crossed "it's why I had Tessa switch anchors. Amara and Bonnie. Why else did she need to draw on so much power? The full moon and the many doppelgängers? The witch? Anna?" Anna? You mean Jeremy's ex girlfriend? She's gone? "Anna was an immortal and the magic in her helped. But first I undid what you did Autumn, in having them see the future"

"They can still read minds right?" Caroline asks

Nodding his head "Oh yes and it's very painful for them all, especially the one who has empath abilities since I switched it so that they can all feel the same things Jasper feels"

"What happened?" There's something Felix isn't telling us.

He gulps shaking his head "In order to do all of that, Tessa...she's gone. She died"

"Felix" I don't know if I should touch him or not, it's because of me that his daughter died again "I'm so sorry"

Shaking his head "What's done is done"

He leaves and we are silent, I go after Felix since I don't want him thinking he's alone. Completely alone. When I find him, he's outside looking up at the stars "Felix" he doesn't look my way, taking his hand carefully holding Hunter "I can't imagine the pain you must be going through"

"It was nice having Tessa back in my life" He shakes his head "but she wanted revenge, that's her whole purpose in coming back. In the end she was going to do that, end her existence so that she could be with the rest of family again in peace. We knew Silas wasn't going to stop"

"That doesn't mean you can't mourn" we sit down and he starts to cry, even though he can't physically cry real tears he still cries "I'm here Felix, I'll always be here"