HOMESTEAD SAFE-HOUSE

The next day, Luna, Trinity and Trinity are in the front lawn, sitting at the picnic table, playing with Fawkes and Meek the Meerkat.

{Christy's Outfit}

Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Mathias, Freya, Kol and Christy are sitting on the porch, enjoying the warm breeze.

"Luna and Trinity are having fun with Fawkes and Meek Meerkat." Rebekah said.

"Yeah, Fawkes and Meek Meerkat are keeping Luna and Trinity occupied." Christy said, sitting on the steps.

Suddenly, Cyrus and Ismene teleports in golden dust with a Manila envelope.

"Hello, everyone." Ismene greeted the Mikaelson's.

"Hello." Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Freya greeted both Cyrus and Ismene.

Cyrus, Ismene and Christy exchange looks at each other.

"Hello, Niecey." Cyrus greeted Christy.

"Hi, Uncle Cyrus. Auntie Ismene." Christy greeted back her Uncle and Auntie.

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Now, in the living room, Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Mathias, Freya, Kol has joined Cyrus and Ismene with Christy.

"What's going on, you guys?" Christy asked her Uncle Cyrus and Auntie Ismene, sitting on the three seat sofa.

Cyrus hands Christy the Manila envelope. And she gently takes it in her hand.

Christy opens the Manila envelope and gently pulls out a photo of the husband and wife menacing duo, Takeshi and Zoi.

"Takeshi and Zoi." Christy said.

"They've been secretly smuggling drugs and stolen technology into their town. Hi-tech technology." Ismene tells Christy.

"Shit." Christy said. "Who else knows of this?"

"Zenith and Hagarth volunteered and also Chandrelle." Cyrus tells Christy.

"Chandrelle told me that she's gonna need my help with something." Christy said to both Cyrus and Ismene. "Takeshi and Zoi aren't to be messed with."

"We know. The private charter departs this evening." Ismene said.

Christy ponders to herself. "I'll be there at the hangar this evening."

"You said you were pondering about putting away your sword, Christiana." Cyrus reminded.

"I know, and I've been thinking about it." Christy said.

"Christy's right." Klaus said, slowly walks up behind the sofa and gently puts his hand on her shoulder. "We'll always support her with her mission tasks."

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other. Cyrus, Ismene and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

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Later on that day, after Cyrus and Ismene teleported back to the home island of Mount Orasani, Christy slowly up to Luna, Trinity and Nikole sitting at the picnic table and sits with them.

"Hey, guys." Christy greeted.

"Hey, Mom." Luna greeted. "Mr. Cyrus and Mrs. Ismene were here."

"Yeah, I have to do a mission task. I'm gonna leave this evening and come back tonight." Christy said.

"Okay." Nikole said.

"And when I come back, we're making naan pizza." Christy said.

"Sounds good." Nikole said.

Christy, Luna, Trinity and Nikole exchange small smiles at each other.

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ANA'S APARTMENT

That afternoon, Christy is looking around at the living room. She looks at the fireplace and sees a few picture frames of Elijah and Ana small smiles.

"When Elijah and I were in Manosque, France together, he wasn't himself." Ana said, pouring bourbon in two small drinking glasses. "I encountered him in a bar, playing piano. He wasn't wearing his usual suit."

"Elijah loved Hayley. And she died, he wasn't himself. I don't blame him." Christy said.

"Me neither." Ana said, slowly walks over to Christy and hands her a small drinking glass of bourbon.

Christy gently takes the small glass of bourbon from Ana. "Do you love him? Elijah?"

"I do." Ana replied.

"But a part of you is worried that he may not love you as he loved Hayley." Christy said, taking a swig of her bourbon.

"To be honest, yeah." Ana said to Christy. "Elijah has Hayley in his heart. I get it."

"But you're not gonna romantically be with him until he's ready to move on." Christy said.

"Yeah, okay then, enough with Elijah, you didn't just come here to my apartment to make small chitchat, so, what's going on with you?" Ana asked.

Christy walks over to the sofa and sits down on it and shows Ana a book. "This book has everything you want to know about Mount Orasani and the Elder Gods and Goddesses."

Ana walks over to Christy and sits down on the sofa beside her. "Everything?"

"Everything." Christy said to Ana. "I have to leave. I have to do something."

"Alright." Ana said.

Christy drinks her bourbon in one gulp and gently sets down her emptied small drinking glass.

"I'll see you around, Ana." Christy said, getting up and walks away.

"You too." Ana said.

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HANGAR

That evening, Christy arrives with her duffle bag. She, along with Zenith, Hagarth and Chandrelle.

"Hey, guys." Christy said.

Zenith, Hagarth and Chandrelle looks at Christy.

"Hi, Christiana." Chandrelle greeted her, but senses something off. "Are you alright?"

"I don't know." Christy said.

"You're having second thoughts about this mission task, aren't you?" Zenith asked.

"Maybe, and somehow, I just don't want to do this." Christy said.

"It's alright, kiddo. We understand." Hagarth said with a small smile.

"Yeah, we understand." Chandrelle said.

"We'll contact you when we return." Zenith said.

"Okay." Christy said, and teleports away in golden dust.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Christy walks inside the courtyard of the Mikaelson Compound.

"Mom?" Trinity said.

Christy looks at Klaus, Luna and Trinity sitting on the sofa.

"That was fast." Luna said.

"I didn't go on the mission task with Zenith, Hagarth and Chandrelle." Christy said, gently setting down her duffle bag on the sofa.

"Really?" Luna said, surprised.

"Yeah." Christy said.

"What changed your mind, Love?" Klaus asked her.

"I... just couldn't do it." Christy replied, sitting in a sofa chair.

Klaus small smiles to himself, understanding.

Christy's phone buzzes in her jeans pocket. She pulls out her phone and looks at it.

Callahan

Christy answers her phone. "Hey, Callahan. What's up?"

"I just wanted to say thank you for saving my life from the Daemonite thing." Callahan thanked on the phone.

"You're welcome." Christy said.

"I have to go, but I'll see you around." Callahan said.

"You too." Christy said, and hangs up her phone.

Christy's phone buzzes again and she looks at it.

Thalia

Christy answers her phone. "Hey, Thalia. Is there any update on the ancient chamber?"

"Yeah, and there's something else." Thalia said on the phone.

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Minutes later, Thalia had arrived at the Mikaelson Compound with a few ancient cuneiform tablets.

"You found these ancient cuneiform tables inside the ancient chamber?" Christy asked.

"Yeah. But the thing is, Christy, the ancient chamber is corrupted somehow." Thalia said.

"Corrupted how?" Klaus asked.

"Like the ancient chamber itself is evil." Thalia said.

"Yeah. And Christy, you and I both know that the Elder Gods and Goddess created the ancient chamber." Thalia said.

"But someone corrupted it." Christy said.

Klaus, Christy and Thalia exchange looks at each other.

"We need to talk to Persephone about this ancient cuneiform tablet." Christy said.

Christy pulls out her phone from her jeans pocket and dials Ana's phone.

"Christy? Aren't you on your mission task thing?" Ana asked on the phone.

"Nope. I had changed of mind, but anyhoo, but can you meet me at the Lafayette Cemetery in the morning?" Christy asked.

"Yeah, sure." Ana replied.

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Christy slowly inside Klaus's and hers room, she looks at the canvas paintings laying around on the table and recognizes a few.

One is a canvas painting of her wearing her beige and pink halter top lounge gown gently leaning sideways on the granite balcony railing by the waterfall.

Another one is a canvas painting of her wearing her picnic dress, gently sitting on the picnic blanket in the meadows.

And a recently canvas painting is of her wearing her light blue halter nightdress gently leaning backwards on the balcony railing of the homestead safe-house.

Christy small smiles to herself as Klaus slowly walks inside their room.

"I see you've found my canvas paintings." Klaus said.

Christy glances at her husband with a small smile. "You really love painting me, don't you?"

"I do, and I also have other paintings as well..." Klaus replied, trailed off, slowly walks up beside her and looks at his canvas paintings of her. "... but you, Love, you've become my beguiling muse."

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

"You know, Mount Orasani has an art gallery, you could put up your canvas painting there. I'm sure everyone will love your paintings." Christy suggested.

Klaus becomes intrigued. "I'll think about it. I'm gonna take a walk."

"Alright." Christy said.

And Klaus walks away.

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Minutes after, Christy is reclining on the sofa, reading a book on her Kindle. Her phone buzzes in her jeans pocket. She pulls out her phone and looks at it.

Klaus

Christy answers her phone. "Hey, Klaus."

"Hi, Love. What would happen if a person encounters a Daemonite?" Klaus asked on the phone.

"The Daemonite scratches them with their claws. The claws are poisonous. Christy told him. "Why do you asks?"

"Because a Daemonite came out of nowhere and scratched me." Klaus told her.

"Come home right now." Christy told him, becoming worried.

"I'm on my way." Klaus said, and hangs up his phone.

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