"What's up assholes and dickheads? Hey, dad!" Margot said excitedly as she walked inside the boarding house.

She had left for a few days, wanting to go back to New York and get her belongings. She also wanted to tie up some loose ends, one of those being Brie, her ex-girlfriend.

"Is uh is Brie Hughes here?" She asked as she walked inside the law firm.

A secretary stared at her, "Do you have an appointment?"

"An appointment? No, I don't have an appointment but that isn't what I asked. Is she here or not?"

The woman looked at her, "Please calm down, miss."

"I am calm. I'm just in a bit of a hurry. She's- Just tell her Margot Salvatore is here."

She nodded as she held a phone to her ear. One a few minutes later, she came walking down in all her glory. "Hey, Mar."

"Hey, Brie."

They had spent a few more days together than Margot had planned, saying their goodbyes in their own special way which involved Margot with her head between the woman's thighs but that was beside the point.

She was done with New York. She had moved on. And so had Brie.

"Rose is dead, Caroline was kidnapped by the werewolves, Elijah is daggered, Isobel killed herself in front of Elena and Katherine is dead," Stefan said in reply.

"Oh... I brought pizza."

"Great, I'm starving."

— — —

"Who is this guy? Safari Sam?" A man asked rhetorically as he looked through Alaric's closet. He sighed before pulling out two shirts and holding them in front of a woman who was tied down to a chair. "Okay, bad or badder?"

"The dark colours suit you better," She answered as she gripped onto the chair.

"Oh, thank you, honey. Okay, pop quiz. The dagger and whiteash are in the Salvatore's possession?"

"The dagger was used to kill Elijah. You'll find him in the basement of the boarding house."

He nodded as he put on his jacket, "Okay, that dagger needs to stay exactly where it is. The last thing I need to do is resurrect Elijah. That guy is a buzzkill."

"And don't forget you are on the outs with your girlfriend Jenna."

He sighed, "Right, Elena's aunt. For uh all the lies about Isobel."

"That's it."

'Alaric' smiled as he walked closer to her before he placed his hand on her neck, playing with a strand of her hair causing her to jump. "Oh, so jumpy."
"Please just kill me. I've told you everything that I know."

"Everything? Then tell me why I've not heard a word about Margot Salvatore?"

The woman stared at the floor only for her face to be lifted to meet his eyes, "Tell me about her."

"She's a siphoner," She said, her voice forced as he compelled her. "Her dad used to abuse her- he kept her in a basement until she was 15; that was when Stefan found her. Stefan raised her, he's practically her dad."

"What else?"

"She left town a few days ago... maybe even a week ago, I don't know, you kidnapped me, remember? Just kill me Klaus and be done with it."

"And show you kindness? I've searched for you for over 500 years. Your death is going to last at least half that long. Now," He paused as he pulled out a knife from his pocket, "I want you to take this knife... and stab yourself."

She stared at him cautiously but took the knife nonetheless before stabbing it into her thigh. She screamed as the knife ripped through her muscle.

"Now, take it out."

She grunted as she pulled the knife out, the wound immediately healing.

"Now, while I'm gone, I want you to do that over and over and over again. And if you get bored, switch legs."

He moved to walk away but before he could she stopped him, "Where are you going?"

"I'm gonna go lay eyes on my precious doppelganger... Oh, don't look so glum, Katerina. The fun is just beginning."

— — —

Margot stood by Stefan and Damon on the porch as Elena signed the ownership papers inside the house.

"You really think Bonnie can take on Klaus?" Damon asked as he leaned against the stone wall

"She said she could channel enough witch's power to kill him. Elijah thought that would work and he was an Original, so..."

"We just need to find him," Margot finished as she took a sip of her iced coffee. She had an addiction to it, sue her.

"Could one of you do one of those witch tracking spells?" Asked Damon though Margot quickly shook her head, "Not without something that belongs to Klaus."

"Do you think he killed her?"

As Stefan nodded, Margot shook her head, "He's been looking for her for over 500 years. I don't think he'd let her off that easily... I wouldn't."

Suddenly the door opened and out came Elena and the lawyer. "Thank you, Mr. Henry," She said as the lawyer walked away.

Margot smiled at the girl before walking inside, immediately going to make more coffee. As she walked back inside the parlour, she obnoxiously sipped at the drink.

Stefan glanced at the girl before turning back to face Elena only to see her putting on her jacket, Bonnie by her side. "Wait, where are you going?"

"To school."

The three Salvatores stared at them with a similar look of 'what the fuck?' on their faces, "No, no, no. We didn't create a safe house for you to leave it."

Stefan nodded at his brother's words, "Yeah, guys, Klaus is out there. We know that."

"Right. But where?" Elena retaliated, "No one knows. Look, I really appreciate what you guys are doing. And I'll be able to sleep at night knowing that I'll be safe here, but I'm not going to be a prisoner."

"Your way, Elena," Said Damon as he moved to sit on the couch, a careless expression on his face.

"Don't worry, I'm ready. If he shows his face, I can take him. I know how," Bonnie reassured as she and Elena linked arms.

"The way I see it, next to Bonnie is the safest place that I can be. Come on."

As the two women walked out, Margot and Damon sent Stefan a look causing him to sigh, "Wait, um, coming."

— — —

"Klaus made an appearance at the high school today," Stefan announced as he walked inside the kitchen where Margot was teaching Damon how to bake.

The pair looked over to him, their faces covered in flour, eggs spilt on the floor while batter covered the cupboards. "Oh?"

Stefan would have laughed if they were under different circumstances. He glanced down at Damon's hand before a frown appeared on his face, "Are you burnt?"

Damon blushed bashfully, "Margot told me to brown the butter... She said it was easy."

"It is! All you have to do is wait until it is golden brown and then you let it cool. It is the easiest step!"

"She's right, Damon. Even I can do it," Stefan teased as he watched Margot pull out a batch of her special chocolate chip cookies. "I made your favourite, dad."

His heart skipped a beat. He still wasn't used to her calling him that but every time she did his heart got all warm and gushy. "Thank you, sweetheart. Now, bring those into the parlour and remember to turn off the oven this time... The fire department already knows us by name."

Margot chuckles as she flips the switch on the oven, "There."

"Now that I'm thinking about it, I think our little Margot had a thing for one of the firefighters," Damon said in a teasing tone earning a throat punch. He was thrown into a coughing fit by the act while Margot and Stefan laughed.

Stefan stared at her pridefully before helping her put the cookies on a tray and leading her and Damon into the parlour where Elena and Bonnie sat.

"So, we go to the dance and find him and find him," Damon said in a raspy voice after Elena told him that Klaus said 'he'll be at the dance'.

"How are we gonna do that? We don't know what he looks like," Stefan questioned.

"Something tells me he's not going to be sixteen and pimply."

"He could be anywhere at any time. He compelled somebody at school," Stefan warned as he moved to sit next to Margot, glancing at Elena, "I guess it's not as safe as you guys thought, huh?"

Margot almost laughed at Stefan's words as 'Alaric' walked inside the house, "There you are," Damon said, acknowledging the history teacher's appearance.

"Sorry I'm late," He answered as he scoured the room, his eyes stopping on Margot for a second before looking back at Damon.

"Hey, I need you to put me down as a chaperone at the dance tonight. Margot too because apparently, she doesn't go to high school anymore. Klaus made his first move."

Elena crossed her arms, "Okay, so we found him and then what, hmm? What's our plan of attack?"

"Me," Bonnie said, "I'm the plan. He has no idea how much power I can channel. If you can find him, I can kill him. And plan b is Margot."

Margot sighed. She didn't know why she couldn't just take him down. She didn't know why they were having Bonnie risk her life when she could do the job in a heartbeat.

"That's not going to be that easy. I mean, he is the biggest, baddest vampire around."

"Alaric has a point. I mean, what if he..." he passed as he rushed at Bonnie only for his body to be thrown against the room.

"Well, I was impressed," Commented Stefan as Margot layed down on his lap, staring at the ceiling.

"It doesn't matter if he's an Original. I can take down anyone who comes at me. I can kill him, Elena. I know I can. Margot's been teaching me all she knows."

— — —

Margot hated the sixties. The clothing, the people. The only thing she didn't hate about it was the music, but even that was pushing it.

Now she stood in a rainbow long-sleeve top with a brown overall skirt with black sheer tights and knee-high boots. The outfit was itchy and old. It was part of the Salvatore collection that was boxed up in the basement for decades.

"Are you guys ready to do this?" Stefan asked as he and Margot approached Elena and Bonnie.

Before they could answer, Dana, a girl in Elena's class, spoke through one of the microphones, "Thanks for being here, everybody. We have a special shout-out tonight. This is for Margot. From Klaus.

Margot rolled her eyes. He could have at least picked a decent song. She hated this one.

"That was a lame, cheap shot. He's just trying to bait us," Damon reassured as he walked over, rubbing his hands along Margot's arms.

Elena glanced around the room, "I know everyone here."

"Maybe he's not here. Just wants us to believe that he is."

"It's a party, people. Blend. Let him come to us," Damon said as he twirled Margot, earning a smile from the girl. "There's Ric. Maggs and I will be back."

"Special dedication, huh? This guy's a little twisted," Said 'Alaric' as Margot and Damon approached him.

"I'm not impressed. Neither is Maggs. She hates this song," Damon said as he took a sip of the punch only to spit it back into the cup. Someone had spiked it with cheap liquor.

"No?" He asked with a disappointed look.

"Let me know if you see anything out of whack," Damon said before walking off, leaving Margot with the teacher.

"How are you doing with all of this?" He asked, looking down at the girl.

"Oh, I'm fine," She answered casually as she pulled out a flask. She had stolen it from Damon's room before they left.

"You aren't scared? He did a whole dedication just to you."

"I don't get scared anymore, Ric. My father made sure of that. Now if you'll excuse me, I see a pretty girl who I'd like to take home tonight."

'Alaric' stood in slight shock as he watched the girl go over to a redhead, whispering incoherent words in her ear earning a bright red blush and a nod.

She glanced back at 'Alaric' before sending him a wink as she twirled the girl earning giggles.

His glass shattered in his hand. Blood dripped to the floor as glass stabbed into his skin. He didn't even feel it as he watched Margot dance with the redhead.

— — —

Margot had been on the teacher's desk in the science class, the redhead between her thighs when Elena ran inside.

"Shit! Sorry!" She yelled as she covered her eyes earning a smirk from Margot. "Um- Klaus is here... He has Bonnie."

"I'll be out in a minute," She answered as she glanced down at the girl who she now knew was named Natasha. "I'll meet you in a few hours?"

She smiled bashfully, "Have fun with whoever this Klaus is... not too much though, I don't want you all worn out."

Margot hopped off the desk, pulling her skirt back down as she walked out, meeting Elena at the doorway who sent her a look, "Really, Mags?"

"What? She's pretty. Now, where is the asshole?"

"Cafeteria. He's in Alaric's body. He's possessing it or something," She explained before glancing at the girl, "Your um- Your hair is all messy."

The siphoner smiled as she patted it down, "I must have done well then."

"Jesus."

"I'm kidding... I'm not but go find Stefan and stay with him. I'll go help the little witch."

Elena stared at her gratefully, "Thank you, Margot."

"It's what friends are for. Now go."

— — —

When Margot reached the cafeteria the doors were spelled shut causing her to groan. Before she could siphon the spell though, Damon came running, "Don't Margot."

"Why the hell not? She's going to die."

"I know," He whispered. "But she's going to wake up, so I need you not to do anything."

"They're going to be suspicious if I don't," She answered.

He sighed, "You're right. Do you mind if I compel you?"

"To do what?"

"Sleep. Just for an hour. I'll tell them it was Klaus."

"He can't compel in Alaric's body though."

"They don't know that."

She sighed but nodded, giving him permission and only seconds later she was laying in a classroom on one of the desks.

(Because she is only a siphoner we are going to say she can be compelled)

An hour later Margot sat up before walking out of the classroom only to hear Elena's screams. "No! Oh! Bonnie! Bonnie, Bonnie! Bonnie! Hey, hey. Stefan, she's not breathing!"

The siphoner sighed as she walked inside the cafeteria, painting a sad expression on her face as she stared down at the 'dead' witch.

"Stefan! Stefan, I can't find her pulse! Stefan! Do something, please! Stefan, please! Just give her blood, do something, please! Margot! Margot, can you do a spell?"

Stefan stared at her with tear-filled eyes, "It's too late. I'm sorry."

She shook her head in disbelief as tears streamed down her face, "No! No. No, no, no, no, no! Bonnie! Bonnie, please, no! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!"

Damon slowly walked in behind Margot, "Stefan, get Elena out of here. Maggs and I will deal with the body."

"What do you mean, deal with it?" The doppelganger snapped.

"The sheriff can't know about this. The last thing we need is another mysterious death," Damon explained as he and Margot walked closer.

"This is Bonnie! How could you Margot? You were her friend!"

The siphoner stared at Stefan, ignoring the girl, "Get her home. Now. So we can clean this up."

He nodded, trusting his daughter's logic before picking up Elena and taking her out of the room. Only a minute later, Jeremy came running in, "Damon! Margot! Hey, I got your message, I can't find anyone. Where's Elena, where's Bon- Oh my god."

"She's fine," Margot explained as she lifted the girl up. "She's going to wake up in a bit. We need you to take her somewhere Klaus won't find her."

The Gilbert boy nodded, still slightly confused as he took Bonnie in his arms, "Ok... I think I know a place."

"Text me where it is when you get there."

— — —

As soon as Damon and Margot walked inside the boarding house they were yelled at.

"What did you do with her?!" Elena screamed, her eyes still full with tears.

Damon looked at Stefan, "Will you please calm her down?"

"Don't talk like I'm not standing right in front of you," She yelled before Stefan could say anything. "You knew! Didn't you? You knew that if she harnessed all that power, that she would die, didn't you?"

Damon sighed, "Yes. Yes, I knew."

She raised her hand in an attempt to slap him only for him to catch it, holding it in place as he spoke up, "You need to listen to me, and prepare for what I'm about to say. Bonnie had to die. Klaus using Alaric's body was a total surprise. She wasn't prepared for that. And he wasn't going to stop, and we weren't going to be able to stop him until he knew she was dead. He had to believe it. She cast a spell. Bonnie's okay."

A/N

And so they meet

Extra Cast

Brie Hughes