- Third POV -

MIKAELSON
COMPOUND The next day, in Klaus's and Christy's sunny room, Klaus paints on his canvas. He looks at a picture frame of himself and Christy small smiles on Christy's dresser.

He's been calling her, but she doesn't reply. No text messages from her either.

Unable to paint with a dark cloud hovering over him, Klaus puts away his painting materials and walks away.

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THE FRENCH QUARTER

Now, out and about, Klaus walks on the sidewalk. He suddenly, stops upon feeling like he's being watched.

Klaus turns around to look behind him. No one is there. He then, looks across the road and sees an old enemy from his sire-line, Gaspar Cortez. A vampire.

A trolley drives by and Gaspar is gone.

Klaus becomes bewildered and walks back to the compound.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

After Klaus returned back home, he's in the study with Elijah and Freya. Klaus is gently leaning backwards against the desk.

"Gaspar Cortez. I saw him." Klaus said.

"Isn't he dead?" Freya said, sitting on the sofa.

"Or unless, Marcalos resurrected him." Elijah said, sitting in a armchair.

"Marcalos has a knack for resurrecting people from the dead." Klaus said. "But I am certain that the Underworld Elder God has also resurrected Gaspar's father and brothers as well."

"What if Marcalos didn't resurrect Gasper's father and brothers?" Elijah said. "He could've just resurrected Gaspar."

"And he has 24 hours." Klaus said.

"We don't know where he is. He could be anywhere in New Orleans." Elijah said.

"You two handle Gasper, I have to meet Vincent at the Lafayette Cemetery." Freya said and walks away.

Klaus and Elijah exchange looks at each other and Klaus looks away.

"Have you heard anything from Christy?" Elijah asked.

"Not since, she left for usual Mount Orasani business." Klaus said.

"What did you do this time?" Elijah asked.

"I should've kept my mouth shut, but instead, I said something idiotic." Klaus said.

"Christy will contact you when she's ready." Elijah said.

"And if she doesn't?" Klaus asked.

"Then, don't give up, Niklaus." Elijah said. "You and Christy has had tense quarrels before and almost separated, but the two of you will make amends."

Klaus and Elijah exchange looks at each other. Elijah gets up and walks up next to Klaus and gently puts a hand on his shoulders.

"For right now, we must deal with our enemy, Gaspar Cortez before he gets an opportunity." Elijah said.

Elijah gently removes his hand from Klaus's shoulder and walks away.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI -- PALACE THRONE ROOM

Later that day, the throne room double doors opens, and Klaus slowly walks inside with an Orasanian Guardsman.

"Is Christy here?" Klaus asked.

"She is not here, Sir Klaus." The Orasanian Guardswoman said.

"Who is it?" The Elder God, Ismene, asked, slowly walks inside the throne room, wearing her usual armor gown dress. She looks at Klaus.

"It is Sir Klaus Mikaelson, Your Highness." The Orasanian Guardsman told her. "He asked for his beloved, Christiana."

Ismene looks at Klaus. "Christiana is on an errand."

"I understand." Klaus said. "I just wanted to come by and see her."

"I will tell her for you, Klaus. Despite the tension, she still has you in her heart." Ismene said.

"Thanks." Klaus said and bows at Ismene.

Ismene gently nods at him and slowly walks away.

Klaus exits the throne room and he sighs to himself, taking out the octagon shaped teleporter device. He opens a portal and walks through it. The portal closes behind him.

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- Third POV -

At the FRENCH QUARTER CAFÉ, Gaspar Cortez is sitting at a table with his plate of food.

Klaus approaches and sits down at the table across from him. "Gaspar Cortez."

"Klaus Mikaelson." said Gaspar with a straight face. "How has life been with you?"

"My life is fine, thanks for asking." Klaus said. "Yours, however, doesn't have much time, considering you've been given 24 hours."

"And I'm certain that it will please you to watch me burst into flames." Gaspar said. "You have no idea what I have in store for you, Klaus."

"Bring it on, then, I'm in a mood for a fight." Klaus said.

"I'm sure you are. But you're not gonna kill me in broad daylight, are you?" Gaspar said.

"Can't say, I am tempted." Klaus said.

"But take a look around you." Gaspar said.

Klaus looks around at the human men and women sitting at their tables with their plates of food and drinks, conversing with each other.

"Now, if you kill me right now, it will look like murder to the humans and the human world will label you as a killer." Gaspar said.

"The humans are mortals and they remain unaware not knowing of us supernatural creatures that walks among them." Klaus said.

"But let's say if the humans were to find out about us supernatural creatures, they will react with fear." Gaspar said.

"Why are we discussing about humans?" Klaus asked.

"If we're not careful, they can become our enemy, but also they can be used as pawns in our schemes." Gaspar Cortez said.

Klaus and Gaspar exchange tense looks at each other.

"Enjoy your last meal, Gaspar. I don't want you to go up in flames." Klaus said, getting up and walks away.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI -- DESERT WASTELAND

That late afternoon, Christy is with Dementrio, Theseus and with a small group of Orasanian imperial battalion.

{Christy Stillsuit Outfit}

After collecting some salt crystals and puts them in her vials, Christy slowly walks over to Demetrio.

"I've collected the salt samples, you can take them to Caicos." Christy said, talking through her breather mask.

"Yes, Milady." Dementrio said, through his breather mask and walks away with the vial rack, walking over to the eXOL aerial helicopter.

With a pair of binoculars, Christy looks around at the desert wasteland itself.

"Christiana? We're ready to go." Theseus said.

Christy lowers the binoculars and looks at Theseus. "Alright."

Theseus and Christy walks back to the eXOL aerial helicopter with everyone and the driver flies away.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI -- THRONE ROOM

Christy walks into the throne room and the double doors closes.

Christy gently takes off her breather mask, leaving her nosepiece in her nose.

Christy and Ismene exchange looks at each other.

"You wanted to see me, Aunt Ismene." Christy said.

"Yes, of course, your beloved, Klaus, was here." Ismene tells her niece.

"What the hell did he want?" Christy asked with an attitude.

"He came by and wanted to see you. I told him I sent you on an errand." Ismene said. "I can sense the issues in your marriage."

"Aunt Ismene." Christy said.

"Speak with him, Christiana." Ismene said and slowly walks up to her. "But I am concerned that if you do, things will not go so well."

Aunt Ismene and Christy exchange glum looks at each other.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Later that late afternoon, Klaus is reclining on the bed, drawing in his sketchbook. Christy slowly walks inside Klaus's and hers room.

{Christy Outfit}

Klaus and Christy exchange looks at each other, but doesn't say anything to each other in that moment.

Christy slowly walks up to the bed and gently sits down on the edge of the bed.

"Did you complete your errand?" Klaus asked, still drawing in his sketchbook.

"I did." Christy tells him and notices the half-painted canvas. "You didn't finish your painting."

"I haven't been motivated to finish." Klaus said. "I am sorry about what I said about Bassea. I know how much you care for her."

"What's been going on here?" Christy asked.

"It's complicated." Klaus said.

Christy turns her body around to look at him. "How complicated?"

Klaus stops drawing in his sketchbook and closes it and looks at her. "Marcalos has resurrected another old enemy from my past. A vengeful vampire named Gaspar Cortez."

"Oh my gosh." Christy said. "Are you fucking kidding me, Niklaus?"

"I have it handled." Klaus said.

"Yeah, I'm sure you do." Christy said with an attitude. "You have so many enemies knocking at your door."

"Christy? We've talked about this." Klaus said.

"I know we did, but whenever Marcalos resurrects someone from your past, things tend to get dangerous. And I don't want our daughters around when it happens." Christy said.

Klaus gets up and looks at Christy. "What are you saying?"

"I'm taking our kids with me to Mount Orasani for a while." Christy said.

"You can't take our daughters away from me." Klaus said.

"The hell I can." Christy said.

"If this is about what I said about Bassea naming her as a charity case, I apologized for that." Klaus said.

"This isn't about Bassea, this is about you." Christy said.

Klaus just looks at her, bewildered.

"Don't you get it, Niklaus? The reason why you have so many enemies is because you made them. Maybe, if you haven't been such a pompous mean asshole, you wouldn't have so many enemies, but you being you, you did." Christy argued.

An annoyed Klaus walks up to Christy. "You have absolutely no idea what it was like for me growing up with Mikael and Esther. The pain he inflicted upon me. The shame. And here you are, you think you're so innocent and pure, when you have a dark alter ego just waiting to re-emerge." He argued back at her.

"At least, I have my darkness under control. What about you?" Christy tells him with her eyes glow red in anger. "You can't go on in your life without Elijah holding your hand."

Klaus looks at Christy, shocked, and she just looks at him with her eyes glow red in anger.

"You can handle Gasper Cortez all you want. I don't really care anymore. Just because your life is fucked up, doesn't mean you can go around being mean to everyone around you. You're so paranoid about everything and everyone. You want power and to control things. You want to be the Mad King that everyone fears and hates. You want the supernatural community to hate you, they already do because of your reputation. But underneath, all of your mean demeanor, is a scared weak little boy that's afraid of being abandoned and alone. And if you die, the supernatural community will celebrate because they don't have to be so worried about the Original Hybrid monster. You will never change. Ever. You're not the man that I fell in love with, Niklaus. You're nothing but a fake."

Klaus looks at Christy, dejectedly.

"I'm taking the kids with me and if it's not a life and death situation, don't call me. I'm done helping you." Christy told him with a glum expression on her face and her eyes return back to normal green eyes and she walks away, gently bumping his shoulder with hers.

Klaus sits down on the floor, sitting upright against the bed.

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