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NARRATOR: Previously on The Originals:

I assume I have the misfortune of speaking to my mother.

I have come to heal our family.

She'd prefer to place us all in new bodies.

Take the body of a mortal. We can all be happy again.

- It is time you bring Camille in. - There's no need for this.

My sons have taken quite the liking to you.

[SPEAKING INCANTATION]

Proud werewolves on a witch's leash.

I hope those rings you're wearing are worth it.

You're gonna like me, Davina Claire.

And I'll let you pretend awhile that you don't already.

ESTHER: When he wakes, he'll make his decision.

You declared war when you came after my family.

You don't understand.

Slap them on a witch. They can't do magic as long as they're on.

Kidnapping, it's a rather unpleasant way to begin a family reunion.

Well, wait until you see how we end it.

[CHILDREN LAUGHING]

KLAUS: We arrive into this world as innocents.

Wide-eyed, vulnerable.

It is the job of our parents to nurture and protect us.

Unfortunately, our own parents failed miserably...

...at even the most basic of parental tasks.

But we are not beholden to the past they created for us.

Today, a new future awaits.

Forget your animosity toward Elijah and myself.

Instead, join us against she who truly deserves your ire.

Our mother.

Do this, and we will welcome you with open arms.

Well...

But if you continue to oppose us...

...a denial of pastries will be the least of your concerns.

If all you wanted was my allegiance against mother dearest, you should've said so.

Saved me a night shackled to the wall.

Yes, this was Niklaus.

My recommendation was to remove your limbs one by one until you comply.

We've no desire to torture you...

...provided you vow to stand beside us as brothers.

"Brothers."

Does that word even apply to us after all these centuries of betrayal?

And is loyalty to you ever really rewarded?

If so, tell me, Niklaus, where is our sister Rebekah?

She was blindly loyal to you for 1000 years, and now nowhere to be found.

Where did our sister go?

And how did she escape your vile machinations?

[SCOFFS]

You think me vile?

Well, what then do you make of the one who cursed us?

She was trying to make you mortal again.

That you both refused her...

...only proves how far you've fallen.

But I expect Rebekah will have a different response to her proposal.

See, unlike the two of you, she always did cling to her humanity.

Rebekah's off limits to you. You pursue her and you will suffer.

Do not let him goad you, Elijah. Neither he nor Esther will find Rebekah...

...unless she wants to be found, and she does not.

Esther is quite determined.

She's been searching for Rebekah since the day she returned.

I imagine it's only a matter of time.

I enjoy a good bloodletting as much as anyone...

...but our brothers have power, as well as knowledge of Esther's plans.

We need them alive.

Can you imagine what they would do to Rebekah? To Hope?

Rebekah has been cloaked by powerful magic.

Focus on the task at hand.

- We need to persuade our brothers. - I'm through with persuasion.

Has the Earth shifted on its axis?

You needing restraint from me.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

It's me. I have the baby and we're on the run. Esther found us.

We're safe for now. I've lost her bloody starlings, but I have no idea where to go.

Tell her to head west. I'll call Hayley.

Do not tell Hayley. Esther's too smart for that.

The only advantage that we have is that she thinks the baby died.

Text me with plans.

- Go. I'll take care of Kol and Finn. - Splendid.

In your hands, I assume they'll be dead by nightfall.

- I will show restraint. Hope needs her father. - What she needs...

What... What we need are allies to help us defeat our mother.

Finn and Kol must be turned to our side.

Without their help, there'll be nowhere for Hope to run.

- Klaus, your child... - I have waited months to see my daughter.

I can wait one more day.

Elijah.

Do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

I give you my word.

The wolves are freaking out. They know it must be an insider who took down Vincent...

...seeing as no one could've been near him. - Anybody suspect it was you?

Not yet. But they're gonna figure it out...

...which pretty much means I'm screwed unless we come up with a plan.

Call a meeting. The whole pack, tonight.

If they're so scared, how's the time to convince them they need to ditch Esther.

- She gave them moonlight rings. - Those rings make you slaves.

No, they make us powerful.

We were exiles before, now we run the city. Vampires are scared of us.

No one, including me, is gonna walk away from that...

Set the damn meeting.

So are you gonna work on a rousing speech or just get day-drunk?

Little bit of both.

Jack, it's 10 a.m.

You know, for months, I wrote down every single word Ansel said.

An entire history of our people.

If only I'd known he was Klaus' father, I would have asked him a hell of a lot more.

I was up all night looking through this trying to find something...

...anything, that'll help me figure out how to get our people back together.

Let me guess. No such luck.

Nothing viable.

And now Ansel's dead.

Along with Ollie. So forgive me if I need a beer...

...because right now I can use all the help I can get.

DAVINA: [screwed up, you guys.

I was with Kaleb last night and he took the White Oak Stake when I asleep.

I'm sorry. I never should've trusted him.

Kol doesn't have the stake, Klaus does.

Matter of fact, Klaus has Kol too.

Wha...? Well, how is that possible...?

D, I'm the one who took him.

I saw an opportunity, and I wasn't gonna pass it up.

And trust me, we are all safer this way.

Not Kaleb. Klaus will kill him.

His name isn't Kaleb, it's Kol.

And Klaus has had 1000 years to kill him and he hasn't.

So worry less about him and more about yourself.

All right, this guy is not your friend. He wants to use you to get his own way.

- You don't know him like I do. - I know him better than you do.

Now, I'm sorry I had to go behind your back.

And I hate lying to you, I really do. But believe me, this is for your own good.

I gotta take care of some business, all right? Stick with Josh.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Elijah's off his bloody rocker. We need to get out of here.

Are you gonna help me or what?

If you were clever, you'd recognize there's opportunity in our current circumstances.

Opportunity to what, get a beating?

Gentlemen, I apologize for keeping you waiting.

Good news is I've returned with an old friend, someone who wants to say hello.

Hello.

- How's it going, fellas? - Oh, you again.

You ever get bored of getting bullied by my brother?

Oh, I volunteered for this.

- Did you? - Yeah, the way I see it, you have it coming.

First, you mess with Davina.

Now I hear you wanna drag Rebekah into all this.

Uh-uh. Not happening.

I'd prefer you both to join me against our mother.

But I'll happily settle for one or the other. Either way, if you continue to defy me...

...your lives will be reduced to an unending sequence of agonizing torture.

So...

...which is it to be?

I gotta say, I'm gonna enjoy this.

Out of the whole twisted family, you... Sit down.

You were the one that I liked the least.

Yeah, well, there's a pretty young lady who disagrees with that opinion.

Then let me make myself perfectly clear. Go near Davina again...

...I cut off parts that you'd rather keep. - More threats, how bloody inventive.

Thing is Klaus needs me.

So that backs you into a corner, doesn't it?

Oh, until we get rid of your mom. I wonder what happens then.

Oh, Klaus might not need me when Mother's gone, but you might.

Come on, Marcel. You were king of the city once...

...you really think he's just gonna give it back to you?

[CHUCKLES]

You always got an angle, don't you?

You see, individually, we can't do anything, but together...

...wow, Klaus wouldn't stand a chance.

Probably not.

But then I'd have to trust you, and I don't.

At least with Klaus, I know exactly what I'm getting.

Well, I thought you had more fortitude, Marcellus.

You disappoint me.

Nobody cares for your opinion. Klaus just wants to know what you're up to.

Tell me everything. Maybe you get to live.

If not...

[YELLS]

For the record, yes, I knew what Marcel was up to.

- And you can hate me if you want to, but... - I don't hate you, Josh.

I'm just sick of worrying about you and Marcel.

And most of all, I am tired of Klaus always being in the middle of it.

- Every time I try to stand up to him... - It hasn't worked out so well.

Yeah.

Failure, party of two.

You seem to be doing all right.

Yeah. Except that every werewolf in town is trying to kill me.

Except for the super-hot one that I'm sort of dating...

...but that's got its own problem so...

It's kind of a Romeo-and-Romeo thing.

And how hot is this Romeo?

Well...

Pretty hot.

- Definitely worth the drama. Heh! - Yeah.

Invite him over.

Yeah, I wanna meet him.

Come on. Do it.

[HUMMING]

Do you think our mother is even the least bit concerned for your well-being?

She knows I don't need rescuing.

Mm? Eh...

You can toy with me all you want, Niklaus...

...but you've had innumerable opportunities to kill me.

But I didn't, did I?

Finn...

...I understand your devotion to her.

She must have clung to you with desperate need after our sister Freya died...

...making you believe it was your responsibility to care for her.

Always and forever. Hm?

A burden...

...which you accepted without question because you were a good son.

Small children lack the capacity to question their parents.

But you're a man now, Finn.

Is that the extent of your argument?

I'm a man now, so I should join your wretched cause?

Is it not better to join me than spend the remainder of your mortal life...

...aligned to a woman who always manipulated you?

Brother, I offer you the opportunity to free yourself.

Side with me, and I will give you the life she never once offered.

A chance to choose your own path.

The choice is yours, brother.

You wanna stop playing mountain man and explain why you kept this from me?

[SIGHS]

Why don't I jog your memory?

"The werewolves' power can be traced back to the myth of the Unification Ceremony...

...a ritual that bestowed certain unique abilities onto every member of the pack."

Do you believe this?

I didn't at first.

Then Ansel swore he saw it with his own eyes.

Then he dies and I find out he's resurrected from 1000 years ago...

...which means he was alive to see it.

How did I not know about this?

You didn't grow up out here. Every kid grows up hearing the stories.

Back in the day, werewolf bloodlines were all distinct.

Some had speed, some had strength, some could sense enemies miles away.

Now, to evolve we would perform a ritual.

A shaman would marry the alphas of each bloodline.

And then the special abilities of each would be inherited...

...mystically, by everyone who participated in the ritual.

See, after a few centuries, everybody had the same abilities...

...so alpha marriages became political. They became about power, about territory.

But I have a unique ability.

Because I'm a hybrid, I can control when I change.

So if this mystical marriage thing works...

...then our people get my power and they can ditch the rings.

Which means Esther no longer has a hold over them.

Jack, this is exactly the answer that we've been looking for.

Let's find a shaman, we'll say some vows. Hell, we'll make it a party.

It ain't just a party.

If the vows ain't honored, it doesn't work.

It's gotta be a real marriage in every way for the rest of our lives.

Are you up for that?

Didn't think so.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

[MOANS]

- Hayley. Hey, what's up? HALEY: I need a favor.

[SIGHS]

Are you sure you're okay?

Yeah. I must just be coming down with something.

Sorry to drag you out of bed for this.

Please, you just discovered an ancient marriage ritual...

...with drastic supernatural and personal implications.

The least I could do was get out of bed.

So this is everything I found in my uncle's files about werewolf ceremonies and rituals.

Mostly, it sounds like old folklore and fables.

But I'm guessing you're not here looking for some kind of proof.

I don't know what I'm looking for.

Not to pry, but does Jackson have any answers?

He doesn't even wanna talk about it.

He doesn't even wanna put me in this position.

He's a good, decent guy.

If those even exist anymore.

And I'm assuming he knows about Elijah?

Elijah and I've barely spoken since I became a hybrid.

- But still, he is... - Under your skin.

Ahem. Well, there's no right answer to this.

You have to figure out what's best for you. Think long and hard about your decision...

...because you're the one who's going to have to live with it.

No pressure.

Hey, what's that on your back?

[PANAMA'S "DESTROYER" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

Nice music. Girl's got taste.

Oh, please, that was my call.

She wanted Puccini.

[ALL LAUGHING]

You must be Aiden.

- Super cool, super handsome. - Werewolf traitor.

- Uh... - Heh.

I'm sorry, that was a dumb joke.

[DAVINA CHUCKLES]

Hey, I was gonna go order some food. Do you like Thai?

- Uh, sure. - Great.

- That wasn't planned at all, was it? - Nope.

Hey, you okay?

The werewolf traitor thing, is there more trouble with your pack people?

Guess we'll find out soon enough.

I actually called a meeting tonight for Hayley and Jackson...

...so one way or another it's all coming to a head.

You know, those people look up to you.

I mean, trust me, I've seen you in action. You're a badass.

[Scows]

So just go in there and tell them what's what.

- I'm not the alpha. - No, but Jackson is.

And the pack respects both of you.

So if you stand with him, they will listen.

One thing I learned from Marcel...

...loyalty sends a powerful message.

Hm.

And, hey, look, if you get nervous...

...or, like, need a vote of a confidence or whatever, just remember that, uh...

...I think you're pretty amazing.

- I'm a little surprised we don't hear clapping. - Yeah.

Hey, Davina. You can come down now.

Davina.

[SPEAKING INCANTATION]

[GASPING]

We can keep doing this as long as you want.

- Or... - Ah!

...I can kill you now and turn you into a brand-new baby vampire.

Go on, do it.

My mother's got plans for me, whether I like it or not.

If I die, she'll just pop me into another body.

Not that my family would care that much if the death was permanent.

MARCEL: What are you really up to?

Hm? And what's it got to do with Davina?

Heh! You're afraid I'm gonna break her little heart.

That's down right parental of you, Marcel.

Easy, Marcel. Easy.

Let's give Kol a little longer to decide before we lop off his head.

Comments like that, he already thinks that you don't care.

Is that so, brother?

You only daggered me a dozen times.

You always cared more for Marcel than you did for me.

I didn't realize I'd hurt your feelings.

Yeah, well, that's the thing of it, Nik.

You don't know squat about me.

But thanks to Marcel, I know all I need to.

You're desperate to be a part of this family, aren't you?

All of your mischief was just attempts for attention.

You know, the truth is, Kol, you're right to feel slighted.

I mean that, you're right.

But perhaps there's still time to make it up to you.

[CHATTERING]

Do you remember that late morning

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

When we found our first position

And every muscle rested

WOMAN [OVER PHONE]: You have reached the voice-mail box of...

The last time for first positions The last time you being mine

Tell me...

...has there been anyone out of the ordinary here today?

Just you.

- Oh! I'm so sorry. Let me... - it's quite all right.

Thank you.

Do you remember the scars I showed you The stories I told you

How I always said forever

ESTHER: I told you to clean yourself up.

[WHIMPERING]

If you were clean, no one would know where you are or what you've done.

So, brother...

...ready to embrace your new life of freedom?

I'm already free, brother.

You're aware our mother cares nothing for you?

Niklaus, I assure you, my mother loves me.

She loves all of her children.

You would not exist without her sacrifice.

Do you even know the truth?

That she was barren?

And she grew so desperate for a family that...

...she begged one of the most powerful witches for help. Her sister, Dahlia.

Of course, Dahlia's price was high.

She agreed to make our mother fertile, but in exchange...

...she sought the firstborn as sacrifice.

Having no other choice...

...our mother gave away our beloved Freya.

Our sister died of plague.

Esther gave her away.

Think about that.

The pain...

...the grief.

If what you say is true...

...then death is far too delicate a fate for her.

She loves us more than you realize.

And is love the reason she wanted my child dead?

She was trying to protect you from Dahlia's curse.

What curse?

Dahlia demanded the first born of every generation.

Had your child lived, she would have paid the price.

And if anyone had tried to protect her...

...Dahlia would come and destroy us all.

[HOPE comma]

ELIJAH: Look at you.

So big, so perfect.

I can't imagine the joy of spending every day with her.

- It's... - Quite lovely.

It feels so human.

Yes. Some would argue, the most human of experiences.

I know I have to give her back to Hayley when the time is right.

But she's made me realize how much I want that child of my own I know I can't have.

It's a lovely dream.

Unfortunately, it's one that's just beyond our reach...

...considering the curse of our existence.

It seems Esther's attacking with her usual fervor.

Yes, Mother tortured me for days with memories...

...I thought I'd buried long ago.

Then she made an offer...

...to make us all mortal again.

You see, sister, mother believes that by placing us in new bodies...

...we could then reclaim some kind of purity.

We can begin families of our own again.

And I have to confess, Rebekah...

...this invitation, however cruel the delivery, had a certain kind of...

...appeal

[HOPE WHIMPERING]

You needn't worry.

We're safe.

Looks like this little one needs her diaper changed.

Here, my love.

[GASPING]

KLAUS: I'm done leaving messages, Elijah.

To say that this is urgent would be a gross understatement.

We need to speak immediately.

[DISCONNECTS]

I was wondering whether you'd show up.

I'm afraid I'm not done torturing your darling Kol.

You best run along while you still can.

I'm not going anywhere, Klaus.

MARCEL: Whoa.

D, today is not the day.

Actually, I think it is.

[GRUNTS]

Looks like it's just you and me now.

I know you're angry...

...and scared.

But we are a pack no matter what.

You've been checked out for months. Why should we listen to you?

Because he's the alpha.

- You got a problem with that? - I wanna hear what Jackson has to say.

This is a pack meeting.

You're not one of us anymore.

No?

I am still a wolf.

And I don't need any magical rings to control when or how I change.

You want the same?

Then sit down, shut up and listen.

KLAUS: You forget yourself.

You're not as powerful as you once were, Harvest girl.

That doesn't mean I can't still kick your ass.

[GRUNTING]

[DAVINA SCREAMS AND GRUNTS]

[MOANING]

Such hubris...

...and from one who bleeds so easily.

You talk such a big game...

...but you couldn't even kill Mikael when you had the chance.

He was right about you, you know.

You're weak.

[SCREAMING]

[MOANS]

That's impressive.

What exactly did you do to him?

I channeled dark objects, turned my blood to poison.

How did you get free?

Long story. Better to ask, if he's not dead, what are you gonna do when he recovers?

We have an hour or less. Enough time to chain him, bleed him, dump him in the river.

A bit harsh, isn't it?

Since when do you care what happens to Klaus?

[MARCEL GASPS AND GROANS]

Kol is with us now.

We're gonna be going up against Esther, assuming Klaus is upright.

Look. Nik, he's a pain in the ass, but, well, she's a problem for us all.

Klaus is the problem.

- I don't give a damn what happens to Esther. - Yeah, well, I sure do.

Should I even ask?

- Cami, you should go. It's not safe. CAMI: No kidding.

I woke up with puncture wounds on my spine and no idea how they got there.

According to my uncle's files, they're part of this ancient spell.

I don't know about you guys, but when I see "ancient" and "spell" in the same sentence...

...I think Esther.

You all need help and you know it.

Now, whatever it is that you think of me...

...I was born a Crescent.

I'm the last of the Labonair line, which makes me an alpha.

Jackson is your alpha.

I don't know how many of you bought the story you grew up on, the Unification myth.

Well, it is all true.

[ALL MURMURING]

Which means...

...if Jackson and I get married...

...anyone with the guts to turn up to the ceremony...

...has as much control over their wolf form as I do.

- Hayley, what are you doing? - What needs to be done.

This isn't just about uniting our pack.

It's about forming a new community.

This ceremony will change everything for us.

It'll give us the strength we need to defend ourselves.

Then and only then...

...will we finally have peace.

The choice is yours.

Keep the rings and be somebody's bitch...

...or be part of the greatest pack that ever lived.

[ALL MURMURING]

I'm in.

KALEB: Yeah, that's Mom's work all right.

She must have wiped your memory.

Not the first time that's been done by a member of this family. What's it mean?

- It's a by-product of a preparation spell. - Preparation for what?

To make her a vessel.

He means Esther prepared your body for someone to jump into.

Likely herself. I mean, knowing Mother.

Where's Vincent?

[DOOR OPENS]

Why me, out of everyone in this city?

Because you're perfect.

Healthy, beautiful, smart...

...and alone.

Nobody would question any personality changes.

And as I discovered from my sessions, Niklaus would not allow you to be harmed.

Fix this.

- Do something to stop it. - I can't. Only my mother can.

I will step in front of a moving truck before I let your mother take over my body.

She wasn't preparing you for herself, Cami.

She was preparing you for Rebekah.

[HOPE WHIMPERING]

Well, she's all sorted and ready for an adventure.

Aren't you, my love?

It's difficult to believe we were all this innocent once.

We mustn't let the world ever hurt her.

You're right. We mustn't.

How long do I have?

Well, now that Esther knows where Rebekah's hiding, not long.

The only way to stop it is to stop her.

Then let's do this.

Marcel is a vampire, you both are powerful witches.

Esther is stronger than anything I've ever seen. We go up against her...

...we're gonna need Klaus.

No.

- No, we can do this without him. KALEB: I'm never gonna say this again...

...but Marcel's right. We do need the bastard.

Davina.

I know this is asking a lot, but please.

[SPEAKING INCANTATION]

[GASPING]

What did she do to me?

All you need to know is that I beat you, again.

And yet you relented.

You need me, don't you?

Did I really lose?

HAYLEY: I'm sorry I sprung that on you.

JACKSON: You know, I always thought it'd be me popping the question...

...instead of being the one put on the spot.

[CHUCKLES]

- Are you sure you wanna do this? - Are you?

Look, I know you're only doing this to help our people.

But I promise I will be a good husband to you.

Hayley Marshall, will you marry me?

[CHUCKLES]

No ring?

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

Quite nice of you, coming to my rescue like that.

Good thing you didn't actually steal the stake from me.

- Or I'd have been the one torturing you. - That mean you trust me now?

Provided you're not busy concocting a new paralytic to use against me...

...I'd like a word with my brother.

Well, to be honest, I can't stand being around you anyway.

For the record, didn't know a bloody thing about Mother's plan for Cami, I swear.

Well, I think I can judge for myself...

...which of her schemes she would entrust to you and which she would not.

I believe this was Finn's task.

And where, pray tell, is he now?

He's waiting uncomfortably for me to return and deliver his punishment.

Pass the beignets, would you?

It's only a matter of time before Mother gets bored of waiting for you to let us go.

- Thank you. - Well, Finn at least.

Don't expect she'd care if I never came home.

A mother cares for her children.

A monster does not.

Once you accept she is the latter, you'll stop expecting the former.

And despite what you might think, Kol...

...I did mourn you after your death.

And I did attempt to avenge you.

I would do nothing less because we are brothers.

Always and forever.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Excuse me.

Where have you been?

REBEKAH: Nik, it's me. Something's wrong.

Elijah slaughtered a dozen people whose only sin was terrible taste in food.

When have you known him to kill when he could compel?

It's the kind of act that'll draw our mother's attention.

[SIGHS]

Her torture must have affected him more deeply than I realized.

- Where is he now? - I broke his neck to keep us safe.

But I have no clue what to do next.

Do you recall where we dined the Christmas after we fled Mikael?

- Of course. - Go there now.

If you enjoyed last night's activities, then you're in for a treat.

- Niklaus, listen to me. Our mother... - Not another word.

No more fairy tales about witches and curses.

If you think it's a fairy tale, then why do I see fear in your eyes?

Marcel.

- Bring it in. - No.

No, no, no!

No, Niklaus.

Oh, don't worry, brother, I made some air holes...

...small ones.

[YELLING]

[POUNDING ON COFFIN LID]

Klaus, have you seen Elijah?

There's something I need to tell you.

- You can tell me on the way. - What? Where are we going?

To see our daughter.

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