1:16 There's Always A Loophole

There's Always A Loophole

Part 1

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Rafael looked up at Hope confused. "It's a long story, but, um, it was a gift from a family friend." She started. "But it's essentially like a reverse kyanite ring. When you use it, you can turn yourself at will. In your wolf mind, things are less complicated. You know that." Hope slightly smiled. "It'll buy you time to heal. Only catch is, um, you can't turn yourself back, so, if you do use it, all you have to do is come find me when you're ready to be yourself again."

Rafael nodded, lowering his head. "I am really glad I know you, Hope Mikaelson." Rafael smiled, causing Hope to laugh. "Now, go. Go save our boy and girl." Hope briefly nodded. "And don't let anything stop you." Rafael stated.

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Rafael and Hope walked down the hall when Rafael suddenly made a low growl, his eyes turning yellow. Hope looked up at him, worried. "Hey, you okay?" She asked him.

Rafael looked down, holding his eyes shut. "Um... my mind still won't settle down." They walked through the fireplace area to the front door. "Look, I'm sorry, but I can't join the fight." Rafael apologised

Hope looked over at Rafael. "Don't worry, I'm not going alone." Hope pointed her hand at the in coming squad. It was Kaleb, Jed and Josie. "My squad answered the Bat-Signal." They came to a stop in front of Hope and Rafael.

Lizzie appeared next to Hope and Rafael. "She's coming?" They both asked a the same time, looking at each other.

Hope looked at the twins. "I need all the help I can get, so please put your twin war on pause." Hope stated, the twins becoming quiet.

Rafael stared at Jed. "Why is he going? He hates Landon." Rafael spoke.

Jed looked away from his alpha then back. "Look, you're the Alpha. If Landon and Kate are your pack, that makes them ours." Jed truthfully spoke to Raf.

"Where's MG at?" Kaleb asked Hope.

Hope looked over at Kaleb. "He's on his way." She then looked around the group. "Let's load up while we wait for him. Come on." Hope started walking, everyone else following, besides Rafael.

One they got out the front door they stared as they saw armed men walking towards them. "Oh, sorry. We were about to knock." The guy in front, possibly the leader responded.

Lizzie stared at them. "Who the hell are you?" She questioned.

The guy smiled. "Name's Burr. Triad Industries." He responded.

Hope was quick to react. "Propellers." She chanted, waving her arms around but it didn't work for some reason. Hope and everyone in the group was confused.

Kaleb dropped his bag. "I got this." He then tried vamp speeding to the but started burning in the sun, groaning as he went back under cover.

The guy, Burr, didn't flinch. "What you don't got, is magic." He commented. "Which is why your daylight ring won't work." He then turned to the older soldiers with him. "And what we have are stakes, wolfsbane, and other things. So I think you should invite us inside." He said in a stern voice.

Most students were sat in the assembly hall as Triad came in and forced them there. "We're looking for an artifact known as the Chalice of Arimathea." He started, looking at all the scared students.

Soldiers were handing out photos to people at the tables to show what it looked like. "We have reason to believe it's part of your school's collection. Now, you know this place a lot better than we do, so the sooner you help us find it, the sooner we'll be gone. Triad thanks you for your time." He explained.

The twins and Hope all looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

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Clark opened up a very large door. "What is this place?" Landon asked, looking around as you all walked inside.

Clark glanced back at Landon and you, you just glared at him. "A warehouse owned by my employer. Stores all the supernatural objects they've confiscated over the years."

"Think you mean former employers." You commented in a monotone voice. " 'Cause busting us out is gonna make for a pretty awkward performance review." You continued, crossing your arms over your chest.

Clark looked over at you. "If you're worried about them following us, don't be." Clark turned around.

"Okay, well, if it's here, how are we gonna find it?" Landon questioned. "This place is a haystack." He stated the obvious.

Landon looked around. "Figure it out, little brother." Clark responded to Landon. "Your family's counting on you." Landon looked back at Clark.

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Hope opened the door to Ric's office, Josie and Lizzie close behind. Once they enter, Lizzie shuts the door locking while Hope goes over to the phone. Hope sighed, placing the phone back down. "It's dead." She breathed heavily. "We have to find the school cell." Hope stated, moving to the bookshelf.

Lizzie decided to make a comment. "Check MG's tightly-whities." Lizzie moved to go find the phone.

Josie looked up at Lizzie. "Really? This is serious." Josie commented on Lizzies comment.

Lizzie started searching the deck with Josie. "Oh, I'm sorry. We can't all be born with resting concerned pouty face." Lizzie fired back, Josie only gasped at her comment.

Hope took a step back from the shelf. "Didn't this shelf used to have books on it?" She questioned, done with the twins' bickering.

Josie looked over. "Yeah, that's weird." Hope then grabbed a box and brought it over to the table.

Hope placed it down, starring at the twins. "Whatever they're doing to block out our magic must have knocked out a cloaking spell your dad had." Hope stated,hopefully guessing right.

"Big shocker. Dad's hiding something from us." Lizzie replied, walking over and grabbing the box, shaking it.

Hope stared at Lizzie. "Unless it has the school phone in it, it doesn't matter." Hope turned around, walking to another bookshelf, she just really needed to find you.

Josie watched as Lizzie shook the box. "Sorry I don't feel like laughing while my world's falling apart." Josie targeted at Lizzie. Hope opened the glass door to the bookshelf and started looking through the books.

Lizzie looked up at her sister. "Your world? What about my world?" Lizzie questioned her sister. "I'm the one who's eventually going to be absorbed by my own twin." Lizzie argued.

Josie looked between her sisters eyes. "If you lose the merge." Josie stated, arms crossed.

"Which I'm obviously going to. I'm the weak, broken one." Lizzie stated, leaning on the desk.

"And like clockwork," Josie fake smiled. "victim." She said.

Hope found the phone, turning around. "Hey, guys." The two looked over, Hope pulled out the phone. "Found it." She said, immediately opening it and calling Ric.

The twins stayed where they were. "Whoever this is gets extra credit." Alaric spoke through the phone.

Hope walked around the room. "It's Hope. Triads' here." She said through the phone.

"Is everyone okay?" He questioned.

Hope nodded even though he couldn't see it. "Yeah, but our powers are gone." Hope replied.

Alaric didn't answer for a while. "What do they want?" Alaric asked.

Hope breathed in and out. "They said that the third artifact is in the school somewhere." Hope responded.

"You're kidding." Alaric said.

Hope waved her hand around. "The Chalice of Arithmetic or something? I don't know. Any idea?" She questioned Alaric.

Alaric stayed quiet. "We don't have the Chalice of Arimathea, do we?" Hope heard Alaric asked someone, a faint voice in the background responded. "Uh, listen, I, uh... I've got to find my way into the school." Alaric then spoke up. "But just promise me you're not gonna do anything crazy." Alaric asked Hope.

Hope let out a sigh she was holding back. "We're not the only ones in danger. Kate is, too. So is Landon. I can't just sit here and do nothing." Hope replied into the phone, worried.

"Hope, for once in your life, will you please just listen to me?" Alaric questioned the auburn haired girl who stayed quiet. "If Triad wants the chalice, help them get the chalice. You don't have your powers. You are vulnerable, and if you try to resist, someone could get hurt." Josie looked at Hope with a questioning face. "Do you understand me?" Alaric summarised.

Hope stared back at the twins. "Yeah." She said before hanging up the phone.

Lizzie lifted herself off the table. "So, what do we do now?" She questioned.

Hope watched Lizzie. "Now... we figure out a way to get our powers back, and we kick some paramilitary ass." Hope replied.

Josie lifted her hand. "Wait, Dad said not to do anything crazy." Josie stated.

"Me defying your dad isn't crazy. It's consistent." Hope replied, fired up.

Just then the door opened. "Well, at least we know where you stand." A guy came in.

The twins turned around, Hope walking in front. "You're damn right we do." Hope cocked her head to the side.

The guy stared down at hope. "You're not very scared of me, are you?" He questioned, then pulling out a gun. "How about now?" He questioned, a serious face on his face.

Hope chuckled, looking down at it. "That's your plan? You're gonna shoot a kid?" She questioned.

"This gun would never harm a human child." He lightly chuckled. "You three however..." He opened the revolver, putting in the bullets. "these bullets were formed from the mud of the Malivore pit and weaponised by Triad scientists." He held one up, showing Hope and the twins. "They can break the skin of any supernatural like a hot knife through butter." He looked back down, putting bullets in again. "Fester. Infect them. Disintegrate them, from the inside out."

Josie spoke up. "We don't know where the Chalice is." She said.

The guy nodded. "I believe you." He then became quiet. "This is just for fun, really." He then raised the gun. "Eeny..." He pointed it at Hope. "...meeny..." Then to Josie. "...miney..." He then landed on Lizzie, resting his hand on the trigger, then turning back to Josie about to shoot her.

Lizzie reacted fast. "Moe." She started walking forward as he fired two rounds.

Hope quickly reacted as well, moving her arm in front of Josie. Josie gasped as she fell to the floor holding her chest. Hope and Lizzie on the floor next to Josie. "It's okay. It's okay. It's okay." Josie repeated not just for Lizzie but also for herself.

The guy just watched, feeling no remorse. "Lock them up." He ordered two guards.

Now all three of them sat locked in the transitional cellars room. Hope leaned on the bars, banging her fingers. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Lizzie commented, Hope turning around and moving over towards the two.

Josie stared at her sister. "With me?" She questioned. "You practically begged him to shoot you." Josie argued.

"Because, if I'm destined to die in my prime, may as well be in a blaze of hero glory." Lizzie explained, sitting in front of her sister.

Josie rolled her eyes. "You are unbelievably selfish." She responded.

Lizzie was quick to reply. "Who took it pon herself to dive in front of my bullet?" She questioned. "I thought that your codependent days were over." Lizzie stated.

Hope watched the two. "A regrettable relapse."

Lizzie lifted her hand touching the bullet hole. "Ow!" She exclaimed.

A guard hit a baton against the bars."Hey! Keep it quiet in there." He lowered the baton.

Hope turned around, arms crossed. The twins also looking over. "We're not in the prison yard, asshat." Lizzie fried.

The guard walked off. Hope lowered her arms and moved to the twins, squatting down next to them, sighing. "You guys, I'm so sorry. I mean, I dragged you both into this, and I have absolutely no idea how to get us out of it." Hope apologised to the twins.

They both stared at her. "Well, that is just not good enough, Hope." Lizzie said. "My sister is clearly dying, and we did not wait ten years to become friends with you for you to not come through with your annoyingly perfect Hope Mikaelson heroics, when we need you the most." Lizzie rambled. Hope just stared at her as she said that.

Lizzie held out her hand for Hope to take, which she did. Josie looked at her sister then back to Hope, grabbing Hopes other free hand. "She's right, for a change." Hope looked over at Josie. "It's hero time, Hope." Josie stated.

The guard came back, hitting the baton on the bar. "I said keep it down in there." Not even a second later, a dart gun fired and the guard grunted, falling to the ground.

MG appeared, holding the gun down. "Did someone say 'hero time'?" He questioned, Lizzie and Hope getting up.

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A.N: i need to know who should jump into Malivore:

If Hope does: Kate tries her hardest to forget Hope and gets with Landon. (I personally think this one)

If Kate does: Hope tries every way to get you back, ignoring and keeping away from everyone. (not to sure about this)

If they both do: then Landon obviously gets with Josie and season two carries on the way it normally does. (maybe)