Legacies: Help Me

Set in S1. What if Kat showed up when Hope was stuck in The Necromancer’s head in the darkness? Will Kat help her? If so, can she save her?

        It was a dismal night in the cell, which was in the basement of the school, as Hope stood behind where The Necromancer sat. She was in his head in complete darkness. She was scared, not knowing how to get out of there.

        After Kat got the ascendant ready in the cave in the 1994 prison world, she escaped with it, even though Kai tried to stop her by shooting an arrow at her. She had to get out, she knew. She’d been watching those she cared about. She knew Elijah and Klaus were dead, as were the Salvatores. Ever since they’d died, she’d kept her eye on Hope. She knew she’d someday need her help. Today was the day.

        When she appeared, she saw that she was in the cell. Seeing the scene, she didn’t waste time. She put the ascendant in her jacket and went over to her. Then she went inside The Necromancer’s head where Hope was. It broke her heart to see her like this, but she knew Hope had let him lure her in. She had started it by asking questions.

        She approached her.

        “Hope,” she greeted.

        “Who are you?”

        “Katherine. I was with your Uncle Elijah for 500 years. Your father was my enemy for 500 years, but I forgave him on my deathbed. I knew your Aunt Rebekah and Freya, too. Even your Uncle Kol and Marcel. And I met your grandmother once. I knew your mother, too. I wish I could’ve escaped that prison world sooner. I would’ve done anything to save your family. I had a daughter once, too. I can get you out of here. Let me help you. I’m descended from Travelers. You may know them as gypsies. Take my hand.”

        After the stranger told her that, she decided to take a leap of faith.

        After holding hands, they were back outside of The Necromancer’s head.

        Hope looked at her.

        “You helped me. Thank you.”

        “Well, your father isn’t here, so it’s my job to get you out of trouble. Alaric does okay, but he has enough to deal with. And I’m perfect for the job. Now, let’s get out of here for a while. I know a peaceful spot in the woods.”

        Hope agreed with her, and walked to the woods with her, walking at her side.

        Half an hour later, they sat by the waterfall.

        “This has always been my place to think, let it all out, and find peace. This can be yours now. I don’t need this spot anymore. I dealt with everything while I was in the prison world. That’s also where I learned to make my magic active. You, on the other hand, need it. You have a lot going on in your life, and you might have more in the future. I’m not helping you just for me or your father. I’m helping you for you. Also, because I don’t wish anything to happen to you. I never got to raise my daughter, but I got to be a mother for a little while. I learned things. I may not be able to help you with your hybrid parts of yourself, but I can help you with your magic. And I have a lot of experience, so don’t be afraid to talk to me if you need it. I’ve been through hell and back. I was a bad person as a vampire, since being hunted by your father so long turned me into something I’m not, but when Elena shoved the cure for vampirism down my throat, turning me back into a human, and when Nadia and I were reunited, I chose to change for her. We may never get our loved ones back like we used to be able to do, but we can live for them. Even if it’s hard at times,” she told her, as they sat not far from the waterfall, not far from a cliff, Kat looking at the waterfall.

        After Katherine told her all of that, Hope knew she was right. And she’d tried with all her might, but she still couldn’t seem to move on. At least, not fully. She felt sorry for what she’d gone through, too. No one deserved to lose their child or be hunted by someone for years on end. She was thankful that Katherine had found a way to forgive her father, though. At least, someone in this town knew how to forgive her father and move on. It seemed that everyone that knew him, even when he’d changed for the better, still saw him as the evil hybrid. Katherine, on the other hand, had forgiven him. And Katherine was right. She did have a lot going on in her life right now. She probably always would, but she knew she had to learn how to deal with it. And she knew that Katherine was here to help her.