Legacies: Life Was So Much Easier When I Only Cared About Myself

Set in Legacies 2x15. What if Kat showed up and helped them figure out a way to get rid of the Dark magic in Josie? What will happen?

        It was a beautiful day, as Hope and Lizzie tried to figure out a plan in Lizzie's room.

        As Hope was trying to come up with a plan to save Josie and stop her plan, someone leaned against the threshold. 

        "As much as I love your optimism, you need a plan B."

        Hope turned around to see her, recognizing her from the library books, while Lizzie had to ask, "Who are you?"

        Kat entered the room and magically but quietly closed the door. 

        "I guess your dad never mentioned me. You strike me as not a book lover. I saw you two when you were little, but we didn't actually meet. I'm Katherine Pierce. Like Klaus, I used to be the bad guy and was always misunderstood, but my daughter gave me the will and hope to be a better person. Now, I'm different. And in case you're wondering, I just escaped a prison world. Don't worry. I made sure your uncle couldn't follow. And my time there helped me learn how to make my Traveler magic active. Now, I couldn't help but hear that your sister consumed Dark magic. This reminds me when Bonnie Bennett was obsessed with it. She couldn't stop. Before we make any plans, though--," she said, before making a shield around the room and lighting a special candle magically. She then looked at Hope. "Did your Aunt Freya ever tell you that with a certain candle, as long as it's lit, no one outside of a specific room can hear anything?"

        "Yeah. I just didn't think we'd need it."

        "Think again. Dark magic gives a person the ability to spy on others. You definitely need me. I guess your dad never got the chance to teach you how to be ahead of others, either. I know it's a touchy subject for you, but do you remember him talk about chess when trying to stop someone?"

        "I know his favorite game was chess, but I thought it was because he was like a king in the Quarter," Hope replied. 

        "Well, if you've ever played chess before, you'd know that the king only has so many moves he can make, but the queen can make whatever move she desires. Josie is the queen. We're the kings right now. We need to change that," she explained. She then asked Lizzie, "You want to save your sister, right? Not kill her?"

        "Of course," Lizzie replied. 

        "Then there's a way. I hear she wants to merge early. We can use that. You don't have to merge, but I suggest showing up unless you want people killed, because I can guarantee that if she thinks you're not going to go through with it, she'll kill until you agree. Does your dad possibly have any Dark objects here? Some are sometimes used to trap things. We can use one of those to trap the Dark magic, saving Josie from it."

        "I think there's a few in his collection," the blonde answered. 

        "Good." Kat looked at Hope. "In case I don't show on time to face her, I'd like you to stand in. You're the only invincible one here." She looked between them both. "You two will use the Dark object to trap the Dark magic. I don't care what happens to me. I always come back. I'll distract her with a fight she won't anticipate."

        "Sounds good to me. What's plan B?" Hope needed to know. 

        "Well, I'm mentally strong enough to fight anything, so I'll body jump into her. I'll pretty much pull a dream walk, helping the real Josie fight the Dark magic and win. But only if you and Lizzie agree."

        "Anything to get my sister back," Lizzie replied, agreeing.

        "I'm in," Hope agreed. 

        After they'd finished, Kat blew out the candle and took down the shield. 

        After a day of avoiding Dark Josie, eight soon came around. The time of the merge. 

        "Oh, look. My sister's late. Which should I kill first? Vampires? Maybe witches? Or how about werewolves?" Dark Josie said to herself, being the only one in the room, as she stood in the ring. 

        Hope magically made the doors fly open, as she walked towards the ring. 

        "How about all three?"

        Hope did a flip and landed inside the boxing ring, ready for her. 

        Dark Josie liked that idea. 

        After a moment, they began to fight. 

        As they were fighting, Lizzie came in, but Josie didn't notice yet, Lizzie holding the Dark object, which happened to be a diandra brown vase with a lid. 

        Fifteen minutes later, Josie tossed Hope, injuring her with a pointy piece of wood she magically broke off from a ring pole. That's when Kat arrived, standing between them, as Hope pulled it out and tossed it aside. Then her wound healed.

        "How about you try me. Let's see how well you can handle me," Kat enticed her. 

        Josie took the bait, magically battling her, as the girls stood behind Josie, using the Dark object to suck the Dark magic out of her. And it was working. 

        Josie threw the Traveler descendant one last time, making her get injured from the abandoned piece of wood. Josie then turned to face them, but she couldn't stop them, as she felt it being sucked out of her. Then, when it was complete, Lizzie closed it, while Hope magically sealed it, making sure it could never escape. Then Hope took it to Ric's collection, as Lizzie knelt by Josie whom had blacked out. 

        As Kat lay on her side, the piece of wood in the middle of her chest, everything began to go gray. She was thankful that Josie was saved, the plan having worked, and she didn't blame Josie for harming her. She hadn't been in her right mind. And she didn't really care that she could feel that she was dying. She knew she was, having the feeling that she couldn't breathe.

        Ric had just gotten out of the game and found out what had happened through Hope, so when he got to the ring, he knew that both of his girls would be okay. And he grudgingly had Katherine to thank. 

        "Help Lizzie get Josie to her room," he told Hope, as he briskly walked towards an injured Katherine.

        He knelt by her and gently got her on her back. He could see that she was barely awake, but losing the fight. She was trying to breathe, but struggling. Seeing that, he took his jacket off and pulled the piece of wood out. He then used his jacket to apply pressure, trying to stop the bleeding.

        "You saved Josie. Now it's my turn to save you. Stay with me, Katherine," Ric called to her. He knew she was dying, though. He could feel her breathing slowing beneath his jacket. He knew that she'd lost a lot of blood too, and was pale from blood loss. "Come on, Katherine. Keep breathing for me."

        After doing as she was told, Hope came back in enough time. 

        She knelt at her side. 

        Ric took his jacket off the wound. 

        Hope magically healed her. 

        When Kat woke up, she was in a bed, healed. Therefore, in the end, everyone lived.