Legacies: Fighting Darkness Is Kinda My Thing

Summary: Set in 2x16. Kat helps get rid of the Dark magic, as well as wake Hope and Josie up, when she escapes a prison world Kai’s in. After everything is said and done, she lets herself grieve for Damon, where she’s found by Hope in the library. After everything, what will happen?

A/N: Pretend Kai's still alive in the prison world.

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        It was a nebulous night, as a human Kat walked through town, have escaped a prison world. It was different, but she knew it would be, considering she knew that she’d been dead for quite a few years. Since she was human with active real magic, having learned how to make her Traveler magic active, turning it into normal magic, she could sense magic nearby. So, she followed it. And that’s when she saw the last of the Dark magic being put into a creature. Then, when it was finished and the girl wasn’t waking up, she approached. As she did, she created a fiery protection ring around the creature, keeping it from going anywhere.

        “Who are you?” the blonde asked her, and Ric turned his attention to see who she was referring to.

        “Katherine,” Alaric stated.

        “Before you bring out any weapons against me, at least let me explain. I escaped a hellish prison world, which is where I learned how to make my Traveler magic into real magic. Considering there’s children involved, we’re on the same side here. You all may have thought I was the bad guy even as a human, but I wanted to change for my daughter. And I have. Now, what happened?” she said.

        “Well, in that case, I guess you can help. There was Dark magic inside her. Hope went into her mind to help the real Josie. She’s not waking up.”

        “It has to be something in her mind, then. Let’s get her back to the school. We have to know if it’s just her or both of them,” she replied. “And since your girls can only siphon, you have to trust me. First though, what do you want to do with that thing?”

        “It’s a necromancer,” Ric informed her.

        “Well, if no one else has any ideas on what to do with him, let’s put him in a prison world. He’ll be all alone there. He won’t even be able to get out,” she suggested.

        When they agreed, she did just that, which worked. Then they concentrated on the main priority.

        When Ric opened the door to the hidden closet-like room, they saw Hope still asleep.

        Kat looked at the former History teacher.

        “I’m going to look at Josie’s mind. See what happened. Then I’ll fix them both,” she promised him.

        Lizzie sat on the opposite bed, watching the doppelganger go inside Josie’s mind, Kat seated on her bedside, hands on either side of her head, eyes closed.

*Josie’s mind*

        Kat appeared, only to see Josie kinda freaking out, which made sense. Hope was stone.

        “Josie?” Kat said.

        The brunette looked at her.

        “Katherine.”

        “Don’t worry. I’m here to help both of you. The Dark magic is gone. Let’s free Hope so you two can wake up. Your family is worried.”

        After she told her that, she decided to trust her. So, together, they freed Hope. Then Kat left her head.

        A moment later, Hope and Josie woke up.

        An hour later, Kat was in the library, looking at an artifact in a case. She was glad that Alaric had kept their personal objects, but she wasn’t sure about displaying them.

        When she felt a presence behind her, she looked over her shoulder to see Hope approach her.

        “I never understood displaying anything that belonged to the Salvatores, but I guess it could be that I never knew them,” Hope said.

        Kat told her as she looked at the Daylight ring, “You would’ve liked Stefan when he was drinking animal blood. When he wasn’t, he was a Ripper. And that’s the part of him your dad enjoyed. You probably wouldn’t have liked Damon, though. He had his perks like me, but he was a bad boy all the same.” She gave a smile at the part about Damon. “I loved them, just as I loved your Uncle Elijah, but Damon was always the one. I made him in my own image. He was my greatest creation. Elijah was the one, too. The books and Ric would say the opposite, though. My daughter gave me the will to be a better person. I can’t make up for my transgressions, but I can hopefully outweigh them with good deeds,” she replied. Then she looked at her, giving her a smile.

        “Well, there’s plenty around here, then. There’s always a monster. By the way, thanks for what you did,” Hope said.

        “You’re welcome. Besides, you need someone watching out for you. Your dad is gone, sorry to say, so I’m the best you’ve got. I’ve got 500 years of knowledge because of your dad hunting me. With my help, you’ll end up with plenty of knowledge,” Kat said.

        Hope agreed to let her teach her everything, so that’s what Kat did.