Maria's story

Klaus had already freed Regina and Sofia who, when they heard that Maria was going to stay with the Mikaelson's, were automatically worried but the trybrid calmed them down, saying to go home, where Marel would wait for them.

The Mikaelson family headed for the basement of the mansion, together with the tribrida.

Maria sat in the chair, facing everyone.

"I think we should tie her up." commented Hayley.

"Don't tell me you're afraid that I'll try to kill you again." she smirked sarcastically "Even if they tie me up, stupid chains don't stop me from doing anything. But if you feel safer that way, that's fine. Bring those chains from there."

Freya fetched the material and tied Maria to the chair.

"Why didn't you tell us you were alive and didn't come looking for us?" asked Rebekah

"I see that the first questions are going to be exactly the same as Elijah asked me so let me answer all of these now." she said "First, you also never told me you were alive, if you had looked for me and not left behind you would know that I was here all the time. I didn't look for you because I had no idea where you had fled to, but you knew exactly where I was." she sighed "Second, I do not want revenge, otherwise I would not have waited this time to see you again. Third, I came back because this is my home, my city. Do you think Marcel raised this city from the ruins and built an empire on his own? Of course he needed me, especially to control witches and wolves. And lastly, I died because Mikael went to the mansion and tried to kill me. I pushed him away, Marcel arrived and gave me some of his blood for me to heal. Unfortunately, your father broke his neck and stabbed me. That is the happy story of my death."

Hayley was concerned about the reference Maria had helped to send her family to Bayou.

"How did you control the wolves?"

"They heard me. They knew I was special. Although I became a vampire, they were innocent and believed that I wanted nothing more than their good. I made them believe that going to Bayou while we rebuilt the city was the right thing to do. But it turns out that we raised New Orleans and the wolves were abandoned and not allowed to return to the French Quarter. It was then that they realized that the only reason for sending them there was that Marcel and I didn't want to risk having injured and killed vampires simply because the wolves couldn't control themselves."

"I don't believe you were able to betray your own species. How could you? Thanks to you, my family lived in those terrible conditions for years and years. Since I came back I have been fighting for their rights, without ever giving up and at your first opportunity you send them away? You are a monster."

"That doesn't offend me, dear, I'm already quite familiar with that term." she smiled "Are you finished?"

"I will kill you."

"Oh seriously? Do you remember what happened the last time you tried to do it? You almost ended up dead."

Hayley tried to go after Maria, but was held by Elijah.

"Someone needs to calm the wolf mother, otherwise I will have to do it myself." the trybrid laughed

The hybrid was taken out of the cellar by the original nobleman, who tried to calm it down.

"Can I ask a question now?" she asked "Who is the blonde who tied me with the chains?"

"Freya Mikaelson." she replied, introducing herself.

"She is our lost older sister, we thought she was dead. We found out a few months ago. She's not the only one who took us by surprise for being alive." commented Niklaus

Elijah reentered the basement but alone, that is, without Hayley's company.

"Hayley went to play with Hope." he warned, tightening the suit.

"Tell us your story. We are dyingr to hear." asked Kol

"Do you want to hear my story, wild Mikaelson? OK Alright." agreed "After that night, I became a vampire, that is, a complete trybrid. At first I thought I had lost my side as a witch and I spent months without practicing magic but in fact it was just very well kept inside me." Sighed "As soon as I realized the state of the city, I pledged to help Marcel to raise her from the ashes. I stayed here for a long time but there came a time when I felt the need to leave. I waited for you for YEARS ... and you never came back. You abandoned me and I couldn't wait to wait for something that would never return."

Rebekah and Elijah were consumed with guilt. Maria was right. They had abandoned and left their girl behind.

Klaus, on the other hand, just stared at her and thought about everything she said. He didn't know what to feel. If he had overcome his father's fear and turned back for his beloved, today the two of them could be reigning New Orleans.

He hadn't fought for her and he knew that Maria had every right to be upset with him and his siblings... but he was too proud to admit out loud.

"And then?" asked Kol

"Take it easy, Kol, this is my story."

"Respect me, trybrid. I'm an original." he contested.

"You know what, Kol? I liked you more in 1919, when you were dissecting in a coffin and I didn't have to listen to you."

Kol took a deep breath, after all, he didn't want to hurt Nik's old lover. The hybrid still stuck a dagger in his heart again and he didn't want to risk it.

"Now I understand why Nik liked you." he said, smiling sarcastically.

"Did he?" she asked in the same tone and made Klaus break his glass "Oh, no offense, Niklaus." she looked at him.

"Please continue, Maria." asked Elijah politely.

"In 1935 I left New Orleans and started to travel a lot. Europe, Africa, Asia ... everywhere. But the homesickness of this city began to tighten and he returned several times." she paused "For years I thought I could handle things alone and control myself but I was shocked to realize that in my entire life I had never been on my own. I had always had someone to protect me, either you or Marcellus ... In 1945, ten years after I left here, I became a ripper. I couldn't control myself and the pain of being aware of what I was doing did not pass ... I turned off my humanity that same year and things started to get worse. At each new place he went, there were at least 5 victims. But they weren't just humans, I even killed wolves. My own kind." she seemed to think "Hayley is right, I'm a monster."

"Why? This was not the girl we knew, she would never do such things." the original blonde spoke

"Well, but the girl you knew had not been left behind to die at the hands of a murderous vampire." took a deep breath and continued "I did some horrible things to survive, I don't say I'm proud of it but it was necessary."

Freya looked at Maria with a very serious face. Witch Mikaelson did not trust the tribe at all.

"Why does the missing blonde keeps staring at me with the face of someone who will kill me? Hayley's influences?"

"I just don't trust you. You seem to be very angry with my brothers and I will not let you hurt them."

Maria laughed and turned to face Freya.

"I already said I don't want revenge but even if I did, what could you do? Kill me?" Freya nodded "Oh please, dear, put yourself in line but I warn you since the wait will be long. You must have at least 500 people in front of you."

"What do you mean?" interrogated the original hybrid

"We can say that you are not the only one who has the incredible ability to make enemies wherever he goes." she looked at him. "Continuing my incredible life story ... After almost two decades without humanity, God decided to send a guardian angel to help me. It was then that I met Stefan Salvatore." the surprise was very visible in the face of Rebekah, Elijah, Kol and Klaus too "I know that the four of you know him, he told me about it. I was in Mystic Falls before I returned. Oh it's true, Klaus ... I met Caroline, she was a bit of a bitch with me when she found out that I knew you and that I had been with Stefan. I almost killed her."

"What?!" Klaus didn't like what he heard

"Take it easy, big bad wolf. I said almost." laughed at the despair of the old beloved "I even heard of your sex in the forest. Very bold, Nik. You wouldn't do that to me." laughed again.

"Maria ..." began Elih

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry, I was forgetting that the focus of this conversation is my story and not me. But either way ... Stefan helped me turn on my humanity. I don't know how, considering that Marcel tried many times and failed, but Salvatore succeeded. After that, I never turned it off again. I continued my travels around the world until in 2007 I decided to stay in a small town in the north of Portugal. I will not say that during these trips I did not cheat people again, of course I did, however, I did not turn my humanity off again, which is good. 3 years ago I met Sofia and Regina and here we are."

"Only that? I thought your story would be bigger." commented the wild mikaelson.

"I just told you the essentials. I don't want to bother you with the details. And now, can any of you please remove these stupid chains from me?"

Niklaus came over and released Maria, grabbing her arm and murmuring at her ear.

"You and I will still talk in private, little witch."

"You can even scare everyone but not me. I know you, Niklaus Mikaelson." she replied in the same way and walked away

"I can take you home." offered Elijah

"I will accept it but just because I don't feel like walking or running home."

She left the basement without saying goodbye to anyone and went to the original's car, waiting for him.

Elijah exchanged a few words with his sisters and when he was preparing to go to Maria, he was stopped by Klaus.

"When you get home, you and I will have a conversation ... from brother to brother."

"Excuse me, Niklaus."

He dodged his bastard brother and went to meet the trybrid.

He opened the door for her and she entered without saying a word.

The path was made in silence, only being broken by Maria giving directions to the eldest.

"Sorry." he ended up saying "I had no idea how much we left had affected you. You have become a monster like us, thanks to us."

The witch listened in silence and did not answer.

Elijah stopped the car in the garden of the youngest girl's house and stared at her.

"I gave you my word on how I would protect you and I was unable to honor you. Allow me to compensate you and protect you now."

"I appreciate your offer, but I don't need to be protected. You saw it with your own eyes." she replied.

"Let me take you to the door."

"If you insist."

The original got out of the car and opened the door for the brunette to get out.

They walked through the extensive garden to the front door.

Maria stopped and turned to the noble.

"You are a good man, Elih."

Maria entered her house and went to the living room.

"Alec"

"I was waiting for you, Mary."