Ericka Gilbert Returns

Waking Up and More Planning

I am waking up and the first thing I smell is anti-septic spray and bleach. I didn't even last a month before ending up back in the hospital. I looked at the calendar on the wall and noticed I'd been out for roughly a week and a half. A nurse walked in.
"Well hello welcome back to the land of the living young lady. You know, I know that Nurse Amber was amazing the last time you were in here but I don't believe she wanted you to come back for an extended visit." She said with that annoying fake giggle
I gave small fake smile back as she went to get the doctor. I was checked over and someone called Jenna, who came with the whole crew. Sheila showed up later. The doctor decided to keep me for a couple days of observation before I could go home. Damon showed up and explained what was going on. In the time I was unconscious, Damon had brought Mikael into town then came up to town to bring Klaus back with Stefan's help. Elena manipulated Rebecca into helping them kill Klaus as some sort of revenge for killing their mother, Ester. I could do was look at Damon in complete disbelief and horror as he seemed pleased with his plan.

"How long was I out for you to come up with this stupid behind plan?!" I snapped at Damon 

"What its fool's proof?!" Damon said shocked that I wasn't on board

"Unless you're the fool. Mikael has agreed to Klaus. Klaus was gone with no plans with little chance of coming back." I said slowly

"Stefan is still under his compulsion and of course he would have come back. He needs Elena's blood."

"Elena's blood can be sent to him. Stefan is under his compulsion because Stefan doesn't want to break free of it. What do you think is going to happen when Stefan is freed, hmm? I'll tell you. Stefan is going to realize with horror that he was forced to give in to his savage side which he should've gotten control of long before now.  What's his reaction going to be I wonder? Oh I don't know maybe flip the switch so he doesn't have to feel maybe. This time no compulsion necessary. No one to hate but himself. By leaving Stefan under compulsion, it forces him to come to grips with what he is and how to handle it. He switched to Thumper and Bambi because he refused to deal with it any other way. Klaus gave him someone to hate." I ranted

"You act like you agree with Klaus? What you got the hots for him now?" Damon demanded

"I don't condone what he's done, Damon. I don't condone what you've done either. You both are impulsive and act without fully thinking. You are both quite a bit a like. You both are trying to help Stefan in your own ways. The only real difference between Klaus and you is that Klaus has had 900 more years to make mistakes than you've had." Ericka said 

Damon sat in stunned silence but I decided to decimate the rest of his plan so I could come up with one to fix all of this. 

"Rebecca is angry and hurt but killing her brother is something else entirely plus we've already gone down that road. Remember Elijah? Mikael said he will kill Klaus then what is he going to do? Mikael isn't going to just stand there and die. He will keep killing and not stop. Mikael is the definition of a monster, Damon, and you mindlessly brought him to Mystic Falls." I said 

Damon looked at me in disbelief horror after I broke it down for him. He looked like he wanted to speak to me but couldn't form the words, so he just left. A few hours later Rebecca came to visit and began talking about their mother and how Klaus killed her. 

"Rebecca, I'm going to make the scenario a bit more open for you because right now I think you can't see past the hurt you are feeling. According to what I've learned, you, Klaus, and Elijah grew up in the Viking era. The era where men were meant to be big and strong and women while strong took care of the home and children. You grew up use to the wolves attacking your home during the full moon and went elsewhere during those times. Your younger brother was curious but sickly. He wanted to see the wolves transform and probably guilted Klaus into going with him. It led to your youngest brother's death which led to you becoming vampires. That was your life in a nutshell right?" I said and Rebecca nodded confused

"Now I want you to think back to Mikael. He was abusive to you all. Nothing was good enough for him. Klaus was strong enough for him. Elijah was the second eldest and never stood up to Mikael. Finn was Ester's favorite and could not be touched by Mikael. You were his only daughter so the worst he would dare do to you was scorn. Henrik was small and sickly. Kol was the perfect Viking son but Mikael still wasn't pleased.  Mikael blamed Klaus for being born instead of the blame solely on Ester. Klaus did not ask to be born, Rebecca. He just wanted what every child wanted. He wanted his father to love him. Ester was the mother. The mother in any shape or form is to protect the children from danger even if that danger is her husband. I don't care what time period it was a mother's role never changes. Ester should have protected all of you. As vampires you are volatile creatures as are werewolves. Your anger goes from 0 to 100 in mere seconds. Klaus has both the vampire and the wolf tempers. He is bound to get angry a lot more quickly and for longer periods of time. Klaus was in his late 20s when he was turned, so now think for over 20 years he was viciously beaten and punished for even the smallest of details. You find out your mother, the one who was suppose to protect you and love you, has done the unforgivable and in that moment she is standing in front of you right beside your tormentor. You snap and now your mother, the traitor, is dead." I finished

Rebecca stared at me hard and seemed so sad and depressed.

"Your mother was your mother Rebecca and I understand that, but Klaus is not as bad as everyone is making him out to be and you and I are probably the only ones that can see that. Please think about this before you do anything." I said and Rebecca left to think

I prayed that I planted enough doubt for things to go okay. I needed more sleep that attempt at possession really took it out of me.