Lizzie gasped awake blinking in anger, scrambling to their feet ready to hunt down Hayley and Jackson. Turning on her foot she furrow her eyebrows seeing Klaus laying on the floor besides her, Dahlia stood next to them.

"Where am I?" Lizzie asked, taking in her surroundings, realising that she was in a village near a forest.

Klaus jumped awake standing up, saying "Elizabeth?"

Dahlia smirked "And thus, Niklaus, Elizabeth, you find yourselves here with me."

"Dahlia." Klaus sighed.

"What have you done to me? To Lola? Where are our children?" Klaus asked as he rushed forward lunging for her, but to the heretic's surprise, she vanished, reappearing behind them.

"Get out of my head!" Klaus growled.

" I'm not in your head. You four are in mine. And, seeing as you lie daggered by your own beloved brother, you have no choice but to listenI have a proposition for you! Come along."Dahlia smiled.

They followed Dahlia further into the village, walking for a mile.

"Spare me the agonizing boredom and explain what it is you want."Klaus frustratingly says but Dahlia hushes him.

They stop when when they make it to the end of the village square. It immediately becomes clear that they are not solely in Dahlia's mind, but are also in her memories. There are young children running around while adult women clean and cut fruits and vegetables and men tend to their livestock.

"Why should we care about your demented dreamscapes?"Lizzie questioned.

"Listen." Dahlia said.

They listened to the sounds of Vikings attacking the village brutally killing and attacking locals. A young Esther and Dahlia scream running away hiding from carnage.

Young Esther said "The Vikings came while you were in the garden!"

People drop dead around the two young women.

"I'm scared, Dahlia." Young Esther said.

Young Dahlia cups her sister's face and assured " Don't be. I will protect us, Esther. Come what may, we must stick together, always and forever. Promise?"

"I promise." Young Esther promised.

They clutch each other's hands desperately and press their foreheads together as they both begin to hum Dahlia's song.

A viking approaches from nowhere pulling Esther away.

Young Dahlia flicked her wrist and yelled "No! No! Unhand her!"

Her actions send the viking flying backwards. Another viking advances grabbing them captive. The two young girls screaming for their live.

"Let me guess...the Vikings slaughtered the entire village."Klaus surmised.

"Esther and I were the only ones who survived. We promised to stay together..." Dahlia explained.

"Yes. 'Always and Forever.' A familiar promise. But, then, you knew that. I suppose you think that makes us kindred spirits."Klaus said, rolling her eyes and glances at the witch.

"Not exactly. What I mean to show you is that we can be allies." Dahlia told them as the parents scowls, but seems to be considering this possibility

Dahlia then brought them to a little cottage full of lit white candles and is showing them.

"Charming."Lizzie mumbled and Klaus slightly smiled.

"This dismal hovel is where I endured the terrors of Viking captivity for years." Dahlia sighed.

Lizzie looked dorward spotting a young Dahlia dishevelled and dirty, being thown across the floor.

The young Dahlia grabbed a snake, which is laying on the table, and slices it open, squeezing its blood and intestines into a wooden bowl.

" I performed the dark magic they demanded so that Esther would be free of their violent abuse. While she was out in the sun gathering herbs, I toiled in the gray of this room. But, I never resented her. We'd made a promise." Dahlia continued.

" Is this your feeble attempt to garner sympathy?" Klaus smirked.

"To what end? No ancient plight will justify your intentions to enslave my our children!" Lizzie added.

"Oh, Niklaus, Klaus, our plights are the same." Dahlia smiled.

Lizzie turn to see a young Esther walking into the cottage holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands.

"You've been with Mikael." Young Dahlia said unhappily.

"We were only talking." Young Esther giggled.

"No matter. I have something to show you! This is potent sage soaked in serpent's blood! It will give us strength. We can get out of this place! Esther, together, we can live forever!" Young Dahlia said.

" Dahlia, stop. I no longer wish to practice magic." Young Esther told her.

"Magic has kept us alive!" Young Dahlia said.

" And Mikael will protect me now, sister! We plan to marry... and have a family." Young Esther said as her sister, looking betrayed, takes a step away from her.

"I am your family. I am your sister. We promised each other..." Young Dahlia said.

" You will always be my sister, Dahlia! But, I wish for children of my own. And... I love him." Young Esther sighed.

The young Esther turns to leave but young Dahlia grabbed her arm.

"Stay, Esther! Let's sing our song!" Young Dahlia pleaded.

Young Esther pulled away and says "I don't remember that silly little tune anymore, Dahlia!"

"So, Esther was cruel." Lizzie mumbled.

" You'll excuse my complete lack of surprise. Seems it does run in the family." Klaus said, rolling his eyes.

" She left me for one of the very men who slaughtered our village and stole us away. My own sister abandoned me, just as your siblings have done. And, like you, I have been unjustly painted as the villain of the story." Dahlia said.

"If you have a deal to propose, then find my body and undagger me!" Klaus says, annoyed.

"Oh, I have the means to undagger you. And Kiara has already found you. I can free you from the sleeping spell they put you into. I'm just not finished here." Dahlia smiled.

"I don't care about my mother!" Klaus grows irritated.

"What I have to show you next is not about your mother. It's about your children. And, if you have any chance to save them of what is to come, I suggest you listen." Dahlia says, looking at the parents.

Leaving the cottage and into a different place, Dahlia leads them though the woods of her mind-space.

"Very cliché. Tell me, did you inspire the witches of Grimm lore? Enslaving a young girl in a hut on the edge of a dark forest? I suppose you plan for this to be Olivia, Emma and Lucas' fates." Klaus spoke to Dahlia.

" I did not enslave Freya, I kept her from those who abuse our craft, demonized us... and, most importantly, I shielded her from herself." Dahlia admitted.

In this memory, 11th century Freya, who is a young adult woman now and wearing a yellow wool dress, has set up a table in the woods next to a fire where she is performing a spell. There are small dolls hanging in the trees around her, and there are herbs and plants on the table. She stands in front of the fire and throws a handful of herbs into it, looking angry as she watches them burn. She then holds up a hand, causing the fire to grow from a small flame to the size of a large bonfire, which attracts a now-older Dahlia to come looking for her and check on her.

"Freya. Freya! Freya! Where did you get the yarrow flower?" Dahlia said.

Freya says nothing, she simply continues to breath deeply as she stares at the flames. Dahlia quickly realizes what Freya has done and says "You cannot go past the stream, it is too dangerous!"

" Then where shall I go? To the hovel? Or maybe to your garden? Oh, no, I'm not allowed to venture that far... I might encounter another person, and you would not stand for that!" Freya bursted with anger.

" People are frightened of that which they do not understand. They will only hate you." Dahlia said, reaching out to caress Freya's face.

Freya furiously smacks Dahlia's hand away from her and begins to scream "I hate this place! I want to see more than the same trees, the same hills, a face that isn't yours!"

Suddenly, Freya's magic begins to overwhelm her, and the wind starts to blow intensely around them. Dahlia begins to worry.

"Freya, control it. Control yourself, Freya!"Dahlia said.

Freya whimpers and grabs her head with her hands as the winds become ever more powerful.

"Focus." Dahlia told her niece.

Freya is still clutching her head as the wind whips her long hair around her face, and her nose starts to bleed profusely as a result of the immense magical power she is using. 11th century Dahlia lifts her arms to protect her face from the wind as Freya begins to spit up copious amounts of blood. The older woman calls for the young girl inattempt to stop her.

Suddenly, dozens of dead starlings and crows begin to fall from the sky and rain down around the two witches. Overwhelmed, Freya screams at the top of her lungs and clutches her temples as she falls to her knees. Freya starts to cry as Dahlia kneels and wraps her arms around her, and after a moment, the wind starts to die down as Freya regains control. The parents and present-day Dahlia continue to watch them silently from afar as younger Dahlia takes Freya's head in her hands and looks her in the eyes and said "Sing with me. Calm your heart."

The two begin to sing Dahlia's song together, and Klaus seems horrified by this emotional and magical outburst from Freya as she turns to talk to present-day Dahlia.

"She was completely out of control." Klaus quietly uttered.

"First-born witches in this bloodline possess devastating power." Dahlia sighed.

"You're saying this is what's to come for Hope and Theo?" Klaus questioned.

"They will suffer far more than Freya. Their magic will be tainted by your vampire blood as well as the aggressive wolf temperament. Without the proper tutelage that only I can provide, Hope and Theo's power will grow unchecked. They will lash out at everyone, including you. They will devastate the city that you love, and then their terror will spread far beyond. I, too, am a first-born, so I was the only one to help save Freya from herself, just as I am the only one who can save your children! You need me, Klaus, Elizabeth." Dahlia sighed.

Lizzie commented "Oh and it's just so convenient that you seemed to be the one to help them. In case you have forgotten I am a witch from the Gemini coven. In fact I am the leader so I can handle their powers."

"Your children will need my guidance just as Freya did."Dahlia said.

"I think we'll find someone a little less hostile to teach her. Shouldn't be difficult... practically anyone will fit that criteria." Klaus smirked.

"Will you be interviewing tutors while you lie desiccated? How long, do you think before Elijah and Rebekah release you? How old Hope and Theo be?" Dahlia asked.

" So, after twice failing to create a family of your own, now you wish to commandeer mine? Not going to happen, sweetheart." Klaus said.

" Family? Family only ever brought me pain. I want power. I am owed Hope and Bianca's, and without it, I will slumber again within the year. Freya turned on me because I denied her a basic need...the love of a parent. That is why I need you, Niklaus, Lizzie, to remain their mothers and fathers." Dahlia laughed.

"You what?"Lizzie blurted in shock.

" Try to imagine this... you will get to raise your children, and I will channel the magic that has been promised to me. And, in so doing, I would help Hope and Theo to hone their craft that you couldn't possibly comprehend. So no need to feel guilty. With us by your side, no one would ever test you, ever again. Or, you could lie there and pray that Elijah releases you before Hope and Theo learns to call Jackson their 'Dad' and Hayley their 'Mom'. By all means, think it over. Though, know this...I shall not ask twice. " Dahlia told them.

"In my experience, an offer from a malevolent witch always comes with a catch. What's yours?" Klaus said untrusting.

"There is no catch for this one. Clearly it is possible that as hybrids you can bear more children. So why don't you do that? I am doing what I can help to help children. They will need more guidance than even Freya considering that Hope and Theo's magic I cannot truly feel."Dahlia explained.

Lizzie scowled "They're siphoning witches. And they can kick your ass. I was able to siphon from a lot of others sources. Now that I am a heretic I can beat your ass far worse than your stupid mind can even imagine!"

"You see, dear aunt, Elizabeth and I are very powerful beings. So while you think you can sway us. I assure you that you won't succeed."Klaus told her sternly.

Dahlia told them "The word already is afraid of your children, are they not? The children of the original hybrid and the heretic of the Gemini coven. I am the only one who can help them. Work with me."

"Really? And why should we do that?"Lizzie asked.

"For one. I have your bodies and will be preparing for a spell which I'll cast on you." Dahlia smiled.

"So you'll let us raise our children." Klaus stated.

"And I'll make all stronger. You'll be invincible." Dahlia told them.

She then bllows a handful of dust into their faces causing them to gasp for breath.

Klaus came to the town where Dahlia was.

Dahlia was rubbing her fingers with the blood in a stone cauldron. She looked at Klaus and said "I knew you were the smartest of your siblings. There's no brute Viking blood in those veins. I'm glad to see you made the right decision."

" I never cared for Hayley. But, you should know, the rest of my family will stand against us in defense of her." Klaus croaked out.

"We will have to go through them. Are you prepared for that?" Dahlia sighed, looking at them.

"They have more than earned everything that is to come." Klaus told them, walking closer.

Klaus kneeled down across from Dahlia, with the table she was working on sitting between them. He gently lays Lizzie's body down and holds her head close to him.

"We need to hurry. Even now, Hayley is attempting to flee with our children." He added.

Dahlia laughs and rubs her bloody fingers together before grabbing a bundle of what looks like lavender, which she uses to stir the bowl of blood "Mmm, don't worry. She won't get far tonight."

Dahlia has finished stirring the blood, which is now reflecting the sky of the Bayou in the bowl. Dahlia and Klaus both look inside it and watch as the weather becomes more and more intense. Dahlia blows into the bowl, which causes a storm to begin in the Bayou. Klaus is visibly impressed by Dahlia's magic, and when she smiles happily at him, he returns the smile.

"Now, as your beloved. She will wake." Dahlia said.

Dahlia kneeled next to Lizzie who remained in a deep sleep and she waved her hands toward her head. Using magic, she lowly chanted and closed her eyes as she does so "Nunc igitur consurge consurg. Nunc igitur consurge consurg. Nunc igitur consurge consurg."

The coloration of the girl's skin changes from pale greys to their natual skin color. Dahlia then snapped her fingers. Lizzie's eyes open up wide and she grips Klaus' arms out of shocks. The heretic was furious. She will crumble Elijah and everyone that stand against her.