Max who was sitting in the Michaelson's compound was still pondering over what had happened.
Rebecca during this time had switched bodies with the witch Max had kidnapped earlier. And now she was sitting beside Marcel with Max.
She asked him, "Are you still worried that she'll come back for revenge?"
Max nodded and said, "I'm not actually worried for myself. I'm just worried for my family. You know I can just teleport and run away if the fight gets tough, and I don't know how long that barrier around my town will hold against that Witch."
Marcel who just had a drink said, "Kid, for now relax. You beat her this time, right? You'll be able to do it again."
At this time Klaus zoomed in and said, "Marcel, we barely won this time. We just removed her link to his world. And when we fought her we barely made a scratch to her. And to top it all off, it was just one tenth of her power."
Marcel asked in confusion, "I didn't know Agnes was that powerful."
Max replied to him, "It was not Agnes. I think it's the spirit of the first Witch. You know, the Original Witch, that used the magic for the first time in history." Max then turned to the door and asked, "Did you find it, Elijah?"
Elijah just walked inside with an old book and threw it to Max and said, "This is our mother's grimoire. All that is known to her in magic is well documented here. You learn from it and return it."
Max who held the book asked him, "Was your mother as powerful as her?"
Hearing this everyone put their heads down. They knew what Max was implying. Max then asked, "Guys, in a few months I'll go to a place to get stronger. You won't be able to find me till I come back."
Then he turned to Rebecca and said, "Rebecca, you'll be staying in my town, I only ask you to take care of my people. So I think you'll need this more than I do." Then he passed the book to Rebecca.
Klaus hearing this asked Max, "So where is this place that you're going to get stronger?"
Max turned to him and said, "To tell the truth, even I don't know. It's a place similar to Limbo, like in another dimension. So I don't exactly know it."
After pausing for a few seconds he looked at Klaus and said in a serious tone, "Klaus, I think you could get stronger than you are now."
Hearing this the entire room feel silent and Klaus agitatedly asked, "Don't joke, Max. I'm at the peak of my power now. And I'm stuck, I can't grow any further."
Max then said, "This is where you are wrong. You're a beta in your Werewolf side right? What do you think happens when a beat kills an Werewolf Alpha?"
Klaus simply said, "Yeah, even I thought the same and killed a lot of Alphas, but nothing happened."
Max smiled and said, "Do you remember how your Werewolf side was suppressed for a long time?"
Klaus nodded, so Max continued, "If we're to suppress your vampire side and let your Werewolf side become the dominant one and then if you kill a Alpha werewolf, you'll be easily able to become an Alpha. After that we can let go of the suppression. Don't you think that this is a feasible option?"
Hearing this everyone was stunned. Marcel got scared thinking about a even more powerful Klaus.
But to Klaus this information was like a scripture from heaven as he stated laughing madly, "Hahahaha. Max Argent, if we're together we'll be able to dominate this entire world. What do you say?"
Max smiled at him and said, "I just want to live my life. You can have the world for yourself. Before I come back try to get this done. But please don't hunt any Alphas in Beacon Hills. My friends and girlfriend are Alphas. So you know."
Elijah at this time said, "I promise you, Max, that I'll make sure that no harm befalls them or your family when you're not here."
Max was relieved hearing Elijah's promise, because he knew that Elijah will always try to keep his promise. He looked at everyone and said, "Guys, I think it's about time I leave here. I'll be teleporting Rebecca with me. I'll let you guys know when the child is born."
Hearing this everyone nodded. Max looked at Klaus and said, "Klaus you have lot of enemies, those who can't take revenge on you might target your daughter. So I think you should know what to do."
Klaus pondered for a few seconds and said, "I think, by the time you come back I'll be rid of all my enemies. And your town is a vampire free zone, so I don't have to worry much."
Max nodded and went to Rebecca's side and held her hand and disappeared.
**
It was already evening when Max returned, so Selena was inside working on her computer. At this time Max suddenly popped up in the side and said, "Hi."
Selena wasn't surprised this time, she without even looking at him said, "Looks like you're on time. Who's the guest?"
Max simply said, "It's Rebecca. She's a guest. She'll be here to take care he Hayley's baby, and she's a witch, so she'll be able to protect everyone when I'm out of town."
This time Selena turned to him and asked, "So you're going to leave again?"
This time Max said with a serious expression, "Well, we have big trouble coming our way, and I'm not strong enough to deal with it. So this is a kind of a training journey."
Selene squinted her eyes and said, "Then I'm coming too."
Max shook his head and said, "No, it could be dangerous, and I want you to protect mom and dad. I can't trust them with anyone else. If you're here then I know they'll be safe."
Selene pouted and mumbled, "Well, you always have these weird reasons. But next time you're going on a tour I'm joining in."
Max's eyes were twitching as he said, "It's not a tour, it's a training journey."
*Cough*
At this moment Rebecca coughed and said, "Well, can you love birds continue your chat after showing me where I'm staying?"
Max looked at her and said, "Downstairs. There's a room beside the kitchen, you can take that. Oh, Hayley and Davina are here. So go on."
Rebecca snorted and walked away grumbling about Max not being a gentleman or something.