"Look, Esther is going to be here to collect at any moment. We need to figure out a way to keep everyone, especially Elena, safe," Matt said.

Caroline, Elena, Matt, Tyler, and Bonnie were in the Gilbert household, trying to figure out how to stop Esther's rampage. She was still set on destroying the abominations, also known as her children. Only her latest plan included getting rid of Elena as well.

The five of them were stumped as to how to keep Elena safe though. No matter what they came up with, someone thought of a counter that Esther would most likely have.

"Why does she need to get rid of Elena anyway? If she gets rid of her children, Elena shouldn't be a concern," Caroline thought aloud.

"Esther is known to be thorough, Care," Elena stated, pacing around the room with her arms crossed.

"She'll want to get rid of Elena as a safety measure," Bonnie informed him.

"Why can't that Original bitch just leave town. I want to be done with this," Caroline complained.

"We'll think of something to get rid of her, but we have to think fast. Damon and Stefan will be back with Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah soon. They're going to want progress." Strangely, Kol had disappeared, and none of Caroline's group knew where he had gone. As long as he wouldn't get in their way, it's not like they cared all that much.

"Screw them! They could help if they wanted results so badly," Caroline exclaimed.

"Without any white oak daggers, we don't have anything to threaten them with. Since Klaus is attached to everyone's bloodline, we couldn't kill him anyway," Elena reminded her. Oh yea.

"And if he lives…" Bonnie began.

"Then his siblings have to as well, or he rips us to shreds," Caroline finished.

"Guys…what if we're thinking the wrong way?" Elena asked the group.

"Meaning?" Caroline questioned.

"Meaning we keep looking at ways to get rid of Esther, rather than ourselves."

"Would you stop talking in riddles? What are you even going on about?" Caroline asked, frustrated that she hadn't caught on to whatever it was already. Bonnie, however, had gotten whatever Elena was trying to say.

"She means that we keep looking at ways to kill Esther, rather than just figure out a way to lay low until Esther presumes we're dead. Or the more likely option, we've had enough time to figure out a way to get rid of Esther for good. Let's face it, she's patient, and will probably not give up until her children are ash."

"She's been around for like…a billion years," Caroline said, "wouldn't she know if we were just hiding?"

"She's not the only witch," Bonnie said, flipping through her grimoire. She smiled as she landed on a page, pointing to a spell. "This should work," she said triumphantly.

"What is it?" Matt asked, coming to stand beside Bonnie.

"A spell that will transport us anywhere we want to go. It's an untraceable spell, so it would basically be like disappearing into thin air."

"You mean just like that, we could be anywhere we wanted?" Caroline asked.

"Exactly."

"Doesn't that seem a little too easy?" Matt wondered.

"Not all spells are terribly complicated, and this one seems manageable. Esther would have no way of locating us."

"Let's do it then. I'm willing to give anything a try to keep you guys safe. You're doing so much for me already," Elena said.

"It's going to be okay," Matt reassured her, "No ones destroyed our little group of misfits yet."

"Wait, what about Jeremy? Do you think he's safe in Denver?"

"He should be fine," Bonnie said calmly, "and so will Alaric for that matter. At least, he is as fine as he can be. Meredith will be here to take care of him though. Esther's main focus is on those who can cause her trouble. She doesn't see either of them as a threat to her plans."

"How are we going to do this then?" Caroline asked, ready to get the hell out of Mystic Falls. This could actually be just the adventure she was looking for. And she would get to keep herself undead for the rest of eternity instead of meeting her ultimate end.

"I think it best we go in at least groups of two. That's the maximum number of people I can send to one place at a time, without the risk of something going wrong. And we can't all be in the same place either. We need to spread out, just to be extra cautious."

"How do we decide who goes with who?" Tyler asked, stealing a glance at Caroline every now and then. She smiled. Of course he would want to go with her. She wanted to go with him too.

"Well…someone has to go with the Originals," Bonnie reminded them all. This silenced the room for a bit. Who in the hell wanted to go with them? Maybe Elijah wouldn't be so bad, but going with Klaus and Rebekah? That sounded like a nightmare.

"How long will we be with our partners for?" Tyler asked.

"Hard to say. We can obviously still call and text and stuff like that. Once we're split up, we can keep in touch and decide where we want to meet. Then we can go our way, and the Originals can go theirs. Once the spell has been used on each of us, a witch can't track us for a good two years. That's plenty of time to figure out a way to end Esther. This is only a temporary solution after all, not a permanent one."

"I want to go with Caroline," Tyler chimed in.

"And I want to go with Tyler," Caroline said, smiling brightly. Bonnie rolled her eyes.

"Fine you two lovebirds. Elena?"

"I think I should go with Elijah," she said quietly. The whole group turned to her. She just shrugged.

"What? You think it will end well if I choose to go with Damon or Stefan?"

"Probably not," Bonnie agreed, "That leaves Klaus, Rebekah, me, and Matt."

"I could go with you, and Rebekah could go with Klaus?" Matt offered.

"That sounds perfect," Bonnie sighed in relief.

"Now that we have this settled," Caroline piped in, "How is the spell performed?"

"Like I said, it's not difficult. You write your name on a piece of paper, we put it in a bowl, set it on fire, and then I say the spell."

"This won't have any weird side effects?"

"It shouldn't. One minute you're here. Next minute, you're wherever you want to be. You have to really concentrate on where you want to go."

"Well, now, that sounds wonderful," said a familiar voice from the doorway. That British accent was impossible to mistake for anyone else. Klaus and the Originals had arrived.

"Original one, two, and three, as requested," Damon said as he walked in, Stefan following close behind.

"How about you test your little witchy experiment on our Salvatore boys…just to be certain," Klaus suggested, scrunching his nose up as he did.

"Well why not test it on Original Blondie and Original-pain-in-my-ass," Damon retorted.

"You should treat me with more respect Damon. You come from my bloodline after all," Klaus said.

"Enough of this contest! Someone has to go first!" Caroline said.

"Nice to see you again, sweetheart," Klaus drawled as he turned to get a better look at the blonde. Caroline just rolled her eyes.

"Just…tell us what to do Bonnie," Stefan conceded, "The sooner we get out of here, the better."

"Like I was telling everyone else, just write your name on a piece of paper, throw it in a bowl, we set the paper on fire, and then I say the spell. All you have to do is think about where you want to go. We partnered everyone up already. Damon and Stefan, I guess you two are first."

Both the Salvatore boys turned to Elena, who just shook her head. "I'm partnered with Elijah."

The oldest Original now turned to face the brunette. Without making the slightest change in expression, he shrugged. "That is fine with me."

"What?" Damon said, the anger obvious in his voice.

"Relax. She'll be fine. I can protect her better than you could anyway," Elijah said, giving a small smile.

"He's right, Damon. Let's just be the guinea pigs for now, okay?" Stefan asked, walking over to Bonnie and writing his name down on a piece of paper he got from the kitchen counter. Damon took a deep breath before storming to the paper and ripping off a part of it so that he could write his name as well. Both of them tossed it into a bowl and gave it to Bonnie. She pulled a pack of matches out of her pocket and lit one.

"I want only one of you to think of somewhere to go. Anywhere. This should be instant, so hang on. Text or call when you get to your destination," she informed, dropping the match in the bowl after. Bonnie immediately began to chant something Caroline couldn't understand. While she did that, Matt got the notepad that Stefan and Damon had used, and passed it around the group, getting them to sign their name and drop the slip of paper into a bowl he had gotten.

A loud pop resounded through the house, causing everyone to look around. Damon and Stefan and both vanished. Elena looked worried, walking over to Bonnie and into the bowl.

"Did it work?" she asked with concern.

"We'll have to wait and-"

An assortment of dings and buzzes rang throughout the house as phones started going off, indicating an incoming text message. Caroline checked her phone, and saw she had something from Stefan.

Made it to Paris safely. Here with Damon. It worked.

"God Damon is an ass. 'The babes in berets here are just fabulous. You should really see the long legs on some of these women,'" Elena read to everyone.

"The spell worked then?" Rebekah asked from beside Klaus.

"It worked," Bonnie smiled, "Okay, Elena and Elijah next. Same procedure as before."

Bonnie took out their slips of paper from the bowl, and tossed them into the bowl she was using for her magic. She lit another match and threw it to the papers. It took another couple minutes, but after the chanting was finished, another loud pop rang through the air. The rest of them waited patiently for a text to come in. Caroline received one from Elena about five minutes after Bonnie had stopped her chanting.

We're in New Zealand. We're okay!

Caroline smiled at the text message. This was great! For once, everything was working out like they had planned for it to. She saw Bonnie and Matt smiling from the same text they had no doubt got as well.

"Okay," Bonnie started, "Let's have-"

But she didn't get to finish her sentence. Outside, they heard a knock on the door. Everybody they knew had gone off to attend to other business while they took care of this spell. The only person it could be was…

"Mother," Rebekah said.

"We need to speed this along, witch," Klaus urged, walking over to where Bonnie stood.

"I don't know how to speed this up!" she said calmly, and with a threatening tone to her voice.

"Then find a way. And soon."

Bonnie looked to the floor, obviously deep in thought. "Well…I don't know how it would turn out…but we could try dumping everyone else's name into the bowl. It's the only way I know how to make it go faster, but the spell says-"

"I don't care. Just try it!" Klaus demanded. Bonnie glared at him coldly before throwing the bowl of papers into the other bowl, and lighting a match. She began chanting quickly, all of them listening to the constant knocking on the front door. Caroline gave Tyler one last smile, before a loud pop rang in her ears, and then…it all went dark.

There was a gust of wind. Caroline could feel it blowing across her face. There was grass underneath her, that much she could tell too. Thank god she had decided to wear a simple purple hoodie with jeans that day, instead of her usual dresses and skirts. Her eyelids felt heavy, like she was still in that stage of being awake, but wanting to go back to sleep in the mornings. Okay, retrace steps.

There was Elena's house, Bonnie performing a spell and…that was it! Esther had come to the house, and Bonnie had been forced to perform the spell quicker than had been planned. Caroline had been thinking about a place to go though. So, where had she been taken? More importantly, was she by herself, or with Tyler?

Caroline carefully opened her eyes, squinting as soon as the sun hit them. It was bright here at least. Okay…she was in a field, elevated on some kind of hill. There was a lake not far from her. Trees everywhere. The scenery was pleasant at least, but this was definitely not Mystic Falls. If Tyler had thought of this place, she would have to thank him. It seemed peaceful, and like a place they could hide out until it was time to meet everyone else.

She grabbed her phone from her pocket to text the rest of them, but she was getting absolutely no service. Strange. She put it back and carefully propped herself up on her knees. Where was Tyler? There wasn't anyone around her Just a bunch of green grass and blue skies. Clouds were slowly drifting through the sky as the wind continued to blow at a comfortable pace. When she was sure she could stand, she got up and did a complete three sixty. No houses, no people, and no cell service. Maybe she would have to take that thank you back from Tyler.

Right, Tyler. Where was he?

Where could she even begin looking? It was clear he wasn't near her, so where was she supposed to start her search? Probably going to the forest that lay ahead of her. She didn't like the idea of going far away from the bright little patch of heaven she was in, but the longer she was there without anyone with her, the more nervous she got. Something didn't feel right.

Caroline started off toward the forest, looking around her as she did. Something had to of gone wrong with the spell. She was supposed to be with Tyler right now, not looking for him. To have thought everything was going as planned had been the jinx. When did anything ever go as they planned for it to?

The light from outside the forested area began to disappear, replaced by a gloomy atmosphere that Caroline didn't enjoy. There was still no Tyler to be found anywhere. Her brows furrowed as she concentrated on looking for him. As she was walking through the forest, she heard something crunch underneath her. Caroline lifted her foot to see white powder littering the ground. Was that snow?

She wrapped her arms around herself as she continued forward for a few more minutes. The farther she walked, the more snow there was. It hadn't been winter out on that hill. That was for sure. Now red flags were beginning to rise as she looked around, the tall trees blocking her view of the once blue sky. It was now grey, cloudy, and partially covered by greenery.

Unexpectedly, she heard a howl, and turned quickly to face the direction it had come from. Was that a werewolf? She had been transported to a place where werewolves roamed free? Spectacular.

Her gaze found the snow-covered ground, and she about fell backward at the sight. Spots of red were splattered on the snow, shaped in the form of paw prints. Oh god, oh god, oh god. She ran in the opposite direction of the prints, only to be grabbed from behind and sped over to a nearby tree, a hand placed firmly over her mouth. She squirmed and tried to get out of her captor's grasp, but the person was incredibly strong. How were they able to do that? She was a vampire! Shouldn't she be stronger than any man or woman?

"Shh, it's okay, it's okay. It's me. It's okay. You're safe," a man's voice whispered soothingly into her ear. That voice. Caroline instantly relaxed, and the hand disappeared from her mouth. She turned her head around enough to look him in the eyes.

"Klaus, what's going on? Where are we? Where is everyone?" she asked, worry lacing her voice.

"You're the first one I've seen so far. I don't know where we are. I woke up in this forest, and I don't know what's going on. I'm as lost as you are, sweetheart."

Caroline nodded slowly, processing the fact that Klaus of all people had no idea what was going on.

"This has something to do with the spell, but I don't know where we ended up. I wasn't thinking about a destination when she was talking. I remember worrying about Esther, and then poof…I was in a field during the summer, and now I'm in a forest during the winter."

"It was sunny where you were?"

"Yea."

"Do you remember how to get back there?"

"I think so, but I'm not sure."

"Try your best to remember. I don't think it's best to stay in here much longer," he said, another howl ringing through the winter air, as if to prove his point. She nodded in agreement.

"This way. I can see my footprints. We'll follow that back to the other part of the forest."

Klaus nodded, letting her go as they walked. There were no bloody paw prints along the path as they followed her footprints. After who knew how long, they ended up back in the dark forest that didn't have snow. Now Caroline just had to trust her instincts and hope she could get back to the hill.

"I'm guessing you couldn't get cell service either?" she asked. He shook his head. She sighed and kept going. Please say they were going the right way. Please say they were going the right way. Please say…

They were!

Caroline smiled as they came back to the green hill and the lake that was out in the distance. She willed herself not to fall face first on the luscious grass in pure joy.

"Of course I wouldn't pop here," Klaus said in a hushed voice. Caroline just rolled her eyes.

"Be happy you ended up unscathed. That forest didn't look too friendly."

"I won't count myself lucky until I know where we are," he said, surveying the land before them.

"You know, if you hadn't rushed Bonnie with the spell, we might have ended up in London. Or Hawaii. And we might have actually been with the people we wanted to be with." Being on the beach with Tyler sounded like a dream.

"I don't know about you, but I'm perfectly content with who I'm partnered with," he smirked.

"You're supposed to be with Rebekah right now! And I'm supposed to be with Tyler!"

"Unfortunately for you, it's just the two of us. So deal with it," he said smugly, grinning the entire time. She grunted and walked forward. There went the semi nice moment between them.

"What are we looking for?" she asked.

"Any sign to tell us where we are, or maybe where the others went."

"We could walk along the edge of the lake? Maybe we'll find something."

"Fine by me," he shrugged.

The two walked down toward the lake, picked the direction that led them away from the forest, and began following it. The sunlight glimmered along the still surface of the water. The wind was back to blowing at it's comfortable speed and temperature. It was like a dream. Was she going to end up waking in some dumpster, only to realize this had been a dream? Wait…no, that couldn't happen. If that were the case, Klaus wouldn't be in her dream. This was real.

She glanced at the hybrid before her, looking at his snow covered black denim jeans. He also wore a black shirt with a black leather jacket. It was funny to see so much white dust on a man wearing all black. Caroline giggled at the sight, causing Klaus to glare at her.

"I don't find this predicament we're in that funny."

"You just look funny with all that snow on you," she smiled. His lips formed a tight line, and he didn't say anything else. For a man who kept trying to woo her, he was kind of funny when he was in a mood.

The two came across a stone bridge that went across the lake and to another field. Off in the distance, was something they wouldn't have expected to see where they were.

"Is that…" she trailed off.

"I think so," he agreed thoughtfully.

The castle was all white, and built almost to the sky. The roof was made of some blue material, with golden spheres located on the tip. It was magnificent, and strange. It wasn't like a castle someone would see in England, or some ancient ruin. It looked brand new and like people actually lived there. The castle was surrounded by another lake. Or the same one, she didn't know.

"Think we should go investigate?" she asked Klaus.

"I don't think we really have any other options. Doesn't exactly scream threatening."

"Is it a mirage?"

"We aren't in the desert, love."

"A hallucination then?"

"It looks very real to me."

"Huh." Caroline shrugged, walking off in the direction the castle was. Why did it look so familiar? That was the real question. She had never been here in her life. Surely she would remember a forest that went from summer to winter with one step. This spell had thrown them in some weird ass place. That was certain.

"What were you thinking of when Bonnie zapped us out of there?" Caroline asked the hybrid. Klaus looked as if he was having an internal battle on whether or not to confide in her. It's not like he really had much choice though, unless he wanted to travel in complete silence. Then again, he might like that.

"I was thinking about how much I wanted to be done with Esther. I'm tired of her trying to kill us. I was thinking about her never being able to find us."

"Don't we all wish we could be done with her," Caroline sighed. Klaus laughed humorlessly, nodding his head in agreement.

After another long stroll through the field, they finally reached the entrance to the castle they had been walking to. The large, wooden double doors stood closed, with castle guards on either side. In every direction, there seemed to be a garden occupying the space. They were filled with a variety of brightly colored flowers and décor. It was actually a pleasant vision. Not something anyone would see near Mystic Falls, which made it all the more exciting.

"Who in the hell lives here?" Klaus asked. Caroline shrugged.

"I don't know, but I like it so far."

"I don't. Gives me the creeps," Klaus said, eyeballing everything suspiciously.

"It's either go here, or keeping wandering around until we get tired. The people here might know where everyone else is. No matter what, they'll at least be able to tell us where we are."

"I suppose."

"You know I'm right," she sang a little. It was the truth. The place seemed welcoming, despite the guards on each side of the doors. However, they were guards. It would be more unsettling if they weren't the least bit serious about their job. She turned to Klaus, who seemed to have given in to her idea. Caroline giggled before he got another word out. Success.

"Alright," Klaus said, sounding defeated, "let's go say hello."

A/N: Had this idea in my head and had to get it out there. Not giving up on Torment, for those of you who are reading that.

Tell me what you think, and if you guys wouldn't mind reading more. I've really gotten into Once Upon A Time, so I thought what better way to kind of combine the two than put my favorite couple in the middle of fairy tales?

This story will be a mix of OUAT versions, storybook versions, Grimm brothers versions, and maybe even my own take on things. This will hopefully be a fun piece for me to write and you all to read.

Review and enjoy my loves! Where did the other four go? Whose castle are they at? Questions, questions. P.S. Feel free to tell me if there is a character you might want to see in later chapters =P

Thanks to Yana (queenofklaroline) and C. (klaussaholic) for reading over this chapter! You're both wonderful!

Cover credit goes to: Olivia (thecunningcock on tumblr)