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That's Not My Name	By : marksandspence Category: S through Z > True Blood Views: 6314 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I have not created the True Blood (credit to Charlaine Harris & Alan Ball) or BtVS universes (credit to Joss Whedon) and do not have any claim on the characters other than the ones I have added. I make no money off of these stories.

Chapter List
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PLOT SYNOPSIS (Post Chapter 26)
Author’s note: As I cannot promise to write out the rest of this story properly due to unavoidable time constraints, I have decided to at least give you the rest of the basic storyline to satisfy your curiosity. Seriously, no fancy language here or the kind of fun embellishments and character study/development that I enjoy writing. Just the main facts. And a few “mini-scenes” or dialog snippets where I couldn’t resist.
*Also, as I stopped watching the HBO series after Season 4 (and having never read the books), any resemblance in plot to the show is completely coincidental!
As it happens, the stranger at Merlott’s is a shifter who works for the King of California, Lamar. Oh, and her true human form is a blonde woman named Jodie. She reports back to the King and a couple of his sheriffs & deputies who have traveled there to get information on Peia and Eric. They end up kidnapping Eric (and then Pam incidentally). Things don’t go well. They insist that Eric summon Peia. He refuses and denies it is possible. They torture him. While Peia is at Sookie’s dealing with her smashed computer, she gets confusing messages from Eric that essentially tell her to stay away, but in a strong enough way that it feels like he is rejecting her. Plus, she is reacting to his pain, though she doesn’t actually know that is what she is experiencing. She just cries and lays in bed. This goes on for days. Sookie gets flashes of what Peia is experiencing and decides to snoop around Fangtasia during the day to see what is going on. Eventually she snaps Peia out of it and they come up with a plan to rescue Eric and Pam (it involves Peia pretending to be Sookie and it is hysterical!). When she finds Eric and Pam during the daytime rescue, they are in terrible shape – especially Eric who looks almost unrecognizable. She loads them into body bags and puts them in the back of a truck and drives off, heading for Texas to find Isabel and plea for help from the King of Texas. On the way, they find the shifter Jodie had stowed away in the truck as a snake – it bites Peia before she is able to toss it out.
They arrive at Isabel’s at dusk and Peia begs for help, worried that Eric could die (he looks like a charred corpse). They are permitted inside. Peia tries to give some blood to Eric, but she is feeling sick from having been awake for many days straight, plus the snakebite and she insists they find a human to feed him. They do and he eventually starts to look like himself again. Once he is lucid, Peia goes to him, crying, saying she is sorry (both for not rescuing him sooner and for holding back her feelings for him). He tells her he is proud of her; that she did exactly the right thing. She tells him she loves him. When she goes to have a rest, Eric and Isabel go outside onto the balcony to have a conversation.
“A human, eh? Would never have thought it possible,” Isabel says with a perplexed smirk.
“It was not my intention,” Eric responds.
“So the rumors are true. Couldn’t quite get the job done, eh? I would say it happens to all vampires, but I’d be lying,” she says with a playful grin.
“Impotence jokes. How original,” he says.
“What else is there to say when the mighty Eric Northman is felled by his pet,” she answers, half joking.
His body noticeably tenses. “You of all people…” he spits.
Surprised by Eric’s reaction, Isobel turns to him and says with surprise, “You love her.”
“How do you stop wanting to lock them in a room to which only you have a key?” Eric asks.
“Are you afraid something will happen to her or that she’ll run away?” Isabel asks.
Not answering Eric stammers, “I am…unaccustomed to these feelings. It is unnerving.”
“I know,” she answers softly, putting her hand on his shoulder.
“Why is there this need to know they feel the same? Why does the thought eat away?” He asks.
“Are you not satisfied with her declaration earlier?” Isobel responds.
“I know that I should be. I have waited patiently. But now all I feel is doubt. She is loyal like a dog.”
“It didn’t sound like loyalty to me,” she assures.
“It is complicated by the blood bond,” Eric replies.
Isabel shrugs. “So release her.”
“I cannot,” he dismisses after a brief consideration.
“Well, then. Welcome to the club. It’s a fucking party,” she says through straight lips.
*
Later, after both Pam and Eric are mostly recovered from their ordeal, they (other local sheriffs join in) all discuss the situation. They conclude that the King of California is attempting to take advantage of the turmoil surrounding the death of both Sophie Ann and Russell Edgington and the disgruntlement amongst the Old Ones over the installment of Bill as King in their place, to spread his kingdom westward in defiance of the AVL. He is “old school” in the sense of having no interest in becoming part of human society. Instead, he has been making alliances with other non-humans (werewolves, shifters, etc.) with the ultimate goal of seizing power and being free to exercise that power over the human population. He is interested in Peia because he would like to build an army of soldiers with her as a template – with the strength of vampires and none of the vulnerabilities, along with the control and communication that comes with the blood bond. Eric knows that it is not possible to duplicate Peia’s situation, so they don’t truly fear this possibility. Still, there is a real worry that if Lamar were to convince enough of the vampire monarchs to join him against the AVL, it could lead to a civil war. Which would be bad, bad, bad.
The discussion turns to ways to appease the older monarchs to keep them from joining Lamar. Peia asks if they might prefer Eric to Bill, as he is older. Maybe, but they have old ideas about regal succession and would object to anyone being put on the throne without some pre-established right to it. Peia contacts Dali to ask if there are any surviving “relatives” of either Sophie Ann or Russell. They find mention of a vampire named Helena, who shares a Maker with Sophie Anne. Peia suggests that Eric should marry her and become king. They scoff because 1) no one has seen her in a hundred of years or more, 2) she is thought to be severely mentally damaged (which is one reason why she was never considered for the throne in the first place), 3) how could they even get her to agree to such a plan if they found her, and 4) even if they were successful, they would need the AVL (& hopefully the Authority) to sanction it. Peia tells them they should learn to channel their inner Richard III and that she is confident that Eric is capable of seducing anyone.
With Dali’s help, they find Helena, who is impossibly beautiful (much to Peia’s dismay), but completely lobotomized and seemingly incapable of higher thought. Still, everything goes to plan and Eric marries her, they get the provisional support of the AVL & The Authority (after the threat of Lamar is made clear). As many of Lamar’s potential allies are appeased by this seemingly legitimate regime change and withdraw their support, he officially challenges the union of Eric and Helena and the relevant powers send spies into the Kingdom.
Eric makes Peia the Captain of the Guard and they set up a slightly more traditionally fortified home base/”Castle”, expecting an eventual attack from Lamar and his supporters. The Magister assigns an advisor/spy, whose job it is to determine the legitimacy of the union between Helena and Eric. Because of this, Peia and Eric must pretend they are not romantically involved and they no longer share a bed. Distress ensues. When a royal advisor makes a pass at Peia, she instinctively rebuffs him (and thinks it is Eric testing her). But when she confronts Eric, he is sure this means he is the spy and will take her refusal to be a sign that Peia and Eric are still together. So they hatch a plan for Peia to start obviously dating someone else – Alcide is the obvious choice, as he has become a member of the guards/security team. He is not “in on it” = more distress for EVERYONE.
In non-relationship news, Peia becomes a liaison between Eric and the local human government. The humans feel increasingly threatened at the thought of vampires like Lamar striking out, so they make a deal with Eric for protection (in exchange for legitimacy, money and silver). There is lots of discussion amongst the AVL & supporters to tread lightly, as it is discovered that the human government has started to stockpile silver in preparation for any potential vampire attacks.
Also, with encouragement from the remnants of the Sunnydale contingent, Spike takes over for Eric as Sheriff in Shreveport. They realize the importance of Eric’s Kingdom in the ultimate safety of the human population.
Pam fully enjoys being a princess, as she would.
The fake relationship with Alcide works a treat and after the mandatory three -month investigation, Lamar is thwarted and the Magister upholds the legitimacy of Queen Helena and King Eric, ruling over Louisiana & Mississippi. An infuriated Lamar goes back to California and continues to plan his invasion.
Eric and Peia have a delightful reunion, he gives her a gorgeous diamond necklace and they stay in bed for a couple of days. She remains as Captain of the Guard, but moves back in with Eric (and Helena).
At some point during their fun days in bed, Peia unceremoniously dumps Alcide (not in person, obviously), though she makes Eric promise not to kill him, going as far to say that she will leave if Alcide turns up dead. Note that Alcide was not particularly “in love” with her, but it was still a bit of a blow. [Sidebar: Alcide does turn up dead sometime later; Peia runs away to Alaska (in summer, when it is always light), but comes back realizing she no longer has the strength to live without Eric and therefore, she no longer has the upper hand in the relationship and the moral high ground that comes with it. There is a sweet scene where Eric, after discovering that Peia is gone and the reason why, is discovered by Pam in their home theatre, watching the film, “Let Me In” over and over, since Peia had recently bought the DVD. It turns out that Eric was not involved in Alcide’s death and, in fact, it was Lamar’s doing to drive a wedge between them. Though Peia says he doesn’t need to, Eric is able to prove this to her.]
Attacks on humans continue and Eric increases the size of his Guard to provide protection and also prepare for an attack from Lamar. He also attempts to fortify alliances with neighboring Kings and Queens. He grows into a very effective King.
In the midst of the chaos, Peia suddenly lapses into a severe PTSD fugue after being told by a doctor that she is pregnant. As her reproductive organs had been removed while she was in a coma, she cannot fathom how this could happen. But before she can think rationally about the situation, she loses touch with reality and disappears. Eric freaks out. She eventually turns up in Bon Tempts, perhaps subconsciously looking for Terry. When Eric arrives at Merlott’s (where Sookie and Terry and the rest have brought her), she is curled up in a ball, unable to move or perceive anyone around her. Sookie helps Eric pull her out of it, allowing Sookie to both see the horrible events that led to Peia’s PTSD and also the old childhood memory from Eric that eventually calms her down. Eric takes her straight to Fangtasia, where the summoned Dr. Ludwig is waiting. Although she is mentally aware, Peia is physically in bad pretty bad shape (days without eating or drinking, muscle lockage/tension, etc.). Sookie agrees to meet them a bit later with food.
While treating her, Dr. Ludwig lets it slip that Peia is pregnant. While Eric starts to lose it, Peia asks Dr. Ludwig to make some calls and research if there have been other vampire pregnancies. Eric visibly scoffs and orders Dr. Ludwig out of the room. He becomes completely overwhelmed with jealousy and anger and starts ranting, flipping between English and Swedish. Peia is too tired to defend herself. He grabs her by the hair and drags her to the ground. Before he can do anything else, Sookie arrives and does her best to calm him down. He orders Sookie to read Peia’s mind and tell him who the father is (though of course he suspects Alcide). Sookie tells him the only thing she can get from Peia is her horror of how Eric will feel if he kills her – her concern for him. Eric starts randomly breaking things as he tries to regain control.
Dr. Ludwig returns with just some anecdotal evidence from California – a rumor – of a human baby born from a vampire; the only other detail is that prior to the birth, the mother began to take on the nature of the baby. In that case, she went from being a totally badass bitch to showing human-like emotions. She admits that most such rumors turn out to not be true, but she leaves promising to follow up on it. Peia and Sookie exchange a few words; Sookie brings out the food she has brought – a steak and fries. As she unpacks it, not realizing that Sam had packed a steak knife in the bag with the food, she cuts her finger. Eric instinctually turns toward the blood – he notices that Peia does, too. He also recognizes the look of longing in her eyes as she stares at Sookie blotting the blood with her napkin. When Sookie passes the plate to Peia, he notices how she first sucks the piece of steak she puts in her mouth before chewing it. Peia abruptly looks up at Eric, feeling his anger subside. Sookie hears Peia think, “Oh, thank the gods.” And asks, “What?”
Peia shakes her head and asks, “So where is the nearest abortion clinic?”
“Aw, hon, this is Louisiana. It aint going to be easy,” Sookie responds.
“That will be unnecessary,” Eric intercedes.
Peia counters, “Of course it’s necessary. Did you not see what just happened? I cannot…”
“But that was before,” Eric interrupts.
“Relax with the paternal pride a moment. Based on what I know of your human adventures, I imagine there are plenty of Northman descendants roaming the globe. You Vikings tended to impregnate everyone in your path,” Peia says lightly.
“Bastards, all,” Eric shrugs, undeterred.
“And how exactly would this one not be a bastard? Last time I checked, you were married to someone else,” Peia answers with just a hint of bitterness.
Sookie suddenly frowns, just catching up with the conversation. “Wait, since when can vampires get someone pregnant?”
Ignoring her, Peia and Eric argue some more. She is absolutely terrified at the thought of being a mother again and over the course of the conversation, despite the tranquilizers that Dr. Ludwig gave her, she starts to regress back to her PTSD state. This time, Eric gives her some blood by biting his own tongue and then kissing her. She instantly calms down. In the end, after more lengthy discussion, Eric convinces her to keep it.
Fearing how a vampire/hybrid baby might be perceived (by the public, the AVL, TPTB), they settle on a story that Peia was desperate for a child and Eric decided to indulge her by allowing her to be inseminated. They are able to keep this secret for most of the pregnancy, avoiding all medical attention beyond the occasional check-up from Dr. Ludwig. Peia craves/needs to drink blood from Eric (or possibly any vampire) to maintain the pregnancy, else she quickly falls ill.
Spike and Peia have maintained a platonic friendship over this time. He is the first to discover the truth about the baby (a lovely scene at a Halloween party where Eric and Helena dress up as Julius Caesar and Calpurnia with Peia as a very pregnant Cleopatra). Peia makes Spike promise to take care of the baby if she is dies in childbirth – her rationale is that Eric would be too overwhelmed with grief and anger to be a father in that scenario, at least initially. Spike reluctantly agrees.
A month or so before Peia is due, the news of the “miracle baby”/”Abomination” becomes widely known. This causes a huge surge in the pro-vampire/human cooperation/coexistence movement and a blow to Lamar’s faction. Lamar and others on his side feel that the birth of the baby will be a death blow to their movement, so they step up their attacks and make numerous attempts on Peia’s life. Eventually it becomes too dangerous for Peia to remain at the palace, so Eric sends her into hiding with Spike and the shifter, Jodie (who, I forgot to mention, defected from Lamar to Eric a while back and has become Peia’s personal guard). Before she leaves, Eric strong-arms his human government contacts to allow vampire/human marriages in the state and subsequently marries Peia (despite still being married to Helena – his rationale is that vampire/vampire marriages are not officially recognized by the human government, so its not technically polygamy).
After some adventures on the road with Spike and Jodie, Peia goes into labor, and with the help of a somewhat terrified off-duty doctor, the babies are born. Yes, there are two. Only one has a heartbeat (the boy), so the other was never detected (the girl). That said, the boy is mostly human (but not entirely) and the girl is mostly (but not entirely) vampire. Peia’s breastmilk is a unique mixture of blood and milk, such that only she can feed them. Oh, and Spike and Jodie are totally getting it on.
Lots of rejoicing ensues, from humans and vampires alike. The birth of the babies is seen as a symbol/omen of the ultimate destiny of unification between vampires and humans. La la la. Lamar’s men retreat in the face of increased support of the faction supporting Eric and Peia returns to the palace with the babies. The humans are fascinated by this new “Vampire Royal Family” and they get lots of media attention and support.
Then one night, Peia and Eric awake to discover Helena (who had, rather inexplicably, started to dote on the infants. There is more to Helena’s story, but no time to elaborate now) as a pile of goo by the crib, killed by Mina who has stolen away the girl, leaving the boy behind. They go after her and upon confrontation, she explains that she is the reason the babies exist in the first place. She performed the spell that made it possible for Eric to impregnate Peia on the night they shared a bed. Therefore, since it worked, she is owed a baby. Mina admits she was surprised the spell had worked so well, as she had tried and failed many times before. Likely, Peia’s state as a hybrid was the key. The second baby – the boy – was not planned as part of the spell and she has no interest in a human baby, so they can keep him. But she demands the girl. Eric actually considers agreeing – why do we need more than one? In the end, Peia stays with Mina and the babies, as she is the only one who can feed them. They bide their time and eventually come up with a plan to get rid of Mina and take both babies home. It is creative and awesome and it works and they do.
Peia officially becomes Queen. The children grow up – the girl thrives mostly on vampire blood, but can consume human blood as well. The boy chooses to live as a human and refuses to drink blood. Various complicated family dynamics ensue. Eric’s influence spreads to the East and North and he becomes protector for much of the eastern seaboard. Lamar continues to have a stronghold in the states west of Louisiana, eventually replacing the King of Texas with one of his own supporters. The country balances lightly on the edge of a vampire civil war, but the peace is predominately maintained by Eric and his supporters.
And they lived happily ever after. OR…
Upon reaching adulthood, the daughter stops aging, but the son does not. At the age of 65, he develops an untreatable cancer that even vampire blood cannot cure. Within two years, he dies. His sister is inconsolable and wanders into enemy territory and deliberately picks a fight, getting herself killed. Eric does not have the emotional capacity to handle the loss and essentially starts an all-out war with Lamar out of misplaced anger and grief. Peia supports him, but sees it will end badly. It does. The AVL pulls its support. Peia, having refused their offer to make her Queen regent (after stripping Eric of his authority as King), fights with him to the end as the AVL forcibly takes the throne.
Still, they had a good run. And maybe they were rescued at the very last minute by an alien??? [cue Doctor Who music]
The End.
Author’s note: I never named the twins. Any thoughts? Suggestions gladly accepted (marksandspence@yahoo.com). Also, eesh, there is so much more! So many details! So many secondary events! But this will have to work as a placeholder until I have the time to elaborate. Thanks for reading.
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