Bonnie woke up with her head throbbing. The last thing she remembered was Damon. Damon and a flash of bright light. Damon and how he wasn't there with her anymore. Her doing as she sent him away from this slice of Hell. The sun was beaming down on her, forcing her to open her eyes. She squinted as she took in her surroundings. Her thoughts were racing as she slowly sat up. There was a fireplace to her right. She was on a couch. The scarlet and gold of the cushions and pillows let her know that it was the Salvatore couch. But she knew better. She knew she wasn't on the real Salvatore couch. No, she sat on an illusion and a constant reminder of why she needed to get away from this place as soon as possible.

Sitting upright, with her hands clutching the cushion beneath her, she scanned the room. She saw no one. She felt an aching on the side of her stomach. She looked down and saw her lacy white top was blood stained. She lifted her shirt slightly to see that it had been bandaged. Gee, who could have done that? She thought irritably. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temple with her left hand. Her throat was agonizingly dry. She heard footsteps rapidly approaching before reopening her eyes.

"Well look who finally decided to wake up", the perpetrator said too cheerfully. Malachai Parker, her captor, evil magic sucker and the guy who, not too long ago, shot her with an arrow, was making his way towards her.

She looked up and saw that he conveniently had a glass of water in his hand. He stopped dead in front of her and held it out to her, cocking his head to the side as if to ask did she want any.

She rolled her eyes before asking "Is there rohypnol in it?" She heard him chuckle before saying "No, not this one. But good idea, Bonnie, I'll have to use that sometime."

She stood up and pushed past him "I'll just get my own." She stormed toward the kitchen, which was a good distance away in the enormous Salvatore mansion. She grabbed a glass and filled it with tap water, something she knew he couldn't possibly have tampered with. The water soothed her aching throat immediately. She took another gulp and let her mind wander. How long had she been out? Was she just sleeping or had he slipped her something? She let out a breath of relief, only to be irritated once more by Kai's presence as he sauntered into the kitchen shortly after. She kept her back to him.

"You really did wake up in just the nick of time. I was starting to get worried" She could hear the sarcasm in his voice. She rolled her eyes and slowly turned around, leaning her back against the sink. "And why is that?"

He was leaning against the countertop of the island, hands clasped together, eyeing her with that unsettling grin of his. "Well I wouldn't want you to miss the road trip."

Bonnie scoffed "I'm not going anywhere with you." She turned around to refill her glass.

He nodded before saying "I figured you'd say that." He slowly rose from his seat and began walking towards her around the island. She took a step back, analyzing his movement, glass of water still in hand. "I meant it when I said I didn't want to hurt you Bonnie," he stepped within arm's length of her "But you should know that I will if I have to." He grabbed her forearm and held on tight. Bonnie yelled out in pain, her body crouching forward as he drained her magic. His hand was glowing crimson where he touched her. Bonnie tasted copper in her mouth and an electric charge was extending from her arm, spreading throughout the rest of her body.

"Now, you're going to be a good little girl and do as you're told, right?" He said through gritted teeth.

She mustered the little strength she had left to throw the water on his arm that was gripping hers.

"Incendia!"

She saw the flames appear and heard him yell. He released her arm long enough for her to make a run for the exit. She limped through the archway in the kitchen and regained some of her strength when the front door was in her line of sight. To her luck, it was cracked open slightly. She began to sprint towards it when it slammed shut with such a force that it shook the rest of the house. She turned on her heel to see Kai lazily perusing her.

"You know Bon, you're really making this more difficult than it needs to be." His right sleeve was scorched and Bonnie smiled to herself at her handy work. She eyed him with contempt, not responding.

He paused, spreading out his arms. "I just thought you might want to know about another ticket out of this hell hole." He began removing his jacket with the burnt sleeve.

"There is no other ticket!" she said agitatedly.

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because the ascendant is broken and I'm not letting you use my magic."

He smiled and made his way towards her. "I might know of another source of magic on this barren planet we call home."

"And where would that be?"

He walked past her and opened the front door. "Come with me and you'll find out."

He pulled out a packed bag from behind the dresser and slung it over his shoulder. "Of course, you could always just stay here." He turned and walked out the door.

Bonnie teetered on her feet as she stood there contemplating. She sighed and headed for the door.