Jeremy slowly opened his eyes unsure if he was alive, dead, or just dreaming he realized he had been leaning against a tree for how long he'd been asleep he didn't know. He looked out into the distance seeing what appeared to be a small medieval village in night.

Despite the great distance Jeremy could hear a man speak very clearly and he said "You have to drink if you want to live!"

Next came a scream and some shouting Jeremy heard footsteps approaching from behind him "So it happened again I take it." A man dressed in black said as if the dark crimes being committed in the camp were an everyday occurrence.

For reasons unknown to Jeremy he felt compelled to respond "Looks like it."

"So which was it that made the find a witch or warlock?"

"A witch."

"How did this one find out about the spell?"

"You'll have to ask her yourself."

The Man just paused clenching his fists like he had just been severely insulted "I don't have to ask you gave it to her or you set it up so she'd find it didn't you? Still trying to prove me wrong." He laughed at the idea.

Jeremy shook his head "You are wrong. Immortality is fire after all."

"Is it? I feel like its venom no more and no less. They seek it out they get it and then they cause each other pain and suffering because of it. The song always ends the same with blood and pain."

"Maybe but I like to think one day someone will get it right."

The man was cloaked in the darkness of the night turned away from the sight facing Jeremy his tone growing dark and threatening "Do you know how badly I want to kill you?"

Strangely Jeremy didn't even react he didn't feel anything really except for a strange sadness. It was a sadness that was both familiar and yet completely foreign to him it could only be described as having the answer to a question on the tip of your tongue but still being unable to grasp it. "Sadly yes I do."

"One day I'm going to find a way to do it remember that."

"Well when you do you know how to find me."

The man turned his back on Jeremy and started walking away "Always nice talking to you Jeremiah."

"Always nice talking to you to Solomon." Jeremy started to feel dizzy fading out of consciousness and then he realized he was waking up.

When Jeremy woke he was in a motel room with the girl who looked like Anna sitting on a chair she clearly had been watching.

"You're lucky most don't recover from a psychic attack."

"What? Who are you?" Jeremy looked around feeling hazy. "What is going on here?"

"What's going on is I have to get you the hell out of this town before Solomon shows up." She got up from the chair grabbing a black backpack she tossed it to him "His guys are already in town they've been here since Silas took the cure."

"Wait on minute you still haven't even told me your name or why you look like my ex Anna."

She let out an exhausted sigh she clearly was nothing like Anna she dressed like a Goth punk biker wearing a black shirt with a leather coat and pants. "My name is Thorn are you happy now? If so get off your ass and let's get out of here!"

She clearly looked nervous going straight for the windows to see if someone was watching why was she so paranoid?

Solomon sat on the bus as it drove into Mystic Falls he dressed well wearing a long sleeved black buttoned shirt, black pants, and shoes. He thought it was ironic he was entering a town that once upon a time no vampire should have been able to set foot in because of the Travelers anti magic spell and now it was gone. Granted it wouldn't have harmed him at all. This upset him in ways you could not imagine.

"So are you new to Mystic Falls?" A young girl sitting next to him asked.

"Yes and no I came here once a long time ago sometimes it feels like a thousand years."

"Do you a know anyone here?"

"Yeah an old friend I guess you could say. We aren't very close not like we use to be."

"Let me guess you both fell in love with the same girl and it tore you apart."

Solomon laughed "No something came between us but it was a lot more complicated than you would think."

"How complicated are we talking about here?"

"Do you know the story of the scorpion and the frog?"

The girl shook her head "No I don't think so what is it about?"

"A scorpion and a frog need to cross a river the Scorpion says: 'Let me ride on your back so we can work together to cross.' The Frog of course says: 'No you'll sting me.' To which the Scorpion replies: 'Why would I do that? If I stung you then we'll both drown.' After hearing the Scorpion's argument the Frog agrees. Can you guess what happens next?"

"No not really." She said shaking her head.

"While they are crossing the river the Scorpion stings the Frog condemning them both and do you know what he says to explain his behavior? He says: 'Because it is in my nature.' I can't think of a story that fits me and my friend any better."

"So that's why you're not very close to your friend anymore. So which of you was the Scorpion?"

Solomon laughed "I suppose it's a matter of opinion. Some would say I'm the Scorpion and others would say he is. Ironically there is this one girl in particular who would go as far to say that I'm the Devil."

"Really what is her name?"

"Ah, it doesn't matter. What really matters is that I settle things with him. You might not believe me but this meeting between me and him it's been a long, long time in the making. It's practically biblical." Solomon said jokingly.

The girl smirked not realizing how serious he was it was then that Solomon's phone rang "Yes?" Solomon listened to the other person on the phone and he started to clench his cell phone becoming upset by the news. "What do you mean you lost him? Damn it you had one job one! What the hell am I paying you people for? Wait what did you say? Some Asian girl got to him first?" Solomon paused again to listen to his underling's story "No don't worry about it I know where she'll take him. This won't hinder our plans actually I think it may even help us in the long run. Just take care of the rest you understand? Good."

"What was that all about?" She asked confused.

"Oh, just me tying up loose ends. Oh that reminds me I have something to do before we stop."

"Huh what are you doing?"

Solomon pulled out a large hunting while smiling "Not much just kill everyone on this bus." In seconds Solomon unsheathed the blade slashing the poor girl's throat an old woman in the back screamed and he smiled wickedly "Time to have some real fun." He looked around at the passengers from the old woman to the frightened child hiding behind his mother all of them frightened "Oh before I forget does anybody have one of those video recording phones?"