Chapter 7
"Damon how much further is it?", I was extremely agitated after travelling all day long. All I wanted was Stefan.
"Not long Elena, we're nearly in Kryley. You should see the sign soon"
With that information I was beaming. We had almost achieved our next step in finding him. I was voracious to be with Stefan. I was...
"Damon look out!"
I could see the danger flash across Damon's eyes and the survival instincts within him kick into overdrive. Somehow the brakes weren't functioning and we were plummeting 180mph into a frozen body. Damon was hammering down on them but no reaction occurred.
Screams of terror escaped from two mouths. My own and the lifeless anatomy. Who was now strewn across the road.
"What do you mean? Katherine's a vampire she doesn't have that kind of strength over a witch?", Stefan puzzled, appalled by Bonnie's recent confession.
"She found out I'd helped Elena to find you and then...", again Bonnie was silenced by a stream of sobs and heartache. Her cheeks were now flushed with redness from the continuos waterfall which fell from her eyes.
"... he took them away."
"He?", now Stefan was intrigued.
"I don't know his name but he came from nowhere. He's the most powerful witch I've ever come across. He was the one who banished my powers from me", Bonnie explained.
"So Katherine has a witch on her hands, why does that not surprise me", Stefan was once again stunned at the lengths Katherine would go. She was a master of destruction.
"She said she met him three decades ago, here in Kryley. That's why she's keeping us here. To meet him."
"Yes, I guess I am the man of the moment. The key part to Katherine's plan.", Bonnie gasped and became a shaking frenzy. Intent on protection she quickly wrapped her arms around her legs, forming a tight ball with her body - using her limbs as a barrier of defence.
The menacing man marched over to the gate which sealed Stefan and Bonnie's enclosure. Chuckling darkly to himself, he unlocked the door. Revealing gleaming white teeth he snarled at both prisoners. Promenading over to Bonnie, Stefan could feel her body tense ever so slightly more. The male figure wound a strand of loose hair behind Bonnie's ear, and the gesture abashed her. It was then he made his move over to Stefan.
Crouching down in front of him he sneered, "Hello Stefan. I don't believe we've met"
Soon after Stefan was deafened by his own hollers.
Bolting out of the car I was still in immense shock at the hit. Damon suggested we carry on travelling and leave our innocent victim. How could he be so heartless? Nausea filled my insides, as i prepared myself for the sight of the body.
Horror was my only emotion. Only, not for the reason i thought it would be.
The body was gone.
Seconds ago we had crashed. I had felt the intensity of the blow, yet there was no evidence to suggest it was real.
"Elena, get in the car.", Damon voiced behind me, with the reflected fear in his tone.
"I don't understand. We hit someone-"
As I turned to face Damon I saw her.
Isobel.
"Isobel... Where - where did you go?", I struggled to form words.
"Well first of all I would prefer your boyfriends brother didn't launch his 1969 Chevy convertible at me, as it is your life I'm trying to save"
"Wait what - you're trying to save my life?", I was bemused.
"Oh don't look so shocked, anyone would think I'm a bad mother", the sarcasm in her voice was comedic.
"Why are you here Isobel? You made it quite clear you cared nothing for Elena on our last visit?", Damon angrily interrupted.
"Look. You need me. Katherine's plotting to kill every member of Elena's immediate family. Including your witch best friend Bonnie. I'm a liability. I got away. If i can track down John, and there's the four of us who approach her, we just might be able to defeat her. I'm a dent in her master plan", Isobel was so confident in her words she was almost arrogant.
"But Katherine's dead. None of my family are in danger anymore"
"Oh. Katherine's very much alive."
A nightmarish stare was exchanged between myself and Damon.