"Klaus?" Asked a woman into the phone. She had chocolate brown eyes and her hair was almost as black as night. She had been around a long time to know when she saw a vampire, and the man walking before her definitely was one.

"Yes, darling" Said Klaus

"I found a vampire for the sacrifice. He looks new and confused. Easy pickings and a perfect candidate for what we need." She said as her eyes followed the newbie. A smile stretching across her face.

"Who is this newbie?" Asked Klaus

"His name is Mark Zanderman and to the looks of it he was only turned hours ago. He has no experience and I don't think he's had any blood yet. If we used him there wouldn't be a fight. He's perfect." Said the woman reading some of Mark's thoughts. She was a witch, a very skilled witch, so controlling and reading a vampire's or human's thoughts was very easy for her. A skill she had acquired long ago.

"I love a fight, but I've waited too long for this ritual. Grab him and bring him back here, I'd like to have some fun. He'll be perfect for what I need. Good work, and don't be long." Said, Klaus, hanging up the phone. As he did the woman made her way over to Mark.

"Excuse me, I noticed you looked lost, could I help you?" Asked the woman

"I think I can manage." Said, Mark, starting to walk away. As he walked away she followed behind. She could just take him now, but she liked to play with her victims. It brought joy to her life.

"The names Charlotte by the way." Said Charlotte

"Mark, nice to meet you Charlotte." Said, Mark, looking around a little while longer until he gave up, "I'm looking for the Salvatore Boarding House, do you know where that is? I need to talk to a resident there, but I can't seem to find it."

"The Salvatore Boading House is a few blocks that way." Said, Charlotte, as Mark turned toward the direction of her outstretched hand. When he did, she set her other hand on his head cuasing his systems to shut down. As he was paralyzed, she injected vervain into the back of his neck.

"I don't...ahh." Said, Mark, as he collapsed onto his knees, "What the hell..."

"Don't struggle that will only make things more difficult. My boss needs you and I knew you wouldn't follow on your own. It was the only way to make you come with me. Besides, I always love to see a man in pain." Said, Charlotte, starting to crouch as Mark collapsed onto his back.

"You vervained me?" Asked, Mark, barely able to keep his eyes open.

"You know your stuff. That's good because when you meet Klaus you'll need it." Said Charlotte

"Kl...au...s?" Whispered, Mark, as everything around him turned to darkness.


"I wanted to thank you for not mentioning me when you talked about your scars. I'm trying to change from my past and the more bad things they learn, the less they'll trust me. Thank you." Said, Damon, pulling me aside as the others were distracted.

"I didn't tell them because I think you should be the one. It doesn't have to be now or even in a hundred years, but eventually you'll have to tell them. I wasn't gonna take that away from you. I know what it feels like to have a secret told before you have a chance to speak." I said

Damon looked down at his feet and then back up at me, "I never apologized, but I am so sorry for what I did to you. Back then I didn't really have anyone and all I thought about was my next meal. When I heard Klaus had a steady supply of humans, I just had to see for myself. I needed somewhere to lay low and he helped me out. I'm sorry that you got stuck in that mess."

"You don't need to apologize, Damon. You might've fed from me, but you made my capture feel less torturous. Before you arrived, Klaus would feed, beat me around, and then leave. You actually had conversations with me afterward; you let me feel normal even if it was only for a few minutes. You could be an ass sometimes, but I don't hate you, Damon." I said

"Thank you. I need her trust me; them to trust me. You to trust me." Said, Damon, as I noticed where his eyes traveled.

"Elena's the girl you like with the boyfriend, isn't she?" I said as he awkwardly nodded. From the five years I knew Damon he never seemed like the vampire to fall in love, but I was wrong. He had changed, I could tell, hopefully he wouldn't revert to his old ways.

"Please, don't tell her." Said Damon

"I won't, lover boy." I said as the doorbell rang. Stefan smiled and headed for the door. On the other side stood a girl a little younger than I, but she was strong-willed.

"Bonnie, thanks for coming on such short notice." Said, Stefan, leading Bonnie into the living room. The minute she stepped into the room, Elena gave her a hug. I could tell they were close, which made me miss my friends. I knew keeping them out of it was for the best, but it still hurt.

Bonnie returned Elena's hug and then stepped back, turning her attention to Stefan, "You don't have to apologize, Stefan. Elena is my best friend and I'll do anything for her. No matter what."

"Well Bon Bon, do you think you have the power to help us? From what we know Klaus will have a witch and/or a vampire friend. We can take down the vampire, but will you be able to take out the witch and Klaus? Will you be able to end him and be the one left standing?" Asked Damon

"Of course, I have the power. I am not some newborn witch, Damon. I have been praticing for almost a year and I learn quickly. You have nothing to worry about. I can handle this." Said Bonnie

"I don't want this backfiring, are you sure?" Asked Katherine

"I'm sure I will succeed. I've been practicing and I know I can take them down. You wanna see? I can test it out on you right now " Said, Bonnie, lifting her hands.

"You know what I'm good." Said, Katherine, as Bonnie lowered her hands.

"Now we just need to stop the sacrifice before it begins." I said

"May I ask who you are?" Asked, Bonnie, as she just noticed my presence. Bonnie studied me like a book, her eyes traveling to my scars. Whenever I didnt have a sweater on that is the first place people looked, something I hated to expain. Hiding them was the only way to stay out of people's interest.

"I'm the secret weapon, but you can call me Carly." I said

"Secret weapon?" Asked Bonnie

"Long story short, Carly was a feedbag of Klaus'. She escaped and has been hiding ever since. I found her and she said she would help us. Carly hates Klaus more than any of us and she knows his weaknesses. She is the secret weapon." Said Damon

"I'm sorry for what Klaus did to you. Something like that is awful to go through, I can't even imagine. I'm glad you're here to help, we need as much as we can get. Welcome to the team, Carly." Said, Bonnie, as she shook my hand.

"Thank you." I said awkwardly shaking her hand back

"Can we get back to how we are going to stop him before the sacrifice?" Asked Katherine

"That's the problem, we can't. He is weakest when the sacrifice is about to end. The only way to kill him is to go through with the sacrifice. When he is at the brink of completion, we strike. It is the best chance we have at defeating him." Said Bonnie

"So we are gonna let three innocent people die? One of them being your girlfriend? That makes no sense. If we are trying to stop him, shouldn't save their lives as well? This is crazy." I said

"We have a plan for that. Everything is under control and ready. Elena will be saved, but I can't tell you just how. It's not something easily explained." Said Bonnie

"You're not even telling the person who could die, how you're going save her?" I asked with surprise. I thought the whole point was to save lives, not end them. This isn't right and they have to know that.

"It's complicated but you will live Elena, I promise." Said Bonnie

"Unbelievable." I said walking out of the room.

"Carly, come on..." Said, Damon, running after me. I tried to leave, but grabbed my wrist before I got the chance. I tried to break free, but we both knew that wasn't gonna happen.

"Come on!? You're gonna let two people die and Elena could die if your "plan" doesn't work. I thought we were gonna stop this before it was gonna happen. I hate vampires and werewolves, but they shouldn't be killed unless they deserve it, they don't deserve this. I will end Klaus, but no one else is getting in the way." I said

"Carly, sometimes to win a war there has to be casualties. No one has ever won by saving everyone. You can save a few here and there, but you will lose many. I've through many wars, Carly. I've seen how this goes and it will always go the same way. There is no stopping it." Said Damon

"I have lost a lot of people in my life, Damon. I know war and the costs, but trying is better than doing nothing at all. I am not gonna let innocent people die without at least trying to save them. I can't standby and watch. If there's gonna be a casualty, it's gonna be me, no one else." I said walking away from the house.