"Present"
In the mountains with Mason, October 25th 2010
Elora was trying her hardest to come to terms with everything, she had to if she was ever going to find a way to put it all right again.
She knew hiding with Mason in the mountains wasn't a permanent solution, for one she missed make up, showers, and electricity too much.
Elora: "So let me see if I have this straight, your a werewolf... you and your family are born with this gene but, in order to... what? activate it you need to kill someone?"
Mason: "Yeah..."
Elora: "So that means you..."
Mason nods
Flashback
Mason in Florida March 18th 2009
On the Emerald Coast of Florida, Mason heads out of his favorite bar, done for the night.
Mason: "All right, Carlos. That's it for me."
He is pushed from behind, when he turns around he sees its his friend, Jimmy. Only there is something with Jimmy's eyes that's not quite right but Mason putts that down to him having had too many drinks,
Jimmy: "Mason!"
Mason: "Hey Jimmy. Easy. Let's get you home."
Jimmy: "Screw you!"
Jimmy comes at Mason again screaming about knowing he slept with is girl
Mason: "What are you talking about? You've had too much to drink."
Mason tries to calm his friend down but it only revs him up, he gets his hands around Mason's neck and starts to strangle him.
Mason is able to push him off,
Mason: "Dude! What's up?! It's me, Mason! I'm not messing with Marla. You know that!"
Jimmy punches Mason in the face like he didn't even hear what Mason said, Mason is starting to realize Jimmy is set on a fight,
Mason: "You don't want to do this buddy."
Jimmy: "I'll kill you!"
The two end up grappling with each other and Jimmy's head hit the ground very hard. It was self defence but Mason still feels responsible for his friends death.
Mason doesn't understand how this happened, he just kept coming at him... almost like he was... possessed? No that's not it.
A couple weeks ago he met this girl, Kathy. He new about the supernatural from being a part of a founding family but he wanted no part it, its why he took off and was living like a beach bum in Florida. He sensed there was something more to Kathy, could she be a vampire? Was it possible Jimmy had been compelled? Why would she want to compel Jimmy to attack him?
Mason felt something shift inside him, like a darkness had been unchained. It scared him.
Mason's eyes started to glow yellow, Katherine decides it time to make her entrance and she walks up to Mason trying to sound concerned.
Katherine: "Mason? What happened?"
Mason: "Jimmy attacked me."
Mason isn't sure if Kathy has anything to do with this or not... maybe he just wants someone other than himself to blame, and he really thought he and her had something. He decides to let it play out more before he accuses her of something she may not have done... he doesn't even know for sure if she's a vampire.
Katherine: "What? Why?"
Mason: "He said that I hit on Marla."
Mason cringes as he remembers now he will have to tell Marla about Jimmy's death, not to mention the cops... he could go to jail, he is starting to spin out and desperately needs something to hold on to.
Katherine: "Why would he think that?"
Katherine can see how desponded Mason looks and embraces him.
Mason: "He's dead. I killed him."
She looks at Jimmy's body and smiles, pleased her plan worked.
Katherine: "Everything's gonna be okay."
Mason: "I should call the cops."
Mason digs out his phone but Katherine quickly shuts it.
Katherine: "No! I mean, what if they don't believe it was self defense, I don't want to lose you."
Mason: "I can't just walk away and leave him here, he's my friend."
Katherine: "Well your friend tried to kill you tonight, you don't owe him anything... we should bury him, in the forest. Everyone will think he just took off."
Mason: "What? No. I won't do that to Marla or his parents. No we have to call the authorities."
Katherine: "Ugh fine," Katherine walks away and gets some dirt.
She starts messing up her hair and clothes, making them seem torn like she was just in a struggle.
Katherine: "I'll say he was trying to force himself on me, and you pushed him off, he hit his head and when he didn't get back up we called the police, okay?"
Mason: "I don't know about this Kathy."
Katherine: "Well I do," Katherine hold her hand out for Mason's phone, and begrudgingly Mason hands it over.
Katherine calls the police crying and acting as if everything she just said had really happened. Mason is shocked and a little disturbed by her behavior.
The police show up and fall for everything she says,
Mason still wasn't convinced until he went to tell Marla, Marla got hysterical and that's when Katherine stepped in. He saw it, he saw her compel her to mourn for a few days and then move on and not to blame Mason to believe the story they had just told her.
That's when Mason knew who Kathy was, she was a monster.
"present"
Elora: "Wow, I'm so sorry about your friend... seems you really cared for him."
Mason: "He was like a brother to me, hell of a lot more then my actual brother ever was. How are you doing? Dealing with everything your sister has kept from you?"
Elora: "Elena wasn't just my sister, she was my best friend, and I loved her unconditionally... that's what makes this so hard... still loving her through heartbreak and betrayal."
Mason: "I'm sorry."
Elora: "I don't need you to be sorry, I need you to prepare me to fight, to be strong enough to take back not only my family but my town."
Mason: "Let's get to work."
