Trackers
Kol stared at Bonnie who was a storm of emotions. Fear, anger, defiance, all of these feelings were showcasing themselves on Bonnie's features. Earlier Kol had mentioned that even though the spell had given Damon's current location, it didn't necessarily mean that he was still alive. Kol thought he had been helping, telling the truth so that Bonnie wouldn't get her hopes up, but it had the opposite affect. Bonnie's eyes had fallen to the ground and he knew she was fighting back tears. Kol looked away from Bonnie to Stefan, who glared at him. Kol, who usually responded to death stares with a smile or joke, just bit his lip and looked down. He knew how it felt to lose a brother, so he understood far too well what Stefan was going through.
As for Bonnie...
For some reason Kol hated to see her in pain. He wondered why he even cared about her feelings at all. His entire life all Kol ever cared about was his family and himself. Yes, there had been some women through the years who Kol had developed feelings for, but he never loved them to the point where he would choose their lives over his. Yet somehow Kol felt utterly protective over Bonnie, this girl who he had only met a few hours earlier. For some reason he didn't want any harm to come to her, and if that meant putting himself in harms way Kol knew he would do it in an instant.
As Kol stared at Bonnie all he could think was, this girl has a hold on me and I kind of like it.
-x-
Stefan pulled the car over near a grassy field that would have looked beautiful during the bright of day, but just looked ominous in the late hour of the night.
"Okay we're officially in the area where the spell said Damon would be. So how do we find exactly where he is?" Stefan said.
"Well I have a spell for that too, and all we'll need this time is you." Kol pointed a finger at Stefan.
"You need my blood to locate him?"
"No, not blood, your mind. I'll show Bonnie how to create a psychic link between you and Damon so you'll know exactly were he's located."
"Why the hell didn't you just do that before?" Stefan demanded.
"Because this spell is very tricky. If the other person you're making the mind link with is too far away you could fry the person's brain. Best case scenario, you would have gotten the worst migraine you've ever had. Worse case, your brain would have melted and drained through your nose. I used the locating spell first, so we could get into a decent radius of your brother so that wouldn't happen. You're welcome!" Kol ended his explanation cheerily.
"Yeah, well thanks." Stefan said uncertain.
Bonnie turned to Kol. "If this spell could kill Stefan maybe I shouldn't do it. All of this magic is still new for me."
"Remember what I told you. Don't allow doubt to block your abilities. If you tell yourself you'll fail, then you will, but if you tell yourself you'll succeed then guess what?"
"I'll still fail?"
"No," Kol gently grabbed Bonnie's shoulders, "you'll do amazing things, you never thought possible."
Bonnie, through all the fear she was feeling, couldn't help but smile.
"There we go!" Kol exclaimed. "Use that energy, and create the link so we can find your quick tempered friend and get home before sunrise!"
A few moments later Stefan was kneeling in front of Bonnie who had her fingers pressed against his temple.
"Are you afraid?" Bonnie asked.
"No." Stefan replied.
"I would be. I don't think a vampire can recover from a melted brain."
"If anyone else was doing the spell I would be afraid, but because it's you I don't have a worry." Stefan said and Bonnie knew he meant every word.
Bonnie didn't know if it was Kol's encouragement, or Stefan's faith in her, or her desire to save Damon that gave her the strength to successfully complete the spell, but regardless she did and she watched amazed as Stefan gasped and closed his eyes. When he opened them again they glowed a deep silver color and he stared with wide eyes at her, but not seeing her. Stefan stood up and spoke in a hushed tone,
"I see him. I see...Damon."
"Where is he Stefan?" Elena asked.
"A dark room...no...not a room...a cell." Stefan took a breath. "I know where it is."
Stefan took off running at a speed only a vampire could manage and Kol followed after him without a word.
Bonnie and Elena were left alone in the dark field.
Well isn't that a bitch? Bonnie thought bitterly, I do all the hard work and the boys get to save the day and be the heroes.
"I guess we just wait here then." Elena said, sounding as bitter as Bonnie felt.
"I guess so."
-x-
Katherine had not come into the cell alone. With her was a dark skinned woman with a shaved head who had the same Butterfly mark on her arm that Brie did. Damon stood up and placed himself in front of Brie, shielding her from Katherine and the other woman. The older Salvatore brother tried really hard to look as though he wasn't about to pass out from loss of blood. It was almost convincing, but Katherine knew a poker face when she saw one and she knew Damon was not up for a fight.
"So cute trying to act all brave. No really it's adorable, but I need you to stand aside now." Katherine sauntered toward Damon, the long blade still held tightly in her hand.
"I'm only going to ask you once." Katherine warned.
"So am I!"
Everyone in the cell turned and looked at Stefan standing in the door way, eyes shining like liquid metal. Katherine smiled like a twelve year old fangirl seeing her favorite celebrity, but that smile vanished when Kol stepped up beside Stefan.
"Let him go Katherine," Stefan said,"or you won't leave here alive."
"Oh, I definitely remember you!" Kol smiled, but it wasn't the sweet smile he had given to Bonnie earlier. No, this smile was all sharp teeth.
"You know her?" Stefan and Damon asked in unison.
"Yes, long story, but this wonderful woman here almost ruined my family." Kol took a step forward and Katherine instinctively stepped back. "I was hoping I would find you before Klaus did. The death he had planned for you would have been a blessing compared to the one I had in mind."
"Kol I can explain. If you just give me a chance I can-"
"Be silent now Katerina," Kol said, his pupils dilating.
Katherine obediently closed her mouth.
"This will be long and painful." Kol promised.
"No, it won't." The dark skinned woman spoke up.
Before Kol or either of the Salvatore brothers could do anything the woman chanted a spell that made them all fall to their knees in pain. The vampires watched helplessly as the mysterious woman grabbed Katherine and fled from the cell, disappearing down the dark hallway.
Once again she gets away, Damon thought and then everything went black.
-x-
Damon woke up to the sight of Stefan leaning over him, his eyes still shining that strange silver color.
"Hey brother. Cool contacts."
Stefan chuckled. "I'm glad that your sense of humor is still intact."
Damon smiled, then looked over at Kol who was standing in the corner of the room looking rather disappointed. Damon, to say the least, was surprised to see him since the last time he saw the pale brunette he had broken his neck.
"Really Damon? Is that still your go to solution for every argument?" Stefan chided.
"Wait, how did you know-"
"What you were thinking? Bonnie made a psychic link between us. It's how I found you."
Hearing Bonnie's name made Damon think all kinds of thoughts, and seeing Stefan's expression he could tell that Stefan was hearing all of them.
I hope this doesn't last, Damon thought.
"Me too." Stefan said aloud.
"Um, if you two are done with your reunion I would like to ask: who is that girl passed out next to you and why does she look like Bonnie?" Kol said.
Damon stood up quickly and Stefan had to grab his arm to keep him steady.
"Her name is Brie, and I don't know why she looks like Bonnie, but we have a more pressing concern at the moment. She's in transition. If she doesn't drink human blood soon, she'll die."
"From the talk you two had, that's probably what she wants." Stefan said.
You have my memories too? Damon thought, horrified.
"It seems so." Stefan replied.
"Either way, we have to get back to Bonnie and your girlfriend. We did leave them alone and unprotected, which in hindsight was kind of dickish of us." Kol said.
"What about Katherine?" Damon demanded.
"If she's still as cunning as the day I met her, she's somewhere far away by know. Also, the witch that was with her was very powerful, and I don't think we should go up against her for know." Kol said, then walked over to Brie's sleeping form.
In a fluid motion Kol picked Brie up in both arms and walked out of the cell. The Salvatore brothers followed close behind.
What a damn night, Damon thought.
"I'd have to agree." Stefan said.
Damon smiled despite himself. Him and his brother were of the same mind for once. Their mother would have been proud.