Well I am going to finish this out and the finish will be big. Thank you for my readers and supporters that have stuck through this from Day One.
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"You can't do that Damon!" Elena exclaimed as she stood up in the middle of the living room, "I know that Bonnie thinks that this is the only way, but what if she's wrong—she could be gone forever".
"She's willing to make that sacrifice".
Elena shook her head and looked at Stefan, "Stefan, you have to talk him out of this. He can't kill Bonnie, no matter what personality or whatever she has now. Callisto needs her mother, I need Bonnie and Damon, knows he needs her".
Stefan listened to Elena's hysterical pleas as Damon calmly sipped his drink, "Elena, why don't you check on the girls, they had a crazy day".
Elena looked at Stefan and then at Damon, "Talk to him", Elena whispered before heading up the stairs.
When she disappeared upstairs, Damon turned to Stefan, "You know why I have to do this".
"I do", Stefan nodded, "but I also know that you won't be able to kill Bonnie when the time comes".
"You think so? Because I hate that bitch that's walking around in her body right now and I'm not too keen on Bonnie at the moment either, so snapping her neck or sticking a knife through her heart won't be that hard".
"I understand that you may hate the Bonnie who is walking around now, but you love your Bonnie and if there's a small chance that she would die permanently, you would hesitate".
"I won't hesitate", Damon replied.
"And why not?"
"Because she will push every button that I have and she will make it easy. Stefan, have you forgotten? I can be a heartless bastard when I need to be", Damon smiled devilishly before downing his drink.
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"Yes, this is the life that I was born for", Bonnie grinned as she admired her new shoes in the mirror turning all around, "these shoes are to die for".
"And die you will if you continue to play games", Klaus stated in the doorway of the bedroom.
Bonnie turned around and smirked at him, "Klaus, you and I both know that is not true".
Klaus sped over and grabbed Bonnie by throat and pushed her up against the wall, "I will rip your throat out right now, you should know how much of a monster I can be".
"You won't do anything to me", Bonnie stated struggling to breathe, "despite your threats, I know that in your sick, pervasive way you feel something for Bonnie and you are obsessed with her and lucky me, I have her face so you won't harm me and I'm the only on who can give you what you want".
Klaus loosened his grip and removed his hand, "When will you perform the spell, I want my child!"
"It takes time, actually while I was out today—I picked up the last ingredient needed to make you human for that one magical night".
"So how soon can the spell be completed?" Klaus asked.
"Within in a few days and then you will get your wish".
Klaus nodded and then he looked at Bonnie, "Are you here permanently, is there no chance that she will return?"
Bonnie moved closer to Klaus, "She's too weak, she won't return; especially not when I'm with you".
Klaus smiled.
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The next afternoon, Damon entered the boarding house and immediately knew that something was off. The smell of amber had set his senses on edge. He sped up the stairs and was confronted with Bonnie standing in the middle of his bedroom with clothes and drawers strewn all over. She sighed as soon as he entered, "Great", she mumbled.
He vamped out and started to speed over to her, when she held out her hand and pushed him up against the wall, "Not today Salvatore", she replied, "did you think that you would what…rush in and choke me to death, rip my heart out or snap my neck? Damon, I know that you could never do anything to this face", she replied touching her cheek, "how's my daughter".
"She's nothing to you", Damon growled.
"I think Callie would have so much fun living with me and Klaus. She would know what its like to rule the world".
"You stay away from my daughter".
Bonnie raised an eyebrow as she opened her hand and a piece of paper floated into it, "Just what I was looking for".
Damon looked at the paper.
"Oh in case you're wondering, Klaus will finally get what he wants…what he has always wanted from Bonnie".
Damon balled up his fist as he stayed paralyzed to wall, "Maybe we will have a perfect family with Klaus, myself, Callisto and our new bundle of joy".
Damon's eyes went wide, "You wouldn't…"
"You're right, I wouldn't…your brat's too weak for our family", Bonnie smiled as she walked out of the room and down the stairs. When Damon was released from the wall, he knew she was long gone. Damon looked towards the mirror in the room and waited for Bonnie to materialize and she never did. There was no way he was telling her what Other Bonnie had planned with Klaus. He would kill Other Bonnie before she had a chance to do anything with Klaus. He knew that if Bonnie found out what Klaus and her doppelganger had planned, she would never recover. He had to do exactly what Bonnie told him needed to be done and he was sure he would enjoy it.
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After putting Angel to bed, Elena went into Callie's room and read her a bedtime story. Damon and Stefan had been in the study ever since dinner, more than likely planning how Damon would 'kill' Bonnie and she wanted no part of it. As much as she trusted that Damon believed that it was the only way to bring her best friend back, she could not wrap her mind around killing Bonnie.
As soon as Callie appeared to be asleep, Elena stood up and walked over to the mirror. She stared at her reflection for a few moments and then she closed her eyes taking a deep breath, "Bonnie…please…show your face".
Slowly Bonnie materialized, "Elena?"
Elena blinked, "This is still so weird".
"Much like our entire lives", Bonnie replied looking past Elena, "she's sleeping?"
"Yes, I read her a story. She wants you back".
Bonnie closed her eyes as tears appeared, "I am not a good mom, I thought I could be though. I left her, just like my mom left me".
"What happened?" Elena asked.
Bonnie shook her head, "Ever since those two boys appeared on the news, I felt a part of myself losing control. I didn't want to worry any of you, but I knew that something was slipping away from me. All that I fought for, all that I did to get over what happened with Klaus and how much I moved on began to break away. When he showed up at the wedding, I knew all of the defenses that I built up were starting to come down. I thought I was better Elena, Damon helped me so much but faced with Klaus and the thought that nothing I can do will make him stop? She had been trying to get out for awhile and I begin to break down and then when he caused Callie to get hit by that car, it was just what she needed. I had one…", Bonnie choked up, "one moment of weakness and that was all that she needed. I let her in, I let her take over my life and I am to blame for what I did. I left Damon, I left my daughter..."
"Bonnie, what you went through with Klaus is something that none of us will ever understand and while you allowing her to take over is…was…not exactly what any of us can understand either, we don't know what you went through with Klaus or what it did to you".
Bonnie nodded as she wiped her eyes, "I'm going to fix this".
"I know, you told Damon to kill her".
"It's the only way".
"Bonnie, what if it doesn't work".
"It will work", Bonnie stated.
"How do you know that?"
"Because I have too many things to live for", Bonnie answered.
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"She was here and she told me that she is going to give Klaus the child that he wanted with Bonnie", Damon paced the room.
"She wouldn't do that".
"It makes sense, why would he not kill her on sight…why would he move her into his home…I should have known!"
"Then we will stop it", Stefan replied.
"The only way to stop it is to get rid of that…"
"How do we do it?" Stefan asked standing up in front of Damon.
"You're willing to help me despite Elena's protestations".
"This is about saving Bonnie and I want to help her in any way I can, we couldn't save her before—but we will this time. Does she know that is what Klaus and her twin are planning?"
"No, she hasn't appeared and I won't tell her that even if she did", Damon replied, "because if we aren't able to stop them and they actually succeed, we will never get Bonnie back".
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"So when can you cast the spell?" Klaus asked impatiently as Bonnie finished looking over all of her ingredients and the piece of paper she took from the boarding house earlier.
"By the end of the week, I just need one more thing".
"I believe you're stalling".
"Klaus, these things take time. I have agreed to carry your offspring, shouldn't that be good enough for you to believe that I am serious".
"Because if I remember correctly, you were the one who made me believe that you were completely happy with our situation and then I woke up months later with a stake sticking out of my chest, so excuse me if I do not believe that you are telling me the truth".
"I was upset then", Bonnie shrugged.
"Upset?"
Bonnie turned to him and rolled her eyes, "Well that night when you…how should I say it…ripped the very fabric of Bonnie's being that kept her grounded and somewhat sane, I was created. Whether I was created by the aide of her ancestors or Bonnie herself, I don't know, but I was created to protect her. I was tasked with protecting her from anything and everything that could hurt her and you, at the time, was public enemy #1, so you had to go".
"So what changed, humor me, you don't seem like much of a protector anymore".
"I saw how she squandered her abilities and her life, so I thought it would be best if I took over permanently. I even offered Damon Salvatore a deal, he thumbed his nose at me and Bonnie decided that I was no longer needed, she banished me to a dark place and I knew from that moment that given the chance, I would get out and she would can live in that dark place".
Klaus smirked, "So you waited…"
"Yes, I waited until I had an opening and you coming to town was the perfect opening. She buried her pain deep, her insecurities even deeper and when you came and threatened to take away one of the two people that she loves more than her old life, you gave me what I needed and I broke through as she broke down…so I guess I owe you".
Klaus nodded, "You're definitely not Bonnie Bennett".
"I am…just another version", Bonnie winked.
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Damon sat down on the edge of the bed looking down at his hands. Time was ticking and he had no way of knowing what was going on between Other Bonnie and Klaus. Even though she told him what her plan was, he could not believe that she would actually go through with it. Despite it all, Other Bonnie with Klaus was supposed to protect Bonnie and somehow that changed. He had to kill her, he had to go through with it before…before she could fulfill her agreement with Klaus.
"Damon…" Bonnie's voice filled the room.
He looked up at her.
"You're having second thoughts".
"Second thoughts? No. I want to kill that bitch more than you ever know".
"But she has my face", Bonnie said sympathetically.
Damon glanced up at Bonnie in the mirror. As angry as he was with her, she was still the one that he loved and would give his life for. She was the one that told him he was good enough and made him actually believe it. He loved her. She gave him something that he never thought he could have, love and Callisto.
"She has your face…", Damon rubbed his hands up and down his face, "how could you let her take over, Bonnie. How could you give up? How could you let her break you?"
"There's a part of me Damon that will forever be broken. While you and Callisto have helped to glue that part of me together, you two are my weaknesses. Ever since Klaus came back, he chipped away at me. First, it was the nightmare and then it was Dr. Talbert's death. Then he showed up at Jeremy's wedding and finally, he had Callie hit by a car. I thought he had killed her, I thought that his obsession with me had killed my little girl and I lost it, I broke down and I couldn't keep it together anymore. Maybe I am weak, maybe I am a bad mom, maybe I shouldn't have had that moment of weakness…but I did and I am going to fight to come back".
"Bonnie, I know that what Klaus did damaged you…"
"Damon, when the time comes. I have to fight Klaus, no one else. You can not interfere".
"Bonnie…"
"Damon, after you kill her…make sure you take Callie and keep her safe".
Damon walked over to the mirror, "You promise to come back to us".
"I will", she replied looking directly into his eyes.
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A day later, Damon kneeled down as he placed Callie's foot on his thigh as he tied up her sneakers, "I want to stay with you", she pouted.
"I know you do, but I promise that I will come get you in a few days and I will have mommy with me ok", Damon replied.
"But why can't you and mommy come now".
"We have some things to do here, but I promise you that we will come get you soon and we will all go on a long vacation together".
"Disneyland?" Callie beamed.
"Yes. Disneyland", Damon smiled kissing Callie lightly on the forehead and pulling her into a hug, "I love you Princess".
"Love you too Daddy and you pwomise that Mommy will come back with you?"
"I promise", Damon answered.
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Moments later, Damon watched with Stefan as Elena pulled out of the driveway with Callie and Angel in the backseat of her car. "Are you ready?" Stefan asked.
"Beyond ready", Damon answered as he picked up his cell phone and dialed, "I need to see you".
"Really Damon, I don't have time to…"
"I have something I want to say to you and I promise, if you come to the boarding house and speak with me, I won't contact you again".
He heard her sigh.
"Bonnie, please".
"Please?" Other Bonnie's voice raised a little, "you must be desperate, I will be there in an hour and after this meeting, I never want to hear from you again…unless you are begging me not to kill you".
"I understand and I can promise you that will be the case", Damon answered as he ended the call.
"So are you ready to do this?" Stefan asked.
"No, but she will make me ready", Damon answered walking into the boarding house.
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"You are falling into a trap", Klaus replied, "and you need to stay away from that boarding house".
Other Bonnie rolled her eyes, "I can handle Damon".
"Can you?"
"Yes, because I won't hesitate to end his life", Other Bonnie stated plainly as she picked up her purse, "don't wait up for me".
Klaus watched her close the door and frowned.
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Damon turned the dagger over and over in his hands, "If I'm not able to do this, I need you to do it, no excuses Stefan".
Stefan nodded, "Whatever it takes to get Bonnie back".
Damon nodded as there was a knock on the door and Stefan went upstairs. Damon took a deep breath and walked over to the door and opened it to reveal Other Bonnie. He wasn't sure what it was, but she looked more like his Bonnie more than ever before.
She looked around, "So what did you want to talk about?"
Damon looked around and walked over to one of the shelves in the living room, he picked up a picture of Callie and chuckled, "She fought to come in this world, she almost didn't make it…but Bonnie fought for her to come into this world and Callie is every bit of what we hoped she would be".
Other Bonnie rolled her eyes, "Ok, she's a cute kid…is that what you want me to say?"
"No…", Damon said placing the picture down and walking over to Other Bonnie, "I am saying that I realize that the Bonnie that I loved, the Bonnie that gave birth to Callie and the Bonnie that you were created to protect is gone. I know that she's not coming back. However, Callie doesn't understand that. She wants and needs her mother in her life. She's still too young to realize, but if you could just…if you could try to be her mother, it would mean a lot".
Other Bonnie looked at Damon and blinked, "Are you kidding me?"
"I know that you don't like me and you appear to hate everything that has to do with Bonnie's life, but I know that a part of you wants what Bonnie had. The family? The power? and as much as you deny it, me".
"Is this a joke?"
"Not a joke at all, I am asking you to choose us. Choose me and Callie, you can have the life that you dreamed of, the life that you probably deep down always wanted. You stuck that dagger in Klaus for a reason. You never wanted a life with him and if you give him what he wants…if he doesn't kill you first, you will have to live every moment of your life with him. You don't want that".
Other Bonnie stared at Damon unblinking at that moment before she burst into laughter, "Do you believe for one second that I would ever want to settle down and be your perfect Susie Homemaker? Other Bonnie mused, "I have absolutely no desire to share my life with you or that darling daughter of yours. I don't want a happy, boring life that you and Weaker Bonnie had. I want power. I've always wanted power. Klaus can give me that. Bonnie always wasted her talents being the little handmaiden to all of you. That is and will never be what I am. Klaus and I will create that child and we will rule this world".
"You can't do that, what about Callie?" Damon asked.
"You don't get it…I don't care about you and I sure as hell don't care about that little spawn of you and Bonnie's. The only good that child has ever done for me, is the fact that the mere thought of her dying broke Bonnie so bad that she let me out and for that, I am grateful".
"But she needs her mom".
"Let Elena be her mom", Other Bonnie shrugged, "wouldn't that be something, that would be your dream wouldn't it? You, Stefan and Elena raising your children together?"
"Do you remember what Klaus did to Bonnie, how can you agree to this?" Damon asked.
"Because I don't care about Bonnie!" Other Bonnie shouted, "I don't care about her life! I don't care about you! I don't care about that little girl! Do you understand!"
"I understand perfectly", Damon growled as he sped over to Other Bonnie and before she could react, plunged the dagger into her chest.
She gasped as the dagger's steel blade entered her chest and her eyes opened wide, "You…", she gasped, "how could you…"
"You made it easy", Damon stated as he held onto her as blood trickled from her mouth.
"You killed me, you killed her", Other Bonnie whispered as her breathing became shallow and she went limp in Damon's arms.
Damon laid her on the floor and stood looking down at her body as the front door of the boarding house opened and Klaus stood standing in the doorway with fire in his eyes.
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She felt the cold floor beneath her and opened her eyes quickly, "No", she whispered as she slowly got up from the floor, "no…no…no…nooooooooo!" she screamed with her fists bawled up.
"There's no use in screaming", Bonnie replied as she looked at her mirror image.
"I will get out of here", Other Bonnie stated standing in front of Bonnie.
"No, I don't think you are", Bonnie replied as she punched Other Bonnie in the face causing her to skid across the floor.
Other Bonnie touched her bleeding nose, "Oh someone has some heart…we'll see", she growled as she stood up and rushed towards Bonnie knocking her onto the floor.
Well Klaus has arrived and he's pissed. He just sees a dead Bonnie on the floor, what will he do to Damon?
Bonnie and Other Bonnie are in a fight…to the death? Who will rise victorious?
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