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Author's Note: Ready for the chapter? I wrote this chapter instead of doing an assignment for school. I am so obsessed it's crazy! Well hope you enjoy and remember to tell me your thoughts….
"What should I do?" Elena thought helplessly to herself. "I can't let either of them die. If I choose Stefan, then Damon will…oh I can't even think it. But if I choose Stefan….well I can't have Stefan die. I love him and not only that…Katherine will know…she'll know that Damon is my soul mate."
"Elena, the clock is ticking. I don't have all day. I have the end of the world to plan," Katherine smirked maliciously.
"Whatever you're planning, it's not going to work," Stefan suddenly yelled. Sweat was pouring down his face, as the fire was only inches from devouring him.
"Oh Stefan, always trying to be brave and heroic," Katherine pouted. "My plan will work. See Stefan, I always get what I want. Katherine then gave one of her most dangerous smiles.
"How is making Elena choose which one of us will live, aiding your plan Katherine?" Damon sneered. "Why not just kill the both of us?" Damon looked ready to rip Katherine to pieces.
Katherine started laughing hysterically.
"You mean you didn't tell them Elena?"
Elena wanted to sink into the ground. All her worst fears were coming true.
"Oh because I know you know Elena," Katherine grinned.
Elena started shaking her head furiously.
"None of it is true. Whatever you think is supposed to happen, is not true. The prophecy is not true," Elena pleaded.
"Elena, do you know what she's talking about?" Stefan asked bewildered. Damon just had a look of utmost confusion. Elena looked away from them in shame.
Katherine began giggling. "Well this is quite a surprise and wow what fun…I'll get to be the one to reveal all the secrets." She began to pace before them, looking more vindictive than ever.
"I am going to destroy the world and bring the race of vampires back into power…and how am I going to go through with my diabolical plan? By using the weapon." Katherine paused, forcing her words to sink into everyone listening. Even her fellow vampires looked extremely intrigued.
"And what weapon are you referring to?" Damon asked lazily.
"Well it's all there in the prophecy…the prophecy given by the great Alexandria…." Katherine saw the look of astonishment and confusion on both of their faces and so she continued.
"There will be a time when the evil one's descendant will emerge. She will share the same face as the evil one. A time will come when she will be chosen, chosen to share a soul with a man bearing the name of Salvatore. He will be destined to be the Wildpower," Katherine exclaimed, quoting word for word.
"Is that supposed to mean something to us?" Damon snapped.
Without losing her patience, Katherine continued to smile.
"Oh, but it means everything. One of you are the Wildpower. One of you are the chosen one. The one who possesses the power to destroy all mankind."
"If what you say is true, then how do you know which one of us it is?" Stefan asked suspiciously.
"Well the one who shares my face will share her soul with the Wildpower. Don't you get it? Elena's soul mate is the Wildpower, my secret weapon."
"Soul mate?" Stefan looked at Elena in bafflement.
Elena stared back up at him. "I'm so sorry," she thought.
"Yes it seems the soul mate principle has come into play. Elena has found the man she can't live without," Katherine exclaimed.
"You are just one miserable psycho, aren't you?" Damon snarled. His eyes were burning with hatred. "Where did you make up that kind of garbage?"
Katherine decided to ignore him and turned suddenly to Elena.
"Whether they believe me or not, you know the truth. Now tell me who you wish to save. Keep in mind…you won't be able to live without your soul mate." Katherine looked at Elena with her wicked eyes.
"No," Elena shouted. "You can't make me do it. You can't make me choose."
"I'm really losing patience here Elena. If you don't make your choice soon, I'll just kill the both of them," Katherine sneered.
"You won't do that. You need the Wildpower," Elena explained helplessly.
'Then I'll just figure out another way to destroy the world," Katherine retorted.
Elena didn't know if she was bluffing or not, but she wasn't willing to play her bluff.
Elena just stood there quietly, hoping that some form of help would come to her.
"Time is up," Katherine yelled. "Robert…."
Suddenly a burly male vampire came out from the shadows, standing between Damon and Stefan. He had a knife in his hand, ready to strike at a moments call.
"When I give the command, Robert here is going to cut the rope and send the Salvatore brothers down into the flames," Katherine explained viciously.
"Please don't do this…please," Elena begged.
Katherine waited a second and then yelled, "Now!"
"Noooooooooo!," Elena shrieked. She was already diving forward to stop him when she noticed an arrow was stuck straight through Robert's chest. He started to stumble backwards and then collapsed. Elena looked behind her to see who had shot the arrow.
"Alaric?"
Alaric had appeared, fully equipped from head to toe with weapons.
"The arrow must have been soaked in Vervain," she thought with relief.
Elena looked back at Damon and Stefan. She saw Bonnie tearing their ropes apart.
Help had come.
Then chaos broke out. About ten vampires appeared and started circling them in.
Elena noticed Katherine was nowhere to be seen. There was no need to talk. Elena knew everyone was ready for a fight. In seconds, Alaric had shot arrows through the air, Bonnie was using her powers, and Damon and Stefan attacked the vampires nearest them. Elena grabbed her wooden stake and stabbed the vampire closing in on her. Suddenly another vampire appeared and kicked her stake away. Elena ran to grab it, but then the vampire jumped on top of her.
Suddenly, she saw a stake go through his heart. The vampire collapsed by Elena's feet. Standing before her was Isobel. Isobel stretched out her hand and Elena slowly grabbed it. Elena looked at Isobel and then looked around her. The vampires were dead.
"More of them will be coming. We better run," Isobel announced. Without having to be told twice, they all raced out through the gate. They ran until they were a safe distance away. Elena stopped to catch her breath. She felt like she was going to collapse. She suddenly felt Bonnie put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"You came back," Elena said suddenly.
"Of course," Bonnie smiled.
Elena then looked at Isobel, still refusing to face Stefan or Damon.
"Thank you," Elena said simply. Not knowing how to respond, Isobel just nodded.
"You know Katherine won't stop, not until she gets what she wants," Isobel stated bluntly.
"Then we won't stop fighting," Alaric exclaimed. Isobel then stared at Alaric with a look of sadness on her face and then sped off.
"We should get going too," Bonnie remarked. Elena noticed complete silence coming from Damon and Stefan. Elena took in a deep breath.
"Just get this over with," she thought to herself.
She walked toward Stefan's bent face. She tilted his chin up and stared deeply into his eyes.
"Are you okay?" Elena asked.
"Is it true…what Katherine said?" Stefan asked hesitantly.
Elena sadly nodded. She then swallowed very hard. She knew what she had to do next, but she didn't know if she was capable of going through with it.
"Stefan…you know it's you right? You're my soul mate." Elena felt a voice inside her yelling "LIAR!" It was almost against nature to be lying about this, but she knew she had to.
"But I couldn't let her know Stefan. She can't ever know," Elena continued.
"But how could it be me…I don't have any of those powers," Stefan admitted with a frown on his face.
"Well neither do I." Elena was surprised to finally hear Damon's voice.
"Isn't it obvious Stefan. The girl loves you," Damon added. Elena saw how Damon was desperately trying to hide the pain in his face.
Stefan nodded and then clutched Elena into his arms. As he held her tight, Elena noticed the wounded look on Damon's face. A slight tear escaped Elena's eyes.
Bonnie herself looked somber and disappointed.
"We are going to get through this together," Stefan whispered into Elena's ear.
Elena wasn't so sure.
Katherine looked seductively at herself in the mirror. Her hair was done in long luxurious curls that ran down her spine. She had changed into a provocative, black lace night gown.
"Excuse me Miss Katherine." Katherine turned around to face her faithful servant Luke. Luke couldn't help, but looked appreciatively at his master.
"What is it Luke?" Katherine asked with impatience in her voice. The night didn't quite work out the way she hoped.
"Diana wishes to see you," Luke quickly replied, frightened to anger her in any way.
"Bring her in," Katherine said tersely.
A pale, young woman entered the room. She was extremely thin and had hair that looked almost the shade of white.
"Miss Katherine, thank you for allowing me to speak with you. I was just wondering what your plan was now that the girl still refuses to talk?"
"The plan? The plan will go on as intended," Katherine answered casually.
"But what are we to do? Alexandria said the spell will only work once. If we mistaken one of the brothers for the Wildpower, the spell won't work again-"
"I know all of this Diana," Katherine said calmly. "I will find out the who the Wildpower is. Alexandria is capable of producing other spells that might come to our advantage."
Katherine turned once more to the mirror and gave a haunting smile.
"I will get what I want…I always get what I want.