Day One

Morning - Salvatore Boarding House - Damon's Room - Bathroom

(Song:) Punching in a Dream - The Naked and Famous

Damon was taking a shower in his bathroom, thinking about the night before when he had kissed Elena, smiling a small smile.

...

Alaric's Loft

Elena was in workout clothes, punching and kicking a punching bag.

Alaric walked into the room. "Hey, you're gonna put a hole in that thing. You want to talk about it?"

Elena shook her head. "Nothing to talk about."

...

Salvatore Boarding House - Damon's Room

Stefan, Morgana and Elizabeth were waiting for Damon.

Damon walked out of the bathroom, just out of the shower, whistling. "Good morning."

"You're late." Stefan told him. "We were supposed to meet Bonnie and Evelyn at the witch house in ten minutes."

"Relax, Stefan." Morgana told him. "You don't want your hair to fall out."

"Would you please take something seriously for two seconds?" Stefan replied. He looked at Damon. "And would you hurry up? We have work to do." He looked at Elizabeth. "You know, Klaus isn't gonna spontaneously self-destruct." He looked at Damon. "Why are you all chipper?"

"No reason." Damon told them. "Be with you in a minute."

...

Alaric's Loft

Elena was still training.

Alaric held the punching bag for her. "So, what's got you all worked up?"

Elena sighed. "I didn't really sleep last night."

"Yeah, me, neither." Alaric told her. "Probably something to do with dying."

Elena paused in training. "Are you okay?"

Alaric nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine. I think the ring, however, is running low on batteries."

"Yeah, that's another reason why Jeremy has to get out of town." Elena told him. "If those rings have a shelf life, he is not protected. Neither are you."

Elena punched the bag with all the strength she could muster.

Alaric was impressed. "Nice, nice, you're getting stronger."

"I'm just channeling frustration." Elena told him. "I need coffee."

Elena walked over to the kitchen counter, taking off her gloves, making herself some coffee.

"Seems Damon's compulsion worked." Alaric told her. "Jeremy was packing when I left the house, going on about his new school in Denver."

"Have you talked to Damon today?" Elena asked.

"No." Alaric answered. "Why?"

Elena shook her head. "No reason."

"Have you told Emma that Jeremy's leaving yet?" Alaric asked.

Elena sighed, shaking her head. "Not yet. I will when I see her at school today. Which is not going to be easy."

Elena took a drink.

(Song Ends)

...

Witch House - Basement

Bonnie was casting a spell, chanting in Latin. "Phesmatos sapren emnis labortu fecils quisa exsilum son." Evelyn was watching Bonnie from nearby. "Phesmatos sapren emnis labortu fecils quisa exsilum son. Phesmatos sapren emnis labortu fecils quisa exsilum son." Bonnie tried to open the coffin, but it was still locked shut. She looked at the coffin angrily. "Why won't you open?"

"Why don't you take a break?" Evelyn asked. "The coffins aren't going anywhere. We have time."

"You know, the Salvatores don't say the same thing to me when they're here." Bonnie told him. "They say that I need to hurry so that we can make Klaus suffer."

"Well, it's a good thing that I'm not a Salvatore." Evelyn told her. "Look, I want Klaus to suffer, just like them. But it's not worth it if you suffer, too."

Bonnie was touched by the kindness, surprised.

Evelyn heard a noise, turning away toward the stairs in confusion.

"What?" Bonnie asked.

The coffins disappeared from view.

...

Outside

Damon, Elizabeth, Stefan and Morgana walked up to the house.

Stefan looked at Damon. "You didn't say anything to Emma or Elena about the coffins, right?"

"No, I said I wouldn't." Damon answered.

"I know what you said." Stefan told them.

"Why are you asking?" Elizabeth asked.

"Because protecting the location of Klaus's family is my number one priority right now." Stefan answered. "And the fewer people who know, the better."

"Right." Morgana told him sarcastically. "That's why you told Evelyn, Bonnie and us."

"I didn't tell you three or Evelyn, Morgana." Stefan reminded her. "You stumbled in on it and wanted in."

"And the only reason we even know they're here is 'cause you let us see them." Morgana replied.

Stefan gave Morgana a look.

Morgana smirked.

Damon, Elizabeth, Morgana and Stefan heard a noise, no longer walking.

Morgana looked at them in annoyance. "Now what?"

...

Inside - Living Room

Evelyn walked up the stairs of the basement into the living room, looking around cautiously.

A hybrid was hiding behind the wall behind him, rushing toward her from behind.

Evelyn sensed him, turning to swing his arm through the hybrid's neck, decapitating him with one stroke, killing him, watching the head and body fall.

Damon appeared in the doorway, having seen what she had just done, nodding. "Impressive."

Evelyn looked at Damon, sighing, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.

...

Outside

Stefan was on the perimeter, making sure no other hybrids were around.

Another hybrid stepped out onto the porch, turning to the left to see Morgana standing there. He started to transform, about to attack her.

Morgana wasn't worried in the least, tilting her head in boredom, smirking smugly.

Elizabeth appeared behind the hybrid, ripping his heart out through his back, letting the body fall.

Evelyn and Damon appeared in the doorway.

Stefan walked up the porch steps.

Elizabeth clicked her tongue. "These hybrids. Really bringing the neighborhood down."

Elizabeth threw the hybrid's heart to the ground.

...

Lockwood Mansion - Living Room

Isabella was lying on the couch, relaxing, sipping at whiskey.

Tyler walked in. "I'm guessing you're still not gonna go anywhere anytime soon, right?"

"Why would I?" Isabella asked. "I have everything I need... right here."

"Because maybe it's Caroline's birthday." Tyler told her.

Isabella was surprised, sitting up, placing the whiskey bottle on the table next to her. "Caroline's birthday?"

Tyler nodded. "Yeah. Guess you forgot."

"I guess I did." Isabella agreed, biting her lip. She sighed. "You're going to go see her, aren't you?"

Tyler nodded. He sighed, shaking his head. "I just want her to understand that me being sired to Klaus doesn't change who I really am."

Isabella nodded in understanding, raising her eyebrows, gesturing to the door. "Then go. She's not going to stay at the school forever."

Tyler smirked. "You know, for an emotionless vampire, you are pushy."

Isabella gave him a look. "You joke like that one more time, and I will shut it off."

Tyler nodded sarcastically. "Sure you will."

Isabella threw a pillow toward him.

Tyler dodged it, chuckling, walking out, leaving.

Isabella rolled her eyes, laying back down.

...

Mystic Falls High School - Hallway

Emma and Elena were standing at Emma's locker.

Emma looked at Elena incredulously. "You did what?"

"I asked Damon to compel Jeremy to leave town." Elena answered.

Emma stammered for a second. "What-why would you do that to him, Elena? Again? Why didn't you tell me before now?"

"Because I knew you'd try to stop him." Elena answered.

"Of course it needed to be stopped." Emma told her. "He is our brother, okay? He wouldn't ever leave us to deal with Klaus on our own without you taking his choice away."

"It's for the best, Emma." Elena told her. "Trust me."

"For the best?" Emma repeated. "How is any of this for the best? None of this is for the best. How could you do this to him?"

Elena slowly shook her head. "Emma, you can't tell him."

"I'm not your responsibility anymore." Emma told her, closing her locker. "So, you can't tell me what to do."

Emma turned to leave.

Elena grabbed her arm to top her. "Please, Emma. Promise me."

Jeremy walked toward them. "What are you two arguing about?"

Emma looked at Elena.

Elena gave her a pleading look, shaking her head.

Emma gave Elena an angry look, speaking to Jeremy. "Ask her."

Emma walked away, leaving.

Elena sighed in relief.

Jeremy looked at Elena in confusion. "What was that about?"

Elena sighed, shaking her head. "Elizabeth."

Jeremy looked at her in confusion.

...

Elsewhere

Rosie and Liam were decorating Caroline's locker, hanging streamers.

Bonnie, Evelyn and Elena walked toward them.

"Hey, sorry we're late." Bonnie told them. "I... I got held up."

"Yeah." Rosie agreed. "I know you heard about Jeremy and Tyler, so..."

"It's okay." Evelyn told them. "You don't have to treat me like I'm a gentle vase that's gonna break. My friends ex-boyfriend almost got my ex-boyfriend killed. Just like a normal day in Mystic Falls."

"How are you doing with that?" Rosie asked.

"I'm good." Evelyn answered. "Can you pass me the balloons?" Rosie handed Evelyn the balloons. "Thanks." Evelyn hung up the balloons on the locker, looking at Bonnie and Elena. "What got you two running late?"

"Training with Alaric." Elena answered. "And arguing with Emma."

"I was... working on some new spells with Evelyn." Bonnie told them. Liam narrowed his eyes, noticing the hesitation. Bonnie decided to change the subject. "Are you really okay with... everything? I mean, you haven't talked to anyone about it."

Evelyn nodded, taping the balloons to the locker. "Seriously, guys. I'm fine with it."

"Either way, I have something I need to tell you, and you're not gonna like it." Elena told her.

"What happened?" Rosie asked.

"Jeremy is gonna be leaving town for a while." Elena told them. "He'll be staying with some old family friends in Denver, until this whole Klaus thing blows over."

"Jeremy wouldn't just leave you to deal with Klaus on your own." Bonnie told them.

"I know." Elena told them. "I asked Damon to compel him."

Liam turned to face her completely in absolute shock. "You what?"

"I know, Liam." Elena told him. "But it's not safe for him here anymore. Leaving will give him a better life. The only reason I'm telling Evelyn is because I know that you two haven't really worked out your stuff. And I thought that maybe you'd wanna say goodbye."

Evelyn looked down the hall to Jeremy at his own locker, clearly disapproving.

...

Witch House - Basement

Elizabeth was fiercely hitting the locked coffin with a shovel.

Morgana were watching her.

"You're wasting your time." Morgana told her. "It won't open." Damon and Stefan walked in. "Did you bury the bodies?"

"Yeah." Damon answered, letting a shovel fall. "Any sign of our little hybrid buddies?"

"Nope, just the dead one." Stefan answered.

Morgana turned toward the coffins, walking between two of them. "All right, I has seven siblings. Rebekah is now with Klaus. There was one dead kid in the old world, one dead kid in the new world, which leaves Elijah, me and one other. Three sleeping Originals, four coffins. So, who is in the locked box?"

"No idea." Elizabeth told them. "But whatever is in here, Bonnie seems to think will help us kill Klaus. So, the sooner she can get this open, the sooner we will know if she's right."

Morgana turned around, talking up to the witches. "Oh, you think if the spirits of a bunch of dead witches that can make four coffins invisible would have figured out how to open one." She tilted her head toward the ceiling toward the spirits. She didn't get any feedback. "Fine, don't help."

"You know, none of this is gonna do us any good if Klaus' hybrid friends find our hiding place, right?" Stefan asked. "They need to go away."

"Oh, yeah, that's a great idea, Stefan." Damon told him sarcastically. "Why don't you just ask them to pack their bags and take a long rest while we are at it. How about try to keep the peace? Don't attract attention to the the real thing we are trying to hide."

"Well, I'm not gonna play defense when I have what Klaus wants." Stefan told them. "He does what I say, or I dump his family to the bottom of the ocean."

"And then he kills you and everyone you know, like, I don't know..." Elizabeth trailed off. "Us!"

"No, Elizabeth, he's bluffing." Stefan told her. "His family means more to him than anything else."

"You sure about that?" Morgana asked.

"Well, I don't know, Morgana." Stefan told her. "I mean, I guess there's only one way to find out, right? Call his bluff."

"The only way to call someone's bluff, Stefan, is to be willing to lose everything if you're wrong." Morgana told him.

Stefan smiled, ignoring their words, walking out, leaving.

...

Mystic Falls High School - Hallway

(Song:) Up in Flames - Coldplay

Jeremy was standing at his locker.

Evelyn walked toward him. "Denver, huh? So, were you going to say goodbye?"

"I wasn't sure you cared." Jeremy told her.

"Of course I care." Evelyn told him. "I was hurt by what happened between you and Anna, Jeremy. I didn't want you to leave town."

"I think this could be a good thing." Jeremy told her. "Until all this Klaus stuff blows over. I think I could have a better life there."

"That's what Elena said." Evelyn told him. "That's exactly what she said."

"What do you mean?" Jeremy asked.

For a second, Evelyn thought about telling him the truth. Then she thought against it, that he would be safer if he was out of town. "Nothing." She shook her head. "I'm just sorry you have to go, that's all."

...

Outside - Caroline's Car

Caroline parked her car outside. She braced herself for the school day, sighing. She saw Tyler walking closer, getting out of her car.

...

Outside

Tyler walked toward Caroline.

"I can't talk to you." Caroline told him.

"I know you're upset." Tyler told her.

"Upset?" Caroline repeated. "You almost got Jeremy killed. And before you ask me to understand, or to support you, can you at least tell me what you're planning to do about your sire-bond to Klaus?"

"There is nothing that I can do about it, Caroline." Tyler told her. "That's the point. I just wanted you to know that I understand why you can't be with me. Even though I want to put you first, before anyone, I can't. I'll never be able to. And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I just want you to know that."

"I'm sorry, too." Caroline told him.

Tyler gave her a small drawstring bag. "Happy Birthday."

Tyler walked away, leaving.

Caroline opened the bag, finding a charm bracelet, with a C, and F, a football helmet, a cheerleader's megaphone, a heart, a wolf paw and a vampire fang. She was touched and heartbroken at the same time.

(Song Ends)

...

Klaus's Mansion - Living Room

Klaus closed Rebekah's coffin. "Sweet dreams, Rebekah." He looked at Mindy. "Show her to her room, would you, love?"

"Sure." Mindy answered, wheeling the coffin away.

Stefan was leaning against a doorway.

"I'm surprised you're still in town." Klaus told him. "I gave you your freedom. You could have gone anywhere."

"I live here, Klaus." Stefan told him.

"Well, if we're playing this game, then, I was here first." Klaus told him.

"You know, I don't like your hybrid friends." Stefan told him. "They're everywhere, kind of like fleas. I want them gone."

"Yeah, well, I kind of like having them around." Klaus told him. "Just like my siblings. Speaking of whom, isn't it time you handed them over?"

"Klaus, get your hybrids out of Mystic Falls, or I will remove them myself." Stefan told him.

Klaus smirked. "Hmm. You see, if you continue to threaten me, I'm gonna be forced to retaliate. Kill people. And it will get messy again."

"Do whatever you want." Stefan told him. "I don't really care. Or you know what? Maybe I do. Maybe I care so much, that I'll drop Elijah in the Arctic."

"Well, maybe I'll be willing to lose one brother if it meant killing yours." Klaus told him.

"Try me." Stefan told him. "Let's find out."

Mindy walked in. "Is everything okay?"

Klaus sighed. "Everything is fine, Mindy. Stefan was just leaving after failing to make his point."

Stefan waited for a moment, grabbing a saw from the work table he was next to, rushing over to Mindy, cutting her head clean off with it, killing her, watching the body fall. He looked at Klaus, smirking, sighing dramatically. "Well... one day. You may want to, uh, send the rest of them away before it gets messy, again."

Stefan threw the saw back on the table, walking out, leaving.

Klaus glared after him.

...

Forbes House - Foyer

Caroline walked in, closing the door.

Liam was waiting for her.

"Hey." Caroline told him, putting her stuff down.

"Hey." Liam told her.

Caroline looked at him. "Why are you here?"

"Like you have to ask." Liam told her. "You blew off school and missed our work of birthday art, so..."

"Our?" Caroline repeated.

Liam nodded, smiling. "Our."

Elena, Bonnie, Matt and Rosie jumped out with birthday hats, birthday balloons, and a birthday sign.

"Surprise!" Elena, Bonnie and Rosie cheered.

"Happy Birthday!" Matt told her.

Caroline looked between them. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Change into warmer clothes." Rosie told her. "We are going to the Falls. S'mores, camp fire..."

"Cake." Elena finished. "Like when we were little."

Liam put the tiara on Caroline's head.

Matt held up a bottle of alcohol, his voice sing-songy. "Except for the tequila."

"And Elizabeth may not be there, but Emma and Evelyn will be." Elena told them.

"Thanks, guys." Caroline told them. "Really. I'm just not feeling my birthday this year."

"I'm sorry, what?" Bonnie asked. "You've already claimed your birthday as everyone's favorite day of the year."

"Yeah, and now, it's just a reminder that technically, I'm dead." Caroline told them. "Look, I didn't even like 17. And the only point to being 17 is to get to 18. It's a filler year. I'm stuck in a filler year."

"You're not stuck, Caroline." Elena told her.

"Yeah, I am, but it's okay." Caroline told them. "You know, it's all good, I'll be fine. But I just need some time to wallow in it."

Liam looked thoughtful. "Okay, well, I think I have another idea."

...

Klaus's Mansion - Living Room

A hybrid walked in with Mindy's head in a bag, looking at Klaus. "What do you want me to do with her head?"

"Just get rid of it." Klaus told him. "Burn it. I honestly don't care, Daniel."

Daniel walked out, leaving.

Scott walked in. "You called? I'm here. What happened?"

"What happened is Stefan had two paths in front of him and he chose the one that made me angry." Klaus answered. "I need you to help me do something about that."

"So what do you want me to do about it?" Scott asked.

"I want you to bite Evelyn Zhu." Klaus answered.

"What?" Scott asked.

"Don't make me repeat myself." Klaus told him.

"A hybrid bite will kill a vampire." Scott told him.

Klaus nodded in agreement. "Yeah. Yeah, I know exactly what it will do. Uh, Stefan pushed me too far, so I'm pushing back."

"I'm not biting Evelyn." Scott told him.

"Scott, I've been supernaturally blessed with the good fortune of a sire bond to you." Klaus told him. "So, one could consider this me putting your undying loyalty to the test. See, if Evelyn is dying, then Elena and Emma will be motivated in finding the Salvatores and finding out what they're up to with my family, possibly to the point where even Morgana Mickaelson, my sister, will give them back to me."

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Scott asked. "I'm not hurting Evelyn just because you have a grudge match with a family that you destroyed."

"All right, all right." Klaus told him. "I'm disappointed, but you know, it's your choice. Free will and all that. I'll find another way to strike at Stefan. You can go now."

Scott walked out, leaving.

Klaus smirked knowingly.

...

Night - City Hall - Outside

(Song:) You Know Who You Are - The Daylights

Damon and Alaric walked toward the building.

"I thought Stefan helped Isabella and Elizabeth save your and Evelyn's lives." Alaric told him.

"He did." Damon told him.

"And now he is willing to risk all of your lives just to see how far he can push Klaus?" Alaric asked.

"It seems so." Damon answered.

"So is his humanity on or off?" Alaric asked.

"I think there is another option at play, a dimmer switch." Damon answered. "I think that's what Isabella's problem is. I don't think she's completely faking it. I think that there's a part of her that wants to feel, but another part that doesn't, so her humanity is halfway on, halfway off, just like Stefan, but she is less homicidal from what I've seen. But if it's true for both cases, this is a huge problem."

"Why?" Alaric asked.

"Because I can't predict how far they're willing to go until someone gets killed." Damon answered.

"So, suddenly you care who lives or dies?" Alaric asked.

Damon smirked. "I have a small list."

Alaric scoffed. "Talk about a humanity dimmer switch."

"Screw you." Damon told him.

Alaric sighed, looking around. "Can't a Council meeting ever just be a Council meeting? You know, a meeting that it not hidden by a party?"

They walked inside.

There was a folding signboard out front that read:

Wickery Bridge Restoration Fundraiser

(Song Ends)

...

Cemetery

Emma and Evelyn standing outside the Salvatore Mausoleum, shining a flashlight around.

Elena, Bonnie, Rosie, Liam, Caroline and Matt walked up to her.

Evelyn raised her eyebrows. "Oh, there you are. Here it is."

Emma held up a bottle of tequila. "Let's get this party started."

...

Salvatore Mausoleum

Evelyn broke the doors open, pushing them aside, walking in.

Emma, Elena, Rosie, Bonnie, Liam, Caroline and Matt followed her.

"This is creepy, even for us." Emma told them. "I can't believe this is Liam's idea."

"Well, Caroline was right." Liam told them. "Technically, she's dead. Sorry. But you don't need a birthday. You need a funeral. You need to say goodbye to your old life, so that you can move on with your new one."

"Okay." Evelyn told them. Caroline sighed, taking off the tiara, setting it down. "Here lies Caroline Forbes..."

"Cheerleader, Miss Mystic Falls, third grade hopscotch champion..." Elena said.

Liam added a candle each time to the cake.

"Friend, daughter, sister, overachiever..." Bonnie went on.

"Mean girl, sometimes, no offense." Matt told her with a smile.

"Ah, none taken." Caroline told them.

Liam walked closer with the cake in his hands. "She was 17, and she had a really good life. So rest in peace, so that she can move forward. That's what you really need."

A beat of silence passed.

"Amen, or cheers, or whatever." Rosie told them. They laughed. She looked at Bonnie. "Bonnie?"

"Oh." Bonnie told them, closing her eyes.

When she opened them, each candle was lit.

Emma smiled. "Nice!"

Liam looked at Caroline. "Okay, make a wish."

Liam smiled, holding the cake out to Caroline.

Caroline closed her eyes to make a wish.

...

City Hall - Founder's Party

(Song:) False Alarm - Trent Dabbs

Alaric was looking at a model of the Wickery Bridge restoration project.

Damon walked closer. "That's the bridge where Emma and Jeremy's parents died in the car accident."

"Something is up with Elena." Alaric told him. "Something more than usual. You know what it is?"

"Well, I'm sure it starts with a 'Stefan' and ends with an 'Elizabeth'." Damon told him. "I'm gonna get a drink. Write a check, and then we're out?"

Alaric nodded.

Damon walked away, leaving.

Dr. Meredith Fell joined Alaric at the table. "Alaric Saltzman, miracle patient."

"Dr. Fell." Alaric told her.

"I'm glad to see you're still alive." Meredith told him. "A part of me thought you would have dropped dead in your sleep."

"Well, I guess I have nine lives." Alaric told her.

"Not a bad thing to have in a town with a vampire problem." Meredith told him.

Alaric looked at her in surprise. "Sorry? Are you on the Founders' Council?"

Meredith nodded. "I'm a Fell. I come from a long line of Founders, may they rest in peace." She looked at the model of the Wickery Bridge restoration project. "I hate that bridge. My senior prom date dumped me on this bridge."

"Oh, yeah?" Alaric asked. "Did you throw him over?"

Meredith chuckled. "No, but I should have. I've been holding a grudge ever since. Where did your friend go? I'm supposed to hit him up for some money for the fundraiser."

"Well, you should." Alaric told her. "He is loaded."

"He's in good company." Meredith told him. "Some British guy just pledged to match every dollar we raise."

Alaric looked at her in concern, already knowing the answer. "What do you mean, a British guy?"

...

Elsewhere

Isabella was looking at a picture of Wickery Bridge on the wall.

Elizabeth joined her. "Never thought I'd see the day you'd attend a Founder's Party without me forcing you to against your will."

"It's not for the party, for the fundraiser." Isabella told her. She looked at Elizabeth , tilting her head. "Feel like I just need to pay a little debt to fix the bridge." She smiled a small smile. "My dad would do something about it, too. So it feels like I kinda have to."

Elizabeth looked at her in understanding, nodding.

They heard Klaus chuckling, turning around to see him talking to Carol.

"What color are your eyes?" Klaus asked.

"They're blue." Carol answered.

Isabella scoffed.

Elizabeth smirked.

They walked closer.

"Yes, they are." Klaus told them.

Elizabeth looked at Klaus. "Look at what the cat dragged in. Nice vest."

"Thank you very much." Klaus told her. "Good to see you after nearly a week since you've saved my life, Elisaveta." Elizabeth shrugged. Klaus looked from Elizabeth to Isabella. "Carol and I were discussing about whether you, Isabella or Damon would be the other big benefactors."

"What do you say, Elizabeth?" Carol asked. "Klaus has made a very generous pledge. You know how we're chomping at the bit to begin the renovation."

"Carol, I don't care if you take this the wrong way or not, but do you realize that you've been kissing the ass of an immortal hybrid who ruined your son's life?" Elizabeth asked. "And if he gets a hold of your niece, he'll do the exact same thing."

"Oh, come now." Klaus told them. "Some would say that I saved Tyler from all that nasty full moon business. Some would say that I could save Rosie from the same fate. I've never had to go through it myself more than twice, to be honest, but still, I'm very sympathetic."

Isabella had to stop herself from laughing.

"Klaus has promised to protect Tyler and Rosie, girls." Carol told them. "And our town."

"From who?" Isabella asked. "His hybrids are the ones the town needs protection from."

"Well, I'd have no use for them if your brother would kindly return my family." Klaus told her.

Isabella shook her head. "Not gonna happen."

"That's what I thought, which is why I've come to an agreement with the Mayor." Klaus told them. "The Council stays out of my hair, I stay out of theirs. Your town gets protected, my hybrids get left alone and everybody will be happy. All you have to do is to get Stefan to stop decapitating my friends."

"Please, Elizabeth, Isabella, just get Stefan under control or the Council will be forced to take action against him." Carol told them.

"You gotta be kidding me." Elizabeth complained.

"Oh, come on, sweethearts." Klaus told them. "Give peace a chance."

Isabella took a deep breath to hide annoyance.

(Song Ends)

...

Cemetery - Salvatore Mausoleum

Elena, Caroline, Liam, Bonnie, Rosie, Matt, Evelyn and Emma were eating cake.

Rosie took the bottle of tequila from Liv.

Elena snatched it away from Rosie. "Ah-ah. I need it more than you do, trust me." Rosie gave her a weird look, walking away. Elena looked behind Bonnie, Eliza and Matt. "Caroline, what are you doing?"

Caroline stopped texting, trying to act normal. "Huh? Hmm? Nothing."

"Huh?" Elena asked.

"Hmm?" Caroline hummed.

"Okay, you're a bad sober liar." Elena told her. "You're an even worse drunk liar."

"I might have texted Tyler." Caroline answered.

Rosie smiled smugly.

"Caroline..." Elena chastised.

"What?" Caroline asked. "I'm delicate."

Evelyn looked at Elena. "Give her a break. You can't control what everyone does all the time."

They were surprised.

"Wow." Bonnie told them.

"Ouch, Evelyn." Matt told her.

"Sorry, I know it's Caroline's birthday or funeral or whatever, but I just feel it's really wrong that you compelled Jeremy to leave town." Evelyn told her.

"I'm doing it to protect him, Evelyn." Elena told her. "I want to give him a chance to have a normal life."

"He should be able to choose how he wants to live it." Emma told her. "You're taking his choices away."

Elena looked at both of them. "Evelyn, Emma, you can't tell him."

"Why?" Evelyn asked. "Are you gonna compel us not to?"

"You know, you guys are ruining a perfectly good funeral." Rosie told them.

"I'm sorry." Emma told them, sighing, lying back on the bench into Matt's lap.

"I'm just gonna go sleep it off or something." Evelyn told them, standing.

Emma looked up. "You want me to come with?"

"No, no." Evelyn answered. "I'm not gonna be much fun tonight, anyway. Go ahead, guys. Just have fun." She looked at Caroline. "Happy Birthday."

Caroline nodded.

Evelyn walked out, leaving.

...

City Hall - Founders' Party

(Song:) Goodbye Horses - The Airborne Toxic Event

Liz and Damon walked through the party.

"The Mayor is looking out for Tyler and Rosie." Liz told him. "For now, we have to assume Klaus has her in his pocket."

"Oh, please don't tell me you're gonna drink the Klaus Kool-Aid." Damon told her.

"I'm not gonna let him hold this town hostage." Liz told him. "But, I'm also not gonna let innocent people get caught in the cross-fire in a pissing contest between a hybrid and a vampire."

Damon smirked. "Liz, I'm impressed. You're all strong and sheriff-y."

"I'm not kidding, Damon." Liz told him. "Get Stefan to stand down from this one before someone gets hurt."

Liz walked away.

(Song Ends)

...

Elsewhere

Meredith and a man were arguing.

"What are you doing?" The man asked. "You're gonna ruin your career."

"Says the guy who got his job from his dad." Meredith replied.

"Do you have any idea what you're messing with?" The man asked.

Alaric walked closer, seeing the fight.

"I know what I'm doing." Meredith told him.

"Damn it, Meredith." The man told her.

"Back off, Brian." Meredith told him.

Alaric walked closer. "Whoa! Hey. Everything all right here?"

"Everything is fine." Brian told him.

"It didn't look fine." Alaric told him.

"You might want to get to know her before you become her white knight." Brian told him. "She's kind of a psycho case."

Alaric chuckled. "You're that guy, aren't you? The one begging to have his teeth kicked in."

"Take it from me, man." Brian told him. "Life's too short."

"Just go away, Brian." Meredith told him. Brian walked away, leaving. "Behold, my senior prom date."

"Well, you definitely should have throw him over the bridge." Alaric told her.

"Unfortunately, I have to work with him." Meredith told him. "He's on the Council. He's the medical examiner. The guy who signs his name under Cause of Death: 'animal attack'."

Alaric nodded. "I get it."

Meredith sighed. "Yep." Her pager went off. She took it out, checking the message. "Duty calls. Thanks for the hero moment."

"Anytime." Alaric told her.

Meredith walked away, leaving.

...

Elsewhere

(Song:) Keep Running - Gemma Hayes

Morgana was in the crowd, looking around. She looked toward Stefan.

Stefan discreetly grabbed a long knife off the table, walking away.

Morgana knew that he was up to no good, following him.

...

Upstairs Room

Stefan was finding a place to wait for someone.

Morgana walked in. "What are you planning to do with that?"

"Planning to kill a hybrid." Stefan answered. "Wanna help?"

"I did that yesterday... twice." Morgana told him. "Why are you killing hybrids?"

"Klaus pissed me off." Stefan answered. "Why are you?"

Morgana scoffed. "One pissed me off, then one tried to kill me."

"Wait, Klaus said that you, Emma and Elena are 'untouchable'." Stefan told her.

"He also said not to let anyone get in the way of getting his coffins back." Morgana told him. "Guess they cancel each other out."

"Guess so." Stefan told her.

"So, how many have you killed so far?" Morgana asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Why do you want to know?" Stefan replied.

"Maybe I want to help." Morgana told him.

"And why would that be?" Stefan asked, taking a step closer.

"Do you have to know?" Morgana asked. "I just want to, and I haven't killed anyone today. Vervain."

"Right." Stefan told her sarcastically.

There were footsteps coming towards the door.

Stefan pushed Morgana away from the door, putting a hand over her mouth to keep her quiet, standing in front of her as he pushed them away from the door and into hiding. They looked at each other in a silent, tension-filled moment.

Daniel walked in.

Stefan let Morgana go, rushing toward Daniel, leaving Morgana looking at the space where he had been.

Daniel closed the double doors.

Stefan stabbed Daniel in the stomach, pushing him down. He walked behind Daniel, tilting his head back, ready to cut of his head.

Elizabeth rushed toward Stefan, pushing him against the wall.

Stefan pushed Elizabeth away, turning to face her.

"What are you two doing?" Elizabeth asked. She looked from the hybrid on the floor to Stefan. "No dead hybrids at the Founders' party."

"No." Stefan told her, pointing to the hybrid. "I told Klaus to get his hybrids out of town. He didn't listen, so now I'm saying it louder."

Damon and Isabella walked in.

"You don't think there's ten more where that came from?" Damon asked. "And if you kill them, Klaus won't make twenty more? Have you forgotten Emma and Elena's part in all this or do you not care if their a human blood bag for the rest of their life's?"

"Protecting Elena and Emma is your problem now." Stefan told them. "See, I'm not compelled by Klaus to do it anymore."

"Don't give me that no humanity crap." Elizabeth told them. She looked at Stefan. "You can't just flip your switch. Your switch is fried, Stefan, just like your brain." She looked at Morgana. "There is no way that Morgana Mikealson, angry, caring, willing-to-die-for-anyone Morgana Mikealson is gone just like that."

"She is." Morgana told them.

"I don't believe you." Elizabeth told her.

Isabella looked at Stefan. "You want to take Klaus, you want to beat the villain, you got to be smarter."

Stefan pointed at her. "To beat the villain, Morgana, you have to be the better villain."

Stefan clapped both Damon and Elizabeth on their shoulders.

Damon and Elizabeth looked down at their arms.

Stefan gave Isabella a sarcastic smirk, looking at Morgana one last time, walking out, leaving.

Elizabeth and Isabella looked at Morgana.

Morgana turned around, walking out, leaving.

...

Hallway

Morgana walked down the hallway.

Damon followed her. "Why didn't you even try to stop him?"

"Because maybe I want to get back at Klaus and hybrids too." Morgana answered.

"That's not something a sibling does." Damon told her. "Stefan's pissed. That's an emotion, even if he doesn't admit it."

Morgana turned to face him in annoyance. "What is your problem? Why are you so bent on this?"

"Because maybe I don't want to see you like this." Damon told her.

"That's not your decision to make." Morgana told him

Morgana didn't even give him a chance to respond, turning around, walking away, leaving.

Damon watched her go, sighing in frustration.

(Song Ends)

...

Cemetery

Tyler walked up to the Salvatore Mausoleum.

...

Salvatore Mausoleum

Matt and Rosie were sitting on one bench.

Rosie had her head in Matt's lap.

Liam sat next to Rosie, having Rosie's legs in his lap.

Bonnie, Elena and Caroline were sitting on the other bench.

Emma was standing, pouring them drinks in plastic cups.

The others were all laughing drunkenly.

Tyler walked in.

Everyone fell quiet.

"Hey, cuz." Rosie told him, raising her cup in the air.

"Hey." Tyler told her. He looked at the rest of them. "Sorry, I didn't mean to crash the party."

Matt gave him a disapproving look. "So, don't."

Rosie sighed, sitting up, giving Matt a look.

Caroline saw her expression, standing up. "No, it's-it's okay. Hi."

"Can I talk to you for a sec?" Tyler asked. "It's kind of important."

Caroline left with Tyler to go out into the woods.

Matt looked at Rosie. "Look, Rosie, I'm sorry about that."

"About what?" Rosie asked rhetorically. "Tyler? Your best friend since, like, before the third grade? The one that's been through hell transitioning into a werewolf, the guy you died for to figure out how to save him, and with this stupid sire bond to Klaus, every single one of you turned your backs on him because of him. Klaus." Rosie drawled out the word, putting extreme emphasis onto it. She turned to Elena. "You ranted on Caroline for trying to reach out to Tyler, when you were trying a lot harder for Stefan, who was in the same position, Elena. Stefan, Isabella and Elizabeth didn't have a choice before. Tyler doesn't have a choice in this, like Jeremy doesn't because of you."

"Are you comparing me to Klaus?" Elena asked, voice full of shock.

"No." Rosie denied. "Maybe. I don't know. Just the next time you think of Tyler as being one of the 'bad guys', remember that he doesn't have a damn choice, just like Stefan, Isabella and Elizabeth didn't, and just like Jeremy doesn't."

Rosie walked out, leaving Liam, Matt and Elena in shocked silence.

Emma looked at Liam, Matt and Elena. "Are you guys okay?"

Matt took the tequila from Emma, taking a swig. "Yeah, I want her to be happy, you know? It's what I want for all of you guys, in the middle of this crazy life you got stuck living."

"Is that how you see it?" Elena asked. "That we're stuck?"

"I'd say it's attached itself to all pretty tight, yeah." Matt answered.

"Evelyn is right, you know." Elena told them. She looked at Emma. "And so are you. And so is Rosie. I have no business messing in Jeremy's head. It actually does make me look like Klaus. I just don't know what else to do. He is in danger here. I can't lose anyone else that I love."

Emma sighed, nodding. "I get it, Elena. Doesn't mean that it should happen this way." Elena looked down. "I'm gonna go look for Evelyn."

Emma stood, walking out, leaving.

...

Cemetery

Caroline and Tyler were talking, walking.

"I take it all back." Tyler told her. "Everything I said about not bothering to try and stop Klaus from controlling me. If there's something that I can do to get free of his control, I gotta do it. No matter what I have to do."

"Tyler, it's okay." Caroline told him. "Maybe we just weren't meant to be together. Maybe we just have to accept that and move on."

Tyler shook his head. "I'm not moving on from anything. I love you."

Caroline looked at him in surprise. "What?"

Tyler placed a hand on either of Caroline's cheeks, kissing her deeply, passionately. Caroline returned the kiss in kind.

...

Elsewhere

Evelyn was walking along, toward Miranda and Grayson's graves, standing alone, looking at her friends parents' grave, along with Jenna and John's, sadly, taking a drink. She heard something behind her, looking over her shoulder. She didn't see anyone, turning around to look around. "I know someone's out there. I can hear you."

Scott walked closer. "I just came by to visit my mom's grave."

Scott gestured to a grave labeled Nicole Jackson.

Evelyn looked at him cautiously. "I'm sorry about what happened to her."

"She was human, and she got sick." Scott told her. "It was natural. She didn't die in pain."

"Still, though." Evelyn told him. "No one should have to lose their mother this young."

Scott sighed. "You would know."

Scott turned away, obviously fighting against what Klaus had told him to do.

Evelyn thought that he was on his way to leave, sighing. "Scott... listen. I'm sorry. Yes, I hate Klaus, and I don't trust him, but I shouldn't blame you. I shouldn't blame Tyler. It's just..."

Scott transformed, though he tried to stop it. "I get it, Evelyn. You were right not to trust me."

Evelyn looked at him in concern, realizing that something was going on that he didn't want her to see. "Scott?" She walked closer. "Are you okay?"

"I'm so sorry, Evelyn." Scott told her, breathing heavily.

"For what?" Evelyn asked, reaching out to touch his shoulder.

Scott couldn't fight the sire bond anymore, grabbing Evelyn by the arm, turning toward her, pulling her closer to bite her on the neck hard, making her groan a scream of pain.

Emma rushed closer, pulling Luke off of Evelyn, pushing him back.

Evelyn fell to the ground on her knees, breathing heavily in shock and pain.

Scott was in shock that he couldn't fight against his demands. "Oh, my God."

"Get out of here." Emma told him, kneeling next to Evelyn. Scott stood, breathing heavily. Emma looked at him angrily. "Get out of here!"

Scott rushed away, leaving.

Evelyn was still stunned and in shock, holding onto Emma. "Oh, my God."

Emma pulled her to her chest, holding her tightly.

...

Elsewhere

Matt, Elena and Liam were looking around.

"Caroline!" Matt called.

"Care?" Elena called.

"Great, we've been abandoned." Liam told them.

"Okay, we're going on a search party." Elena told them. "I don't trust that she won't get back together with him."

"Caroline!" Matt called again.

"Come on, Care, we don't have anymore drinks!" Liam called. He smiled. "Matt's being haunted by the Fell ghosts."

Liam playfully nudged Matt with his shoulder.

Matt nudged back, smiling. "Am not."

Stefan rushed closer, throwing Matt against the building, making him fall to the floor, unconscious, pushing Liam away, making him fall. He put a hand over Elena's mouth to keep her from screaming, taking her away.

Liam looked up from the ground in worry, horrified. "Elena!"

...

On the Road - Stefan's Car

Stefan was driving.

Elena was in the passenger seat. "What are you doing, Stefan?"

Stefan's phone rang. He took it out, answering. "Isabella. I'm a little busy right now."

Isabella was in the Founders' Party. "Liam just called me, freaking out. What the hell do you think you're doing?"

"I'm making my next move." Stefan answered. "Let me ask you something. What will Klaus do if he can't make anymore hybrids?"

"Stefan, leave her out of this." Isabella told him. "Okay, Elena's not the only person that's in danger here. Liam said that Scott Jackson bit Evelyn. Evelyn is dying of a hybrid bite."

Elena was horrified. "What?"

"Oh, a person is dying tonight, and another is in danger." Stefan told them. "Must be Thursday."

"Stefan, let her go so she can get to Evelyn." Isabella told him angrily.

Stefan hung up.

"What are you doing?" Elena asked incredulously. "Stefan, let me out of this car. Do you hear me? Let me out of the car!"

Stefan ignored her, continuing to drive.

...

City Hall - Founders' Party - Empty Room

Klaus and Elizabeth walked in.

"What now?" Klaus asked. "You just pulled me away from a fascinating conversation about landscaping the Town Square. Don't tell me that you're already past me taking away your freedom and want to move on. I know how well you keep a grudge."

Elizabeth gave him a look. "Get over yourself. Stefan just grabbed Elena."

"Well, he's getting desperate." Klaus told her.

"He's gonna try and use her against you." Elizabeth told him. "Do what he says. Get rid of your hybrids."

"Or what?" Klaus asked. "Stefan would never dream of killing her."

"You sure about that?" Elizabeth asked. "He just tried to behead someone in the middle of a Council Party. He's operating on crazy right now."

"Well, crazy or not, that kind of love never dies." Klaus told her, giving her a significant look. Elizabeth knew that he was talking about more than just Stefan and Elena. "He's bluffing."

"Maybe he is, maybe he isn't, but if you don't want to believe him, believe me." Elizabeth told him. "I know all three of the Salvatore's better than anyone, and right now, I don't have a clue how far he is willing to take this. So if he says blink, I suggest you blink."

...

Outside

Damon was pulling Morgana away from the building by the arm.

"Where the hell are we going?" Morgana asked. "What's happening?"

"Stefan has Elena, and he's planning to use her to get to Klaus." Damon answered. "Klaus, who told a hybrid to bite Evelyn. She's dying, Morgana."

Morgana froze at what he had said. "What?"

"Yeah, and unless you want to do something about it, I suggest you come with me." Damon told her.

Morgana stopped. "What makes you think I care?"

"Because of the way you just acted." Damon answered.

"That was surprise." Morgana told him.

"Look, I know about a dimmer humanity switch, and I know that's what's happening to you right now." Damon told her. "You don't care about some things at all, and other things, you have a spark of emotion. It makes you even more unpredictable than you were before. Just care, Morgana. Care enough to save your friends lives."

Morgana sighed. "What do you want me to do?"

...

Evelyn's House - Foyer

Jeremy was waiting in the foyer, pacing worriedly.

He heard Emma's voice from the other side of the door. "Jeremy!"

Jeremy walked toward the door, opening it.

Emma carried Evelyn inside in a cradle.

"I got your text." Jeremy told her worriedly. "What happened?"

"Scott Jackson bit her." Emma answered.

Jeremy looked at his ex girlfriend worriedly. "Oh, my God, Evelyn."

They walked out of the foyer.

...

Evelyn's Room

Emma walked in, placing Evelyn on the bed.

Jeremy walked in, sitting on the bed next to her. "Evelyn. Evelyn, can you hear me?"

"I'm sorry, Jer." Evelyn told him.

"She's been hallucinating." Emma told him. "It's part of the process."

"Jer, I'm sorry." Evelyn told him.

Jeremy took Evelyn's hand in his own. "It's all right, Evelyn."

Jeremy noticed the bite mark on the same arm of the hand that he was holding.

Emma turned away, taking out her phone to make a call.

...

On the Road - Stefan's Car

Stefan was driving, speeding down the road.

Elena was in the passenger seat. "So, what's the plan, Stefan? What's the big move you're making?"

"I took Klaus's family to make him suffer." Stefan told her. "I'm not gonna let him make himself a new one."

"So, what are you gonna do, huh?" Elena asked. "Are you gonna lock me in some cave and keep me hostage?"

Stefan shrugged. "Maybe. Maybe, I'll just turn you into a vampire."

Elena was shocked and scared. "Stop the car, Stefan." Stefan didn't answer, driving faster. "Stop the car, Stefan!"

...

City Hall - Outside

Klaus was walking away toward his car.

Elizabeth was standing outside, hanging up her phone, walking toward Klaus angrily. "What the hell is wrong with you? Are you out of your mind?"

Klaus turned to face her, looking as if he already knew what this was about. "Can't imagine what you mean, love."

"Evelyn." Elizabeth answered.

Klaus nodded. "Oh, right, that. It's nothing personal. I just want to get my family back."

"And you're not going to get them back if Evelyn dies." Elizabeth told him angrily. "She's my friend, Klaus, and you've already made her life a living hell once. Or did you forget?" Klaus sighed. "You want to punish me and my friends for trying to kill you? Punish us. Don't take it out on her."

"And I was foolish enough to believe that you didn't have your humanity." Klaus told her.

"I have it when it's useful." Elizabeth told him. "This has gone on way too far."

Klaus nodded. "I couldn't agree more." His phone rang. He pulled it out, looking at Elizabeth significantly, answering the phone. "Stefan, how nice to hear your voice."

Stefan was still driving down the road with Elena toward Wickery Bridge. "Tell your hybrids to get out of town, Klaus."

"Well, that's not gonna happen until I get my coffins back." Klaus told him.

"Okay, well, then I'm gonna drive one of your blood sources off Wickery Bridge." Stefan told him.

Elena looked at him incredulously.

"I don't believe you, Stefan." Klaus told him. "You won't kill her."

Stefan transformed, biting into his wrist, forcing it to Elena's mouth, forcing her to drink his blood.

Elena was sputtering. "No! No! No! What are you doing?"

Elizabeth could hear everything, stepping closer in concern. "What's going on?"

"I just fed her my blood." Stefan answered. "No more hybrids if she's a vampire."

"You won't do it." Klaus told him.

"Really?" Stefan asked. "Try me. Because your coffins are next to go. Say goodbye to your family, Klaus."

Elena was terrified and angry. "Stefan, slow down! Stefan! Stefan, stop it!"

Klaus looked at Elizabeth, conflicted.

"Blink." Elizabeth told him, referencing their earlier conversation.

Klaus didn't want to fold, but had no idea how far Stefan was willing to go, resigning. "Fine. I'll send them away. You win."

Stefan continued to drive.

Elena screamed her words. "Stefan! Stefan, stop!"

"Stop the car, Stefan!" Elizabeth told him angrily.

Stefan slammed on the brakes, skidding to a stop.

Elena screamed.

Elizabeth and Klaus heard the car come to a stop.

Klaus hung up, turning to Elizabeth .

Elizabeth was relieved that Stefan hadn't gone through with it, but in shock that he would even try.

...

Wickery Bridge

Elena got out of the car, walking away furiously.

Stefan got out of the car. "Get back in the car."

"Stay away from me." Elena told him.

"Elena, get in the car." Stefan told her.

Elena turned to face him, tears in her eyes. "How could you? My parents died going over this bridge. Emma and I almost died. You knew that. You're the one who saved us."

Elena started to cry.

"Look, he had to believe that I would do it, all right?" Stefan asked. "Your fear sold it."

"What if he hadn't?" Elena asked.

"He did." Stefan told her.

Elena raised her voice. "Well, what if he hadn't?"

"He did, Elena!" Stefan told her. "He backed down! He has a weakness. If I know his weakness, I can destroy him."

"After everything, that's what mattered?" Elena asked. "Destroying Klaus?"

"Destroying Klaus is all I have left." Stefan told her.

"You had me!" Elena told him.

Stefan shook his head. "I lost you the minute Klaus compelled me before he and Elizabeth left town. You just haven't let yourself admit that yet."

"Is that what you're doing?" Elena asked. "Trying to make me hate you?"

Stefan looked past Elena toward where Morgana was walking closer. "I don't really care what you think about me any more, Elena.'

Elena turned to follow his gaze toward Morgana.

Morgana stopped some distance away.

Stefan got back into his car, driving away, leaving.

Morgana and Elena watched him go.

Elena continued to cry.

Morgana looked at Elena.

Elena looked at Morgana in confusion, her voice a whisper, surprised that she had came for her. "Morgana?"

Morgana took a deep breath, not knowing what to say. "Elena..."

Elena started to break down, walking toward Morgana, falling into her arms, crying harder than she had been, leaning into her shoulder.

...

Evelyn's House - Evelyn's Room

Evelyn was lying in bed, covered in a sheen of thin sweat, closing her eyes weakly, breathing raggedly.

Emma laid next to her, propping her head on her chest, anxious and worried.

Evelyn slowly opened her eyes, chuckling weakly.

"There's no way that I'm letting you die." Emma told her.

Evelyn closed her eyes.

Emma turned to look at her in the eyes. "You're not going to die."

Evelyn remembered something, trying to sit up. "Jeremy. Jer. I have to-I gotta tell him. I gotta tell him what Damon and Elena did."

Emma sat up, making her lay down again gently. "No, no, no, no. You just need to lay down and rest."

Evelyn shook her head, hallucinating. "You shouldn't have done it. You shouldn't have compelled him to leave. It should be up to him to decide."

Emma was obviously pained by her pain and the hallucinating.

...

Foyer

Jeremy walked toward the door.

Klaus was standing outside.

Jeremy opened the door, looking at him coldly.

"Elisaveta, came to see me." Klaus told him. "She seemed quite distressed. She said Evelyn had a terrible accident."

"You made your hybrid do this to her." Jeremy told him. "I know Scott Jackson. I've known him since we were kids. He would have never done something like this if it wasn't for you."

"I'm here to help, Jeremy." Klaus told him. "My blood will heal her."

Klaus walked in.

...

Evelyn's Room

Emma was still lying with Evelyn, holding her.

Jeremy and Klaus walked in.

Emma was surprised to see Klaus, standing.

Jeremy walked toward Evelyn.

Evelyn looked as if she wanted to tell him about the compulsion before she saw Klaus, glaring at him weakly. "Are you going to kill me?"

"Do you really think that low of me?" Klaus asked.

"Yes." Evelyn answered.

Klaus examined the bite on Evelyn's arm. "That looks bad. My apologies. You're what's known as collateral damage. It's nothing personal."

"No." Evelyn told him. "I'm dying. You told me that I should be worried about what you would do to me to get to my friends. It feels personal."

"I'm guessing it's personal when Elizabeth becomes involved." Emma told him.

Klaus sat on the bed next to Evelyn. "Elisaveta and I have come to a deal. No more hybrids in Mystic Falls, I get my family back, and I save Evelyn's life. Everyone comes full circle." He bit his wrist, offering it to Evelyn. "Unless you choose otherwise."

"I don't wanna die." Evelyn told them.

"There you go, then." Klaus told her. "Have at it."

Emma sat next to Evelyn, helping prop her up.

Evelyn took Klaus by the wrist, drinking his blood, transforming. She looked out of the window as she fed, seeing Morgana outside, watching. She took another look, but Morgana was gone. Evelyn was starting to believe that she hadn't seen her at all, but that it had been a hallucination.

...

Outside

Damon and Elena walked up to the door.

"Thanks for picking me up." Elena told him.

"Anytime." Damon told her. "You gonna be okay?"

Elena sighed. "I'll survive. Somehow, I always do."

"You know, Stefan won this round for us today." Damon told her. "He pushed Klaus to the edge, and Klaus blinked."

"Well, his method sucked." Elena told him.

"Still, we needed it." Damon told her. "Klaus has been calling all the shots, and Stefan beat him at his own game. He was the better villain."

"Don't sound so impressed." Elena told him.

"Well, I can't help but be a little proud." Damon told her. "Really, tell me, are you gonna be okay?"

Damon caressed her face.

"You can't kiss me again." Elena told him.

"I know." Damon told her.

"I can't." Elena told him. "It's not right."

"It's right." Damon told her. "Just not right now."

Jeremy walked outside.

Elena looked at him worriedly. "Evelyn. Is she..."

Jeremy nodded. "She's gonna be fine. She wants to see you."

Elena sighed in relief, nodding.

Jeremy and Elena walked inside.

Damon watched them go, relieved himself that Evelyn was okay, impressed that Elizabeth had convinced Klaus to save her.

...

Day Two

Morning - Gilbert House - Foyer

(Song:) Between - Courrier

Jeremy, Emma and Elena were standing in the foyer.

Emma and Jeremy were embracing tightly.

"You're gonna have to let me go, eventually, Emma." Jeremy told her. "Especially when I can't feel my lungs."

Emma sighed, pulling away, looking at Elena behind him.

Elena shook her head, telling her not to tell him.

Emma looked back at Jeremy. "I'll miss you, Jer."

"Be safe, okay?" Elena asked.

"Yeah, okay, all right." Jeremy answered. "Alaric is waiting."

Jeremy walked toward the door.

Evelyn ran up the porch steps. "Good, you haven't left yet."

"What are you doing here?" Jeremy asked.

"I came to say goodbye." Evelyn answered.

Evelyn and Jeremy embraced for a long moment, pulling away.

Jeremy grabbed his stuff, looking at Emma, Elena and Evelyn one last time, walking out of the door, to the car.

Emma, Elena and Evelyn looked at each other for a long moment.

Emma looked at Elena numbly, still disapproving, turning around, starting to walk upstairs without a word.

"Emma, wait." Elena told her.

Emma ignored her, walking upstairs.

Elena and Evelyn looked at each other sadly.

...

Outside

Jeremy and Alaric were packing up the car, getting ready to leave.

Jeremy felt as if they were being watched, looking toward where Isabella was standing in hiding, watching them. "Isabella?"

"What?" Alaric asked.

Jeremy and Alaric exchanged a look, looking toward where Isabella had been.

Isabella had disappeared.

Jeremy was confused. "Uh, nothing. I must've imagined it." He chuckled. "Let's go."

Jeremy and Alaric got into the car, driving away.

Isabella stepped out of hiding, watching them go. "See you around Gilbert."

...

Forbes House - Caroline's Room

Caroline woke up in bed, seeing that she was alone, looking around at the birthday presents strewn around. She saw the charm bracelet on the nightstand next to her, picking it up, holding it close to her. She put the bracelet on.

...

Wickery Bridge

Emma was sitting on the hillside of the bridge. She saw someone on the bridge, walking closer to Isabella. "You're not going to jump, are you?"

Isabella sighed. "What are you doing here?"

"I came here because I almost died here." Emma answered. "What's your excuse?"

Isabella sighed. "This dimmer switch is a bitch." Emma chuckled at the way she had said it. "One minute, I can feel nothing at all, and it feels good. And then the other minute, I'm feeling too much, and it's like it's crushing me down. I've been holding onto the girl that died when I became a vampire. The girl that had a normal life other than she had just lost her husband and daughter."

"You're not that girl anymore, Isabella." Emma told her. "It's okay if you want to let her go."

"Is it?" Isabella asked. "Because I fell like I've-I've disappointed her. Like... like I disappointed them. My mom."

Emma sighed. "Well, my input is... that this girl that you're becoming? It's not because of you. It's not your fault. It's because of Klaus and all the things that he made you do. And all of your friends turning their backs on you because they thought that you couldn't be trusted."

"I don't know if I can." Isabella told her.

"If you're having an existential crisis of this magnitude, you're not as far gone as you think." Emma told her. "You're not as far gone as we all thought. See, with Stefan, it's different. Because he has his dimmer switch, he has his emotions, but they're all dialed to rage and revenge. You? You're trying to come back, but you don't know where to begin. So maybe you begin by letting the girl that you used to be, the girl that died, go. Let me help you." She grabbed four flowers, holding them in front of them, turning to Alex. "Here lies Isabella Salvatore. A fun wife, an amazing friend, and an incredible mother and big sister." Isabella smiled a small smile. Emma threw the flowers into the water below the bridge. "Now what you do with your vampire life, as a new Isabella Salvatore... it's up to you. That will define who you are as a vampire."

"Great." Isabella told her sarcastically. "No pressure or anything."

They smiled small smiles.

(Song Ends)

...

Mystic Grill

Alaric was sitting at the bar, drinking.

Meredith arrived, sitting at the bar next to him. "Thank God. Another day drinker. I lost a patient. What's your excuse?"

"Uh, well, I put a kid on a plane." Alaric answered.

"Yours?" Meredith asked.

Alaric chuckled. "No. It's a long story."

"Then you should probably buy me a beer." Meredith told him.

They both looked at each other, laughing, smiling.

...

Woods

Liz and Damon were walking up to a crime scene.

"A hiker called it in." Liz told him. "My guys got here first."

"Another hybrid?" Damon asked.

"That's what I thought at first." Liz told him. They pointed at the body lying on the ground in front of them with a stake in his heart. Meredith's ex-boyfriend. "Brian Walters, the medical examiner."

"What's with the stake?" Damon asked. "He's not a vampire."

"I know." Liz told him. "This was a murder."

Damon and Liz exchanged a confused look.