Author's Note: I'm thinking of deleting this chapter and skipping the episode. I feel that this chapter is quite bad to be honest. When writing it I was loosing muse for the chapter and wrote in like 20 different parts, not wanting to continue on some bits.

I've started on the next chapter which I feel there's more to go on and is better written

Let me know what you think :)

It was a constant challenge to Stefan in line these days. He was back to his ripper self, causing trouble around every door. Alessia have spent most of her time in the last few weeks keeping an eye on her brother. Following him around, knowing where he was and what he was doing. She knows what dangers him being a ripper causes having seen the full force of it back in 1917 in Monterey. Alessia was worried for what he could do, since she wanted to keep the existent of their species a secret. It was difficult since Stefan wanted to kill everyone, and Rebekah was pushing him into doing so. Arriving back at The Salvatore Boarding house they were greeted by the sound of someone groaning in pain, coming from the living room. The twins saw Damon was sat all chained up with a fireplace poker stabbed through his chest. "What? How?" Alessia confusedly asked not knowing how Damon was all chained up like he's been tortured. Since she could sense there were no other people but the three of them. "Oh, Stefan." Damon called complaining before continuing. "Low blow, Stefan. Low blow." He was muttering to himself as they appeared.

"What the hell happened to you?" Stefan was just as confused as she was. "Whatever twisted ripper game this is, leave me out of it." Her eldest brother complained looking over to them but Stefan was soon to clear his name. "I didn't do this." He answered truthfully walking over to Damon. "Quit screwing around!" Damon didn't believe him but she soon backed him up. "Stefan didn't do this, neither did I. We've been out" She didn't know who did this to Damon but it was by someone who had a vendetta against him. She followed behind Stefan who was looking at the chains seeing how the person had done it. "It's pretty messed up though, isn't it?" Stefan jokes. "Yep." Instead of breaking the chains, Stefan removed the iron stick first. Causing Damon to scream out in chain, Stefan was beginning to remove the chains but stopped before leaving the room. Leaving Damon all chained up. "Stef" She called to know where he was going, she soon ran after him too leaving Damon behind. "Yeah, not to worry. I'll just untangle myself." Damon spoke to himself complaining as they left.

Just about as Alessia was about to leave to follow Stefan she heard Damon scream out in pain. She knew straight away something wasn't right since, he was all fine just chained up. Using her vampire speed, she appeared back into the living room to see somehow the curtain was being held up. Causing Damon to be burnt since he wasn't wearing his ring. "What the hell" She muttered before rushing to shut the curtain. Alessia looked and saw Damon's ring was lying on the floor nearby, she then picked it up and put it back onto her brother's hand. "Believe me now" Damon sassed, knowing he was right that someone was after him. Alessia broke the chains and helped her brother up from the chair. "By any chance did you do this to someone?" She challenged knowing this was something like Damon would do to torture someone. She looked at his face to see if she was right. "Maybe" He hinted making Alessia look at him wanting him to continue. "Mason Lockwood" He testified before continuing. "But it can't be him since i killed im" Damon added making Alessia roll her eyes almost knowing that Damon's reckless behaviour would come to bite him and others in the ass. "It seems that we may have a ghost problem on our hands" She mused.

After clearing up the mess that was left in the living room from Damon's ghost encounter she went to meet Elena and Alaric. As she had agreed to talk to them to discuss The Stefan Problem. Alessia may hate Elena but was willing to push those judgements aside to save her brother from himself. She soon left the Salvatore Boarding house and went to the Town's Square. Half of the town was gathered to help set up the night of lanterns or something that was happening later. It was just a stupid celebrate that the town did after sending away the vampire's in 1964. She looked and saw Elena, Alaric and Jeremy were sat at a table outside the grill. She made her way over to them.

Alessia could see that they had a pile of Stefan's journals on the table, probably to see if they could find anything that may be used for them to help him. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?" She asked curiously. "We know you knew Lexi" Elena injected making Alessia confused of why she was speaking to Lexi in a past tense. Had something happened to her? "What do you mean knew? Lexi's alive!" She assured hoping she was right and they were wrong. Alessia looked at the doppleganger to see how her face had changed looking solemn. "Alessia, Lexi's dead. She died a year or 2 back on yours and Stefan's birthday" Elena apologised trying to console her. Alessia tried not to believe her, hoping she was just lying but knew it was true. Earlier this summer when Alessia had mentioned Lexi she could remember back to how Stefan was weirded out almost by it. He knew. She was supposed to go to Mystic Falls to celebrate their 162nd birthday with Lexi and Stefan but she bailed having things going back in New Orleans at the time. "Who killed her?" She mumbled quietly nodding her head to this information almost. A tear rolled down her cheek but was soon wiped away, knowing it was best not weakness in front of them. "Damon" Elena admitted truthfully knowing it was best for her to know the truth. "He's always hated her" Alessia chimed in almost laughing about it, it was best of her to leave it aside for later.

It wasn't the place or time to discuss more into what happened. Their focus now is Stefan. "Looking through Stefan's journals every time he's gone off the rails. His best friend Lexi been the one to bring him back" Elena concluded with what she already knew. "Me and Lexi brought him back together" She answered before continuing. "It won't be easy you know. Me and Lexi spend the better part of 2 decades bringing him back out of it. Off human blood. This time it'll be even harder" Alessia added explaining them what they may be in for. "Are you willing to do this to save him?" She declared looking at Elena straight in the eye to see if she was willing. "I am" Alessia knew how to help her brother but she was never good at it as Lexi was. "We'll need Lexi's help" Without saying anything else the blonde turned to look at the youngest Gilbert already knowing he would be able to help. Since having heard from her two brothers that he had been able to contact ghosts and maybe now Lexi. "you want me to try to reach her, don't you?" Jeremy concluded already looking between the three of them. "i don't even know if she's on the other side." She already that after a supernatural being dies they are sent to another place. "Is that what it's called?" Elena asked what they were both thinking. "That's what Anna calls it. There's not like an official brochure or anything."

Alaric could wrap his head around it first. "So, what is it, like some sort of supernatural purgatory?" He asked Jeremey hoping he knows more. "Well, Anna said it's like being here with all of us, only we can't see her or hear her. And she can't interact with anyone. She's all alone." So, all the dead supernatural species go to another place when they die. "I think that's not all true, Damon was greeted by Mason Lockwood's ghost this morning" Alessia added leaving out the details that all happened. "Vicki was able to interact too. She blew up my car" Alaric was still pissed off from the past day's events. "Vicki had help from a witch on the other side. Anna...She's doing this all by herself." Looking to Jeremey she could see how it was as if he was looking to someone, listening to them. He's a medium. "I'm just saying, maybe we learned our lesson about summoning dead people." She could sense that Alaric wasn't fully onboard with their plan, that it'll be better to leave it. "It's already happening. All I can say is that Mason Lockwood and Vicki aren't the only ones with venteters" Alessia knew Damon had already told Bonnie by now and that the Bennett witch would be trying to figure out a plan by now.

"Do you think it's even possible to contact Lexi?" Elena wondered what they both was thinking. "I don't know. I didn't have an emotional connection with her. I never even met her." Jeremy answered. "Can we just drop it, please?" Alaric pleaded but both Alessia and Elena wasn't going to. "No, I can't drop it, Ric. I don't know what else to do." Lexi was their only hope to help bring Stefan back since Klaus was god knows where. Not willing to let Stefan turn it back on right now. "Don't you think we have a few too many dead vampires in our past to be sitting here thinking of them watching us?" Alaric was right but Alessia feels that not all stay to haunt people. "Maybe some supernatural spirits don't go to the other side. Maybe some find peace" Alessia added hoping that Lexi hadn't found peace since she had unfinished business with both Salvatore twins. Elena too had noticed how Jeremy was turning his attention to the empty chair like someone was in it. "Is Anna here right now?" The doppelgänger questioned her brother but he pleaded innocent. "No, no. I'm going to go, uh, check my work schedule." He answered lying before getting up and left.

Not soon after Jeremy had left Stefan had arrived and sat down in Jeremy's seat. "Hey, guys. Who forgot to invite me to the family summit?" Her twin greeted cockily and soon turned his attention to the journals that are on the tables. He picked one up and looked through it. "Hmm? Wow. All these words. I forgot how much I used to care." She knew it was only the ripper talking, that it wasn't him. He always wrote down his words even in his darkest of days so that they could be something to look back on to find light. "We didn't" Both Alessia and Elena interjected leaning on hope of bringing him back. "You know, Elena, it's probably best you not torture yourself with memories from the past. It's best we both just move on and accept things as they are." Stefan retaliated trying to make Elena give up but they all knew she was too stubborn for her own good. He turned his attention over to his twin sister. "Same with you Alessia. I thought you were on board with it all, it could be the old days. Where you were my wing person. Or have you grown a conscious." She was lost for words not knowing what to say back to counter Stefan but Alaric was one to speak up. "You don't have to be here, Stefan." Alaric shot over to Stefan defensively. "You know what, Alaric, you're right. I don't. But Elena's here, and I look out for Elena. Besides, there's going to be people everywhere tonight. So, there's going to be lots to eat." The three of them all turned to look at Stefan in shock. "I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Loosen up." He laughed before getting up, Alessia looked to Elena and Alaric hoping they could figure it out.

Alessia left as well to follow where Stefan was heading. Knowing it was best not to leave him alone today of all days since there would be a lot of people gathered. "You know you don't need to babysit me" Stefan commented looking over to her. "Someone has to" She answered back whilst she continued to follow him. Something made the Salvatore Twins stop and turn around, the two could sense a familiar presence. In front of them stood their dead best friend lexi. "Lexi!" Stefan asked sounding surprised. "Hi!" Lexi greeted to the two twins having known all that's been going on. "You're dead." He said what they both were thinking. "I've only just found you today you died" Alessia added sounding solem, having not found out sooner. "Well, technically, so are you." She answered back to him. "Then how the hell can I see…" The twins were both as confused. "See me? Yeah, I have no idea. And I have no idea how long it's going to last, so let's get right to the point. You're off the rails. Big time." All the other times Stefan have gone off the rails Lexi had been the one to pick up the pieces, Alessia too. She knew this time was different, harder. "Look, I don't know how you're here, but you need to leave me alone, okay?"

Stefan was about to turn and walk away but was soon stopped as Lexi grabbed his arm, stopping him. "Now what kind of a friend would I be if I didn't help you out of this mess you're in?" Lexi was the type of friend who would remain loyal through thick and thin. "I don't want your help. Yours too Alessia" He motioned over too her as well. "You know, you say that every time. I don't want your help. I don't want to get better. Leave me alone." Lexi mocked him almost of how he denies their help each time. "Well, maybe you should listen this time." He told her. "Or maybe I should do this." Before she could say anything, more Lexi slammed Stefan's head against the car window leaving him unconscious on the floor. "We can take him the old City Jail, nobody goes there anymore? It's abandoned" She suggested knowing that they needed to put Stefan somewhere that they could leave him chained up. Since the Salvatore Boarding house wasn't the best place as Rebekah would be snooping out and soon be on their trail. "Good idea" She agreed. The two blonde vampires carried Stefan to the jail without anybody noticing. Tying him up with metal chains enough to keep him restrained.

Lexi soon left to go and find Elena knowing she was the other person who wanted Lexi's help in trying to help Stefan. Whilst Alessia thought it was best to stay behind with Stefan to ensure he didn't get out and second, she was still not too keen on Elena. She watched as Stefan was sleeping with his head down as Lexi and the doppelganger arrived. "Klaus really did a number on him, huh?" Lexi mentioned looking to her knowing that Alessia wasn't too keen on what Klaus did to him. "He broke his word" She answered before continuing. "Klaus compelled him to turn off his humanity" She tried to stop Klaus from compelling Stefan but it was no good. "Well, we're just going to have to convince him to turn it back on. I have to warn you, it's not going to be pretty." Lexi explained mostly to Elena, she knew what Lexi had meant and what they needed to do. "I can handle it." Elena told them, Lexi kicked Stefan's leg to wake him up. "Wake up, sleepyhead." She could see he was starting to wake up still half out of it. "How you feelin'?" It was then when he had noticed where he was and that he was trapped. He was trying to break the chains but it was not working as he was restrained. "What is this? Let me out of here!" Stefan growled in anger. "Shh. Inside voices, please. I'm trying to get inside your head." The vampire hushed. "Elena. Get rid of her, please." He begged to her. "No."

"First step, drying him out. Starve away the blood lust. Strip away the temptation." She knew the different steps since having done it all before when the last time he lost control and they had to bring him back. "This isn't going to work, Lexi. You can't do this." Stefan told her. "You heard the not pretty part?" She warned looking to Elena for a moment. "I heard you."

Lexi turned to Alessia motioning for what she needed her do next. "Right" Alessia answered turning her attention back to her brother. The blonde walked over to him, leaning forward in front of him. Looking into his eyes. "What are you doing" He growled confusedly, seconds later he was starting to growl in pain. His arms and hands were starting to desiccate. "What are you doing, Alessia, Lexi?" Unsure of what Alessia was doing to him but it was working. "We're doing what we do best, sweetness. We're saving your life" Lexi grinned whilst Alessia kept her attention turned on him. Back in the late 1920's after finding Stefan in his Ripper Bing, Lexi had taught Alessia the ins and outs with drawing back a vampire urge for blood. She wasn't as good as Lexi was but was good enough to cause enough control. From the outside, it looked like Stefan was all fine, free of dedication. He was wild. "I'm starving! I'm starving! I'm starving! Let me out! Let me out. Please let me out." Alessia was drawing him out, free of blood. "What's happening?" Elena was totally confused unsure of what they were doing to him. "He's hallucinating. That's three months without any blood." Alessia answered her. "Let me out!" He pleaded. "Now he's at nine months." Stefan was looking worse and worse. "Two years...Five." It was taking a toll on him you could see it in his eyes and face. "Did I ever tell you how glad I am that you're dead?" Stefan laughed coldly. "Oh. I missed you, too, friend." Lexi smiled to him.

Alessia stood up breaking the mind hold she had wrapped on her brother having enough torture for the moment. "Elena, Elena. I'm hurting. Please help me." He begged hoping that Elena was stupid enough to let in. "Don't listen. Shut him out." Stefan would say anything to be let free but they wouldn't. "I am helping you, Stefan." It all was for his own good. "I'll do anything. I'll change. I promise." He added on. "He's lying. He'll say anything right now" Alessia told Elena straight. "Elena, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Just make it stop. Please, just make it stop." He was trying to play on Elena's emotions. "You have to separate yourself from your emotions. Don't let him play on them." Lexi warned. "Hey, look at me. Look at me." He begged making Elena look to him with hope almost. Elena. I love you, okay? I love you. I love you so much. I love you so much, Elena." He was saying anything he could to manipulate Elena and them but they weren't buying it. "I'm sorry, Stefan, I just don't believe you." His mood then changed knowing it was pointless of trying to beg for help, letting the ripper side out. "You know what? I don't want your help, anyway. I wish I'd never met you. Every single moment that I've spent with you has been a complete and total waste." He lied trying to struck a chord in Elena. "And you Alessia your the one to talk about family. Your the one who walked out on us in 1964. Why do you now care for me? When you never have" Stefan questioned, laughing almost.

Alessia was left without words not knowing what to say back. She knew it was just the ripper talking but on the other hands it was her brother's true thoughts coming back. It hurt her to hear what he truly thought. Elena looked to Alessia and back to Stefan not knowing what he had meant. "That was a long time ago" Lexi answered for Alessia, knowing that Stefan's words had affected her. "It's the ripper talking. Once he's weak enough, you have to cause him pain. Make him feel things. Anger, rage, anything. You have to make him see past the blood." Lexi explained to Elena whilst Alessia nodded her headed agreeing with her. The dead vampire drove a stake through Stefan's body and then pulled it out to weaken him. "Think of it as a regimen. Day in and day out. Like running the treadmill. Like making coffee. Until he's ready to be saved." Lexi explained to her. "I will rip you apart, Lexi!" Stefan yelled in anger. "You can't. I'm already dead." Next thing was Lexi driving a stake through Stefan's stomach yet again to weaken him. "I can't…" Elena couldn't cope seeing Stefan like this she had to go and get some fresh air, both Alessia and Lexi looked each other as she left. Thinking the same thing. "It's not like last time" She referred to Stefan who was sitting chained up in the chair. "It's not" Lexi agreeded with her.

"Quit fighting me, Stefan. We know you're in there." They were waiting for the real Stefan to break through. "Not anymore, Lexi." She knew if Lexi couldn't get through to him maybe she could try again. Alessia walked over to her twin and bent down so they could look at each other Stefan. "You need to come back Stefan, I need you. Damon needs you, we need you?" She pleaded knowing they were running out of time. "Why do you care?" He muttered under her breath emotionless. "Because we're twins, family that stick together…" She began to stay hearing him snigger almost. "Look I know I left you and Damon back all those years ago. I had my reasons and you know them really. A lot had happened in those years, the good and the bad. I know I haven't opened up before about my past but I will soon. I promise" Alessia knew that it would soon be time to tell her brothers the truth before they found it out by someone else. Either Rebekah or Klaus would let the cat out of the bag sooner than later. It would be better that they hear it from her. Stefan didn't say anything back this time

Lexi was still trying to get through to Stefan but it was a waste of time. "You know you say that every time. Until I make you feel again." She drove a stake through his stomach yet again. "You wasted your whole life taking care of me. Now you're dead and you still have nothing better to do." They all ignored Stefan, he was just saying anything to make them more irritated. "We're running out of time" Elena warned them as she walked back in. "You've got to get me more." They needed more time to break through to Stefan. "I can't." Something must have happened whilst Elena was gone, the others must had figured out a way to get rid of the ghosts. Including Lexi. "No! No... not until I break through." They are close to breaking through, they just need more time. "I can't, Lexi. They have the necklace. They're going to close the door." Lexi looked to Stefan thinking of how to use the necklace to get through to him. "The necklace. Okay. That necklace. At least tell me you remember how you felt about that. You found it during your darkest time. And you said, when you made it through, that that necklace represented hope."

"Ironic, then, that it's about to be blown to pieces." Stefan muttered from back where he was sat, Lexi looked to both Alessia and Elena with hope. "He's still in there, Alessia, Elena. You just have to break through." They all knew Lexi was running out of time since he was soon disappeared. "Lexi, you can't go" She begged, desperate for her to stay. "You know know I can't stay Sia" Lexi knew it was nearly time till she dispersers again but there was something to do first. She dragged Alessia over to the other side of the cell enough so that Elena couldn't hear and Stefan was too out of it to concentrate on listening in. "I remember you telling me about Klaus. How you met, escaped and found love. What you had was real, don't lose it" Lexi was one of the few people she had told about her relationship with Klaus. After escaping the fire, she turned to Lexi, she was the one who helped her through it. The two of them vowed to find Stefan and bring him back. "Can I let him back in?" Alessia have seen how much Klaus have changed in the past 100. He wasn't the same man that she fell in love with. It worried her. "He might have changed but you are his humanity, always have been. Mikael caused all his anger and aggression" She knew she was right as long as Mikael is alive, Klaus wasn't able to let things go. "Your right, thanks Lexi" Alessia smiled softly before embracing her best friend knowing she didn't have long left. "Look after him" Lexi mentioned to Stefan who was chained up in the cell. "I will" She assured watching her best friend disappeared into thin air. She'd only just got her back and now she's gone.