Day One
Morning - Evelyn's House - Cellar
Alaric was in the same cellar where the tomb vampires had locked Elizabeth in when they kidnapped her.
Emma, Elena and Isabella walked in.
"Alaric?" Elena asked.
"Yep." Alaric answered. "Still me." Isabella closed the door behind them. "You know, none of you should be in here. It defeats the whole point of being locked in a cellar thing."
Isabella dropped the bag to the floor. "Well, you still need the basics. Tooth brush, clothes, some books to help you sleep."
Alaric grabbed one book, handing it toward them. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?"
"What?" Emma asked, taking it. "No, I grabbed..." Isabella sighed an annoyed sigh, tilting her head at Emma, waiting for her to get it. Emma sighed. "Damon. Thinks he's hilarious."
"At least one of us still has a sense of humor." Alaric told them. Isabella cleared her throat. "Two of us do."
"Thank you." Isabella whispered sarcastically, sitting down.
"Are you sure that you want to..." Elena trailed off. "I mean, you don't have to be kept in here."
"Ah, no, this is... this is the right place for me to be." Alaric told them. "At least until you guys convince my highly uncooperative alter ego to fess up to where I or he hid the white oak stake."
"We looked everywhere." Emma told him. "You... the other you... hid it well."
"What's Klaus gonna do if you can't find it?" Alaric asked.
"It's the only thing that will kill him." Isabella told them. "So, wage war, murder people. You know, Klaus stuff. But my brothers and Elizabeth said that we're most likely gonna be dealing with Morgana when it comes to the stakes, and we know that she's nicer than him, so..."
Elena pulled up another chair, sitting next to Isabella.
Emma looked at Alaric. "Listen, Stefan, Elizabeth and I are gonna watch over you for a little while. Now that Klaus knows where Jeremy and Derek are, it's not safe. Bonnie and Sally are leaving town so that they can help Derek go into hiding again, hide him from Scott. And Damon, Isabella and Elena are gonna got to Denver to pick him up."
"Why do you say that like you're waiting for me to disapprove?" Alaric asked.
"I don't know." Elena told him. "Me, Isabella and Damon. Traveling across the country. Isabella's gonna end up tearing his head off before we even get there. That's why we're taking separate cars."
"Oh, you know that is not the reason for this road trip thing." Isabella told them. "It's just a plus if it does happen."
Alaric looked between them in amusement. He looked at Emma and Elena. "I guess I'm more curious to hear what Stefan has to say about it."
"Actually, it was his idea." Emma told him.
Alaric looked at them in confusion.
"He thinks I have some unresolved feelings for Damon." Elena told him.
"And Damon thinks I have unresolved feelings for Elijah." Emma told him.
Alaric looked at Emma and Elena. "Do you?"
"I guess that's why I'm going on this road trip, and Emma is staying here." Elena told him. "So we can figure it out."
...
Living Room
Elizabeth stood nearby the fireplace, watching the flames.
Stefan sat on the couch.
Damon walked in with bags ready.
"You hear from Morgana?" Elizabeth asked.
"Not yet." Stefan answered. "I'm sure I will soon though." He picked up the white oak stake from the couch next to him. "She's expecting me to deliver two stakes, I only have one."
"Well, that's gonna be disappointing for her." Elizabeth told them.
"We'll get it out of Alaric." Stefan told them. "We just need time."
"I like that confidence, Stefan." Elizabeth told him. "I don't share it, but I like it."
"You don't think I can do what it takes." Stefan told her.
"Well, you're good Stefan again." Isabella told him "You're in control. Sorry, you might get the girl but you lose the edge. Speaking of..."
Emma, Elena and Isabella walked into the room.
Isabella looked at Elena. "Have you ever flown first class?"
"Who did you have to compel for that?" Elena asked.
Damon scoffed. "Please. Screw Isabella's idea. I use miles."
Damon picked up the luggage, walking out of the house.
Isabella followed him.
Elizabeth stood, looking from Elena to Stefan. "I'll give you two a moment." Elena tilted her head at her taunting tone. Elizabeth looked at Stefan. "Why don't you just leave the convincing to me? I've always been better at it, anyway."
Elizabeth walked out of the room.
Elena looked at Emma. "Emma..."
"Be safe." Emma told her, turning around, walking away.
Elena sighed, looking at Stefan.
Stefan nodded.
Elena turned, walking out of the house, leaving.
...
Mystic Falls High School - Cafeteria
(Song:) Starting Now - Mississippi Twilight
The Dance Committee was decorating for the Decade Dance.
Caroline and Evelyn walked in, looking around in confusion.
"What..." Evelyn trailed off.
"There's Matt." Caroline told him, grabbing Evelyn by the arm, pulling her toward Matt. "What is this?"
"It's the Decade Dance." Matt answered. "Remember, you both made us sign up to help?"
"No." Evelyn told him, picking up a boa. "This. The '20s. We're doing the '70s."
They heard Rebekah's voice. "Too flashy, people. It's supposed to be speakeasy, not the World Fair." Rebekah saw Caroline, Evelyn and Matt, walking closer. "Ah, good, you're here. I need help setting up the tables, so, get to it."
"What do you think you're doing?" Evelyn asked.
"Somebody has to be in charge." Rebekah told them.
"Yeah, us." Caroline told her. "I'm the chair of the Dance Committee, and when I need help, it's from Evelyn or Liam." She held out a hand to Evelyn. Evelyn tilted her head. "The theme of the Decade Dance is the 1970s."
"So, you'd rather dress in tacky colors with bad hair than be a classic flapper from the jazz age?" Rebekah asked. She looked at Evelyn. "Honestly, I don't know what my brother sees in you."
"Maybe Kol sees a challenge." Evelyn told her. "See, unlike some other people, I don't sleep with everyone I make eye contact with."
"Maybe we can do both decades?" Matt asked.
Rebekah, Caroline and Evelyn looked at Matt. "No."
"Go on, Matt, don't be a coward." Rebekah told him. "You know you loved my '20s idea when I presented it to the group."
Evelyn turned to face Matt. "Traitor!"
"Bell bottoms and disco?" Matt asked. "I don't know, this just seemed cooler."
"See?" Rebekah asked. "It's just cooler."
"Whatever." Caroline told them. "Have fun at your stupid dance."
Caroline turned to leave.
Evelyn turned after her. "Care..."
(Song Ends)
...
Outside
Caroline and Evelyn walked outside toward Caroline's car.
Matt chased after them. "Caroline! Evelyn! Wait!"
Evelyn looked at Matt, smiling widely.
Caroline turned to face them. "Impressive." Matt tilted his head slightly. Evelyn shrugged. "You guys sold it."
"And you bought yourself a day." Matt told her.
"Thank you." Caroline told them. "Just keep her occupied. Be careful."
"You too." Evelyn told her.
Caroline opened her car door.
"And, uh, tell them I said hi, okay?" Matt asked.
"Me, too." Evelyn told her.
Caroline nodded, getting inside her car.
...
Evelyn's House - Cellar
Stefan walked up to the door.
Alaric was lying on the cot with a book on his chest, having his eyes closed. "Do you know how hard it is to fall asleep when that is what you're supposed to do?"
Alaric opened his eyes.
"Well, look, I know it's not easy, so..." Stefan trailed off. "Damon suggested that I bring something to help speed up the process."
Stefan held up a bottle of bourbon.
Alaric sighed. "What the hell?" He placed his book aside, sitting up. Stefan walked in, handing the bottle of bourbon to Alaric. "You know, I'll feel decidedly less pathetic if I don't drink alone."
Stefan brought in a chair, holding up a glass. "Oh, I am one step ahead of you."
Stefan put the chair down, sitting down in front of Alaric, holding his glass toward him.
Alaric poured Stefan a glass.
They raised their alcohol toward each other in a silent toast, drinking.
"So, road trip, huh?" Alaric asked.
"Yeah, Emma and I needed to stay here." Stefan told him.
"Why?" Alaric asked. "I mean, why you? You know, it doesn't take much to babysit me while I sit here waiting for a psychotic break. I'm sure that Elizabeth will be babysitter enough."
"Well, unfortunately, we only have a limited amount of time." Stefan told him.
"Before what?" Alaric asked.
"Before we have to resort to Elizabeth's methods." Stefan answered.
"So, you're worried that Elizabeth's gonna have to torture me." Alaric stated. "You don't think that you and Emma could've gone with Damon and Elena without having to be here to watch it happen?"
"Look, Elena needed to go on that road trip with Damon, and I needed to stay here with Morgana and Emma." Stefan told him. "No matter what I go through to become me again, fighting my bloodlust, trying to gain control of my life again... None of that matters if we all have feelings for somebody else."
...
Living Room
Elizabeth and Emma were sitting on one of the couches.
Evelyn was sitting on the couch across from them.
"It's all so bleak and depressing." Elizabeth told them. Emma didn't answer, taking a drink of bourbon. Kaylin looked at Emma. "You do realize that if we have to resort to my methods, that if Morgans can't control her bloodlust, she can kill Ric, right?"
"Yeah." Emma answered. "Stefan and Morgana already talked about that. If either of them go to far, we pull each other back."
"And how are they gonna do that?" Evelyn asked.
Emma shook her head. "I have no idea."
Elizabeth sighed, sitting further back onto the couch. "I don't want to torture Ric, but... If we don't have a choice..."
Evelyn nodded. "I know. Emma knows, right, Emma?"
"That's right, Evelyn." Emma agreed.
They all chuckled.
Evelyn let her smile fade, looking at Emma. "So, you and Damon... Things seem to be going south for you."
Emma nodded sadly. "I love him, but, it just feels like we have to try too hard for it to be right. No one should have to fight that hard just to keep something together, especially with other people involved."
"AKA, Elijah and Elena." Elizabeth told her.
Emma drank the rest of her drink, looking at them. "Give me your glasses. All of us need to be a lot more drunk for this conversation."
Emma stood, stepping closer.
Elizabeth smiled, holding her glass toward Emma. "Yeah..."
Evelyn smiled, rolling her eyes, shaking her head, holding her glass toward Emma.
Emma took their glasses, turning to the drink table.
...
Denver, Colorado
On the Road
(Song:) Dying to Be Born - Civil Twilight
Isabella's Car and Damon's Car drove down the road, entering the city limits of Denver.
...
Batting Cages
Elena, Isabella and Damon were walking through the batting cages, looking for Jeremy.
Jeremy was inside the batting cage, having a helmet on his head, bat in his hand, swinging.
Isabella smiled. "There he is."
"Next time we compel him, remind me to make him better at baseball." Damon told them.
Elena rolled her eyes, walking toward the cage. "Hey, Jer!"
Jeremy turned to face them, smiling. "Elena?" Elena smiled. Jeremy took off his helmet, looking behind her to Isabella and Damon, letting his smile fade, walking closer. "What's wrong?"
(Song Ends)
...
Later
Jeremy, Elena, Isabella and Damon were walking together.
"Katherine sired us." Damon told them. "Rose sired Katherine. All we need to do is find out who sired Rose."
"So, you traveled across the country to get me to talk to a dead vampire?" Jeremy asked.
"Dead vampire is redundant, but yes." Isabella answered.
"Well, I can't." Jeremy told them. "I could talk to Anna and Vicki because I knew them. I've never even met Rose."
"What good is you dying and coming back to life if you can't talk to a ghost when I need you to?" Damon asked.
"Rose spent a long time running from Klaus as well." Elena told him. "She and Evelyn were friends, so maybe you could use her as a connection."
"Fine, fine, but can we do this later?" Jeremy asked. "My friend just got here. And yes, Damon, I actually have some. I'll call you when I'm done."
Jeremy walked past them.
Isabella sighed, turning after him. "Jer..."
Jeremy walked toward his friend. "Hey, man."
Kol walked closer with a baseball bat.
"Damon, it's Kol!" Isabella told him.
Damon and Elena turned around in alarm.
Kol hit Damon with the wooden baseball bat, making the wood shatter and Damon fall to the ground.
"What are you doing?" Jeremy asked incredulously.
"Jeremy, get back." Elena told him. "He's an Original."
"What?" Jeremy asked.
"No hard feelings, mate." Kol told him. "But we're not buds." He grabbed an aluminum bat from a rack, holding the bat up, admiring it. "You know, I'll never get used to aluminum. But, hey, at least it won't break."
Kol went to hit Damon again.
Isabella rushed forward, grabbing half of the broken wooden bat, staking Kol in the heart.
Kol desiccated, falling to the ground.
"Did you kill him?" Jeremy asked.
"No, but it'll give us a head start." Isabella answered. She turned to Damon, holding out an arm. Damon stared at it, taking it, letting Isabella help him up. "Okay, come on."
Isabella led Jeremy along. Damon led Elena along.
...
Motel - Outside
Damon and Elena got out of Damon's Car, getting their luggage.
Isabella and Jeremy got out of Isabella's Car, getting their luggage.
They walked together, toward the motel.
"For the record, Elena's the one who wanted to stay in a motel, not me." Damon told them.
"So, where are we?" Jeremy asked.
"Corner of somewhere and nowhere where Kol can't find us." Isabella answered.
"I can't believe Kol was a vampire." Jeremy told them.
"Well, didn't you find it weird that you made a friend so fast?" Damon asked. "Have you met you?"
Elena gave Damon a look. "You're not helping."
They started to walk upstairs.
"Just be thankful that there's no way in hell the four of us will ever be able to stay in the same room." Isabella told them.
Jeremy smiled.
...
Motel Room
Isabella, Jeremy, Damon and Elena walked in.
Isabella looked around. "This place sucks. Elena, Damon, this room's for you."
"Uh-huh." Damon told them sarcastically.
Elena tilted her head at them. She looked at Jeremy. "Well, this should work, right, Jer?"
"Yeah, doesn't really matter." Jeremy told them.
"All right, Whoopi." Damon told him. "What do you need?" Isabella drew the curtains closed. "Candles? Incense? Pottery wheel?"
"That's not how it works." Jeremy told him, sitting down on one of the beds.
"I know, I know." Damon told him.
"They push from the Other Side and you pull from this one." Isabella told him.
Jeremy sat on one bed.
Damon and Elena sat on the other.
Isabella sat at the table.
Jeremy looked at Isabella. "All right, you got, uh, a picture of her?"
"Picture?" Isabella repeated. "What, our trip to Disneyland? Come on, Rose, you're not gonna actually make us wait, are you?"
"All right, uh, tell me something about her." Jeremy told her.
Isabella looked nostalgic. "She spent her last day in paradise. Soaking in the sun and reminiscing about what it means to be human. When death came, she didn't fear it."
Elena shook her head with confusion. "Evelyn was with her on her last day. She definitely wasn't in paradise."
"It was in the dream Evelyn gave her." Jeremy explained. "She's here."
They looked around but didn't see Rose.
Rose was sitting at the table across from Isabella.
Isabella looked around. "Right here?"
Rose smiled. "Hello, Isabella."
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Woods
(Song:) Redemption - The Strange Familiar
Caroline was walking through the woods. She stopped near the stairs going down into the old Lockwood Cellar, looking around. She heard a noise, smiling, turning around.
Tyler was standing behind her.
"Hi." Caroline told him.
"You have no idea how much I've missed you." Tyler told her.
Caroline smiled.
Tyler and Caroline walked closer to each other, kissing passionately.
...
Old Lockwood Cellar
Tyler and Caroline made their way down to the cellar, still passionately kissing each other. Caroline pushed the gate door open, taking her jacket off. Tyler took his jacket off. They continued to kiss. Tyler backed Caroline against the wall. Caroline lifted Tyler's shirt away, letting it fall. They both smiled, continuing to kiss.
...
Klaus' Mansion - Outside - Matt's Truck
Matt pulled over in front of the mansion.
Rebekah was in the passenger seat.
"Here we are." Matt told her. "Home, sweet, home."
"Okay, spill." Rebekah told him. "Why are you being nice to me?"
"I drove you home." Matt told her. "You don't have a car."
"Not just that." Rebekah told him. "I mean, helping me with the dance and then standing up to Caroline and Eliza. I don't buy it."
"Buy what?" Matt asked.
"The whole gentlemanly thing." Rebekah answered. "After everything my family has done to you. What are you up to?"
"It's sad that you can't just get a ride home from school without thinking there is some ulterior motive." Matt told her.
Rebekah managed a small smile. "You're right. I'm probably gonna organize the whole dance and then have to compel myself a date."
Matt smiled. "Let's not get crazy. Goodbye, Rebekah."
"Goodbye, Matt." Rebekah told him. "Thanks for the ride."
...
Outside
Rebekah got out of the truck.
Matt drove away, leaving.
Rebekah watched him go, smiling, tilting her head. She turned toward the mansion, walking toward it.
(Song Ends)
...
Inside - Living Room
Rebekah walked in.
A woman was standing by the fireplace.
Rebekah stopped at the door.
The woman turned to face her, revealing that it was Esther.
Rebekah was surprised and angry to see her. "Mother." She rushed closer, grabbing Esther by the throat, pushing her against the wall. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right now."
Esther sighed heavily. "Because I'm dying."
...
Denver, Colorado
Motel
Damon and Elena were sitting on one bed.
Jeremy was sitting on another.
Rose and Isabella were sitting at the table.
"Is she lonely on the Other Side?" Elena asked.
"No." Rose answered. "I enjoy it. I was running so much when I was alive. Now I have the freedom to do whatever I want."
"She says not to worry." Jeremy told them. "She's happy."
"Did she manage to find Trevor?" Isabella asked. "Or Pearl or Anna?"
"I didn't find Trevor, no." Rose answered. "But I did get to watch as Pearl and Anna moved on. Tell her to tell Evelyn not to worry about her family anymore."
Jeremy looked at Isabella . "She said that Pearl and Anna moved on. That they found peace."
Isabella looked relieved.
"And tell Damon that I'm rooting for him and Elena." Rose told him. "And that I believe that Emma and Elijah are meant to be together. I'm also hoping that Morgana and Stefan can find comfort in each other."
Jeremy was confused, looking at Damon and Elena. "She misses you." He looked at Isabella. "She, uh, she misses all of you."
"Unfortunately, I don't have any news on the siring front." Rose told them. "Klaus didn't sire me. No Original did. It was Mary Porter."
Jeremy looked at the others. "She was sired by someone named Mary Porter."
Isabella sighed in recognition at the name, looking up. "Uh, Scary Mary. Well, where is she, Rose?"
"I didn't keep track of her when I was alive, much less now." Rose told them. "Tell them to sit tight, relax. I'll see what I can find out."
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Evelyn's House - Living Room
Morgana walked in without knocking, looking around.
Evelyn laid on one couch, twirling a white oak stake above her, pointing it toward her heart.
Morgana rushed toward Evelyn, taking the stake away. "Don't even think about it."
Elizabeth and Emma stood in the doorway, leaning against it on either side.
"Morgana." Elizabeth told her.
Evelyn and Morgana looked toward them.
"Elisaveta Petrova and Emma Gilbert." Morgana told them. "My brothers both seem to have a soft spot for the two of you." She looked at Emma. "And I heard about your terminal sickness. My brother Klaus has been trying to tell you that for how long?"
"Mm, yes, I'm dying, and if I don't get this thing out of my neck, I will die." Emma told her. "So what?"
"Well, I'll happily get that thing out of your neck if you don't tell me where the last stake is." Morgana told her.
"We would tell you that we know where the stake is, but we don't." Elizabeth replied.
"Where's Stefan?" Morgana asked. "Maybe he'll be able to tell me more."
"Doubt that." Evelyn told her. "I've been listening to every word of the agonizing boring, bleak and depressing conversation."
Elizabeth shrugged. "But, if you don't believe us, who are we to stand in your way of getting the truth?"
Elizabeth and Emma turned around, walking away, leading the way down the hall.
Evelyn stood, following.
Morgana smirked in amusement, following.
...
Cellar
Alaric was sitting on the bed.
Stefan was sitting in the chair across from him.
"I assume they've got Jeremy by now?" Alaric asked.
"They should." Stefan agreed. "Haven't heard from them. They're worried about him; knowing that she can't count on his ring anymore."
"Who knows?" Alaric asked. "Maybe his alter ego is a pot smoking, hippie pacifist."
Stefan chuckled. "Yeah, maybe."
"I can't say, I thought mine would be so hostile and militant." Alaric told him.
"That actually makes perfect sense." Stefan told him. "Your wife left you to become a vampire and your girlfriend was killed by one."
"He must really hate me." Alaric told them. "Here I am, the failed hunter slash drinking buddy of vampires."
"Ah, he's too judgmental." Stefan told him.
"The thing is, he's me." Alaric told him. "I'm not compelled, I'm not possessed, there's no humanity switch. What drives him is me."
"No." Stefan disagreed. "No, he's not you. He's the darkest parts of you. The parts we all have."
Elizabeth, Emma and Evelyn walked into the cell.
Morgana followed them. "Well, this is depressing, isn't it?" She looked at Evelyn. "I have to say, you're right." Stefan stood. Morgana held up the stake she had taken from Evelyn. "Oh, and I found this upstairs. Now, by my count, there should be one more."
"Yeah, well it's gonna take a little more time." Stefan told her.
"Why?" Morgana asked. "Because we're waiting for that one to pass out?" She pointed at Alaric with the stake. "No thanks. I think I'll just kill him."
"Well, then you won't know the location of the other stake." Emma told her.
"I can live with that." Morgana told them, trying to walk closer to Alaric.
Elizabeth stepped in her way. "Well, we can't." Morgana gave her an amused look, smirking. "When Esmeralda controlled us to kill Finn, we discovered that killing an Original vampire killed its entire bloodline." Morgana let her smirk fade. "Now, I don't know which one of you we're descended from, but I'd really rather not find out by dying, so why don't we just find the stake, destroy it, so we can all be safe?"
"So, the fate of the entire vampire race depends on you finding a stake?" Morgana asked. She looked at Alaric. "And to get it we need you to pass out. Which means that I feel totally justified doing this..." She rushed over to Alaric, snapping his neck, killing him, letting him fall. "There. Sleeping like a baby."
...
Night - Evelyn's House - Living Room
Stefan and Morgana were standing in front of a table.
Morgana had her phone on the table in front of them, making a call over speakerphone.
Damon was walking outside the motel with a bucket of ice."There you are. Any sign of Evil-laric?"
"Nope, only dead Alaric." Morgana answered.
"What?" Damon asked.
"Don't worry, he was wearing his ring." Stefan told him. "Let's just say Morgana's not very patient."
"Kol must have told her we were in Denver." Damon told them. "How long has Ric been out?"
"A few hours." Morgana answered. "We're hoping when he wakes up, it won't be him. It'll be the other him."
"And if not?" Damon asked.
"Yeah, we know." Morgana told him. "Elisaveta does whatever it takes."
"So, were you able to contact Rose?" Stefan asked.
"Yeah." Damon answered. "No answers yet. So, we're just stuck in this motel until she gets back to us."
There was a long, awkward moment full of surprise and tension. Stefan and Morgana exchanged a look.
"A motel?" Stefan asked.
"Yeah." Damon answered. "We had to get away from Kol. I'll call you when I know more."
Damon hung up.
Morgana looked at Stefan. "That's not awkward at all."
"Morgana..." Stefan trailed off.
"Yeah, I get it, Stefan." Morgana told him. "If one of us loses control, then the other pulls us back. But what if both of us lose control?"
"That's why we have Emma and her sword." Stefan told her.
Morgana couldn't help a laugh, smiling, looking at Stefan.
Stefan smiled a small smile, looking at Morgana.
...
Denver, Colorado
Motel Room
Elena was packing.
Jeremy was watching TV, looking at Elena. "So, what's up with you and Damon and Emma and Elijah?"
"What do you mean?" Elena asked. "Nothing's up."
"Oh, yeah right." Isabella told her sarcastically. "If Jer can see if after only a few hours... Any one can see it, Elena."
Jeremy looked at Isabella, nodding. He looked at Elena. "'Cause even Rose said something."
"What did she say?" Elena asked.
Damon walked in. "Everything okay in here?"
"Yeah." Elena answered. "It's fine."
"Okay, well, I'm gonna freshen up." Damon told them. "You might want to get some rest. I'm sure Rose will make herself known when she gets back."
Isabella looked from Elena to Jeremy to Damon, walking out, leaving.
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Klaus' Mansion - Living Room
Rebekah and Esther were talking.
"How are you dying?" Rebekah asked. "I thought Ayana preserved your body with a spell."
"She did." Esther told her. "I'm drawing my power from the Bennett witch line. When Abby died, the connection was severed. So my body has weakened."
"Well, if you've come to spend your last moments with your loving daughter, prepare to be disappointed." Rebekah told her. "You should have spent less time plotting my death."
"Is that what you think I've been doing on the Other Side?" Esther asked. "I've been looking over you for a thousand years. Of joy and heartbreak. Your fights with Klaus, the nights you cried yourself to sleep calling out my name. Not a day has gone by that I wasn't right there with you."
"And yet you still tried to kill me." Rebekah told her, getting emotional.
"Because it shouldn't have been a thousand years, Rebekah." Esther told her. "No one should live that long."
Rebekah had tears in her eyes. "But I haven't lived at all."
"I'm sorry, Rebekah." Esther told her. "I'm so, so sorry."
Esther took Rebekah by the hands. She started to shake, falling to the floor.
Rebekah knelt next to her.
Klaus walked in. "What's going on?"
Rebekah raised her gaze to look at Klaus coldly. "She's dead."
...
Old Lockwood Cellar
Tyler and Caroline were lying on the ground, naked, covered by their clothes.
Caroline was laying her head on his chest.
There were lit candles all over.
"Did I mention I miss you?" Tyler asked. "Bad."
Caroline giggled, kissing Tyler's chest. "Mm, at some point we are going to do this in an actual bed, right?"
Tyler laughed. "Yes, I promise. Once I figure out how to deal with Klaus."
"Tell him to suck it." Caroline told him. "You broke his sire bond. You won't have to deal with him anymore."
"It's easier said than done." Tyler told her. "Besides, I won't know if it's broken for sure until I test it."
Caroline sat up. "Wait. I thought you said that's why you were coming back, because you said you felt different."
"I do feel different." Tyler told her. "I feel freer. Way more myself. All I know is I just turned about a hundred times in the Appalachian Mountains. If I can get through that, I can get through anything."
"Good." Caroline told him. "Because Klaus might not be our only problem."
"Why?" Tyler asked, sitting up to face her. "What else did I miss?"
Caroline sighed heavily. "Matt killed an Original." Tyler looked at her in shock. "And then every vampire that Original had ever turned mysteriously died. Right now, Damon is desperate to figure out which Original created our vampire bloodline."
"Wait." Tyler told her. "Klaus turned me. And he turned Elizabeth apparently. If he dies, then Elizabeth and I die. All of the hybrids die."
"I know that." Caroline told him. "They know that."
...
Denver, Colorado
Damon and Elena's Motel Room
Damon walked out of the bathroom, shirtless. He grabbed a bottle of whiskey in the ice box, pulling on a shirt on, but he didn't button it closed.
Elena was lying on one of the beds, watching him.
Damon poured himself a drink, sitting down at the table, draining the glass of liquor, looking toward Elena.
Elena quickly closed her eyes, trying to get to sleep.
Damon continued to watch her.
Elena opened her eyes.
They looked at each other for a moment.
Damon stood, walking toward Elena, laying down with her.
Elena turned on her back. She placed her arm by her side.
Damon gently took Elena by the hand, caressing it.
(Song:) Never Let Me Go - Florence & The Machine
Elena was breathing heavily, unsure of what she was feeling. She quickly got out of bed, grabbing her coat, walking out, leaving.
...
Balcony
Elena pulled on her coat, leaning against the ice machine.
Damon walked toward her.
Elena kept her back to Damon, shaking her head. "Don't."
"Why not?" Damon asked. "Elena..."
Elena couldn't fight it anymore, shaking her head, turning around, walking toward Damon, kissing him passionately. They continued to kiss passionately. Damon backed her into a pillar behind her, starting to kiss her neck and chest. Elena lifted his head back up to kiss him on the lips. They pulled away, looking at each other in content silence, continuing to kiss.
(Song Ends)
...
Isabella and Jeremy's Motel Room
Isabella was drinking.
Jeremy walked in. "So, why are you guys trying to find out who sired the rest of them? Klaus turned Elizabeth, and turned Tyler. There's no killing Klaus."
"They're trying to figure out who turned them so that they can make sure that that Original doesn't die." Isabella answered. "And even if Klaus did turn Elizabeth and Tyler..."
Jeremy seemed to know what Elizabeth was thinking, shaking his head. "No. Isabella, is Elizabeth crazy?"
Isabella put a finger to her lips, walking toward the door. "Shh!" She closed the door, turning to face him. "Jer..."
"So, if they find out that Klaus isn't the sire of their bloodline, Elizabeth's still gonna tell them to kill Klaus?" Jeremy asked in disbelief.
"No, because she knows they'll never go for it." Isabella answered.
"So Elizabeth's gonna try to kill him herself?" Jeremy asked.
"Shh!" Isabella told him. She looked toward the door. She looked at Jeremy. "If it keeps everyone that she love alive, she will gladly kill Klaus to end his hold over every single one of us. You can't tell anyone."
"How are you going to stop me?" Jeremy asked.
Isabella hesitated. "Klaus will pay for everything he did."
"But Elizabeth die with him." Jeremy told her. "Unless she doesn't care."
Isabella didn't answer.
Jeremy scoffed, shaking his head, walking past Isabella toward the door, opening it, walking out.
Isabella was left in shamed silence.
...
Balcony
Damon and Elena were still making out against the pillar.
Jeremy walked out of the motel room.
Isabella followed him. "Jer, wait..." They both stopped walking when they saw Damon and Elena making out. "Elena?"
Elena pulled away from Damon. "Oh, my God. Jeremy. Isabella. I..."
Jeremy looked over all of them. He looked at Isabella.
Isabella shook her head.
Jeremy looked at the others. "Rose found Mary. She lives in Kansas."
"Okay, then." Isabella told them. "Let's go."
Damon walked toward his and Elena's room.
Elena smiled a small smile, touching her lips, unsure of how she felt.
Jeremy gave Elena a shameful look.
Isabella shook her head, backing away.
Jeremy and Isabella knew this would hurt Stefan and Emma , and it seemed to them that Damon and Elena didn't care.
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Evelyn's House - Cellar
Elizabeth was in the cellar, sitting in the chair, looking at Alaric, waiting for him to come back.
Alaric gasped his way back to life.
"Welcome back." Elizabeth told him.
"What happened?" Alaric asked. "Did I, uh..?"
"No, you pretty much laid there dead for half the night." Elizabeth answered. "But on the plus side, I did have time to think about what's next."
"This is stupid." Alaric told her. "Evil me or whatever you want to call him, he's not gonna make an appearance. Why would he? I mean, the best hiding place is the one where you can't find the person who hid it."
Elizabeth nodded, knowing what she had to, and not liking the idea. "I know."
Alaric looked at Elizabeth in realization. "That's why you're here, and not Stefan. Stefan wouldn't be able to do it after coming back from what he just came back from, and neither could Emma, but you could." Elizabeth didn't answer, looking down. "You know, I've never seen you act so serious."
Elizabeth looked up, tilting her head. "Not many people have."
"So, how do you want to do this?" Alaric asked.
Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't want to do any of this."
"Well, that makes two of us" Alaric told her. "But I don't think we have much choice in the matter." Elizabeth reached to his hand, taking off his ring. "Wait, wait, what are you doing? I need that ring."
"No, what you need is hope that your alter ego doesn't have a death wish." Elizabeth told him. "So, I'm taking bets that your dark side has a sense of self-preservation. So, let's see if he defends himself against death. Look, I don't wanna kill you, but if we have any chance at this, Ric, I'm gonna have to try." Alaric nodded understandingly. Elizabeth took a knife from next to her, standing, walking closer to him. "The upside to being an expert torturer is knowing just how much pain to inflict without killing the victim... Until I'm ready."
Elizabeth stabbed the tip of the knife into Alaric neck, but not deep enough to kill him.
...
Kansas
Abandoned House - Outside
Damon and Isabella pulled their cars up to the house. They, Elena and Jeremy got out of the cars.
"This is the address." Jeremy told them.
"Looks about right." Isabella told them.
"Let's focus on what's important." Damon told her.
Isabella gave him an annoyed look.
Elena looked at Jeremy. "Wait here."
"Why?" Isabella asked. "So you guys can make out some more?"
"Don't be a bitch." Damon told her. "I know, it's a stretch for you." Isabella raised her eyebrows at him. "Listen to Elena. Tour coming with us in case you know who shows up."
Jeremy scoffed, walking toward Isabella's car.
"Thank you." Isabella told him. She looked at Damon and Elena. "Come on."
They walked toward the house.
...
Inside - Living Room
Damon, Isabella and Elena walked in.
Elena turned on a flashlight.
"Ooh, like Vampire Hoarders." Damon told them.
"Who is this Mary person?" Elena asked.
"Scary Mary." Isabella told her. "She's really old, super creepy."
"And how do you know her?" Elena asked.
"I dated her a long time ago." Isabella answered.
Damon scoffed. "Of course."
"What?" Isabella asked. "I said creepy, not ugly. You didn't think Carter was the only one I've ever been with, did you?"
"Oh, yeah?" Damon asked. "What about your humanity-less fling with Katherine?"
"That's all it was." Isabella told them.
A loud noise came from another room.
Damon, Isabella and Elena looked at the door where the noise came from.
...
Parlor
Isabella led Damon and Elena inside.
Elena moved the flashlight light around the room, illuminating a vampire who had been staked with a broken wooden baseball bat, desiccated, dead.
Isabella sighed. "Mary."
The lights turned on.
Kol was sitting in a chair with an aluminum baseball bat. "Quite contrary."
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Evelyn's House - Cellar
Elizabeth looked at the bloodstained knife in her hand.
Alaric was kneeling on the floor in front of her. He was in bad shape, bleeding and tortured.
Elizabeth didn't want to kill him, but she had to make it as believable as possible.
"You think you're putting enough into this?" Alaric asked sarcastically, weakly.
"And if your dark side doesn't come out to play, I will put in more and more until you do indeed die." Elizabeth told him, slashing into his side with a blade.
Blood dripped to the floor.
...
Living Room
Morgana was having trouble listening to the sounds of the torture, smelling the scent of blood, leaning against the chair in front of her, breathing slightly heavy to remain in control.
Stefan walked closer, but keeping his distance, trying to help her remain calm. "Just keep calm and resist the bloodlust."
"Easier said than done." Morgana told him.
Stefan nodded, looking down somberly.
Morgana gripped the chair in front of her so forcefully that she broke the wood.
...
Cellar
Elizabeth heard the chair breaking, looking up at the ceiling.
"Well, don't back down now." Alaric told her.
Elizabeth looked at Alaric sarcastically. "I won't back down." Alaric tried to stand. Elizabeth stabbed a knife through his hand into the floor to keep him down. "No, offense to you, Ric, but if I want the answers from your darkest side, I'm gonna have to tap into mine." Alaric raised his other arm to pull the knife out. Elizabeth stabbed another knife into that hand into the floor to stop him. Alaric screamed. Elizabeth picked up another knife, holding it out to Alaric's cheek, cutting along his skin, making him groan in pain. "You see, I have plenty of these toys. It's only a certain amount of time before you bleed out and die right here."
Alaric chuckled evilly. "You think you're so strong, so tough." He looked at Elizabeth with a look only seen in an emotionless vampire's eyes. "What about the girl that feels nothing but guilt after the horrible things she's done? The sadist, right in front of me. You're one of the ones that I want dead most."
Elizabeth smirked, tilting her head. "You."
Alaric looked up levelly. "Me."
...
Kansas
Mary's House - Parlor
Mary was still impaled to the wall with the broken wooden baseball bat.
Isabella , Damon and Elena stood in front of her, facing Kol.
Kol stood from his chair, holding the aluminum baseball bat. "Shame about Mary, she used to be a blast. Don't quite know what happened. I fear all the time she spent with my family might have ruined her. She was a bit of an Original groupie."
"And were you her favorite?" Isabella asked.
"You mean, did I turn her?" Kol asked. "I think I did. But no, wait, maybe it was Rebekah. Or maybe Morgana. There was also a Klaus period. And let's not forget the Elijah affair. I spoke to my sister. I know you're trying to find out who you descended from. Now you never will. So, where did we leave off?"
Kol hit Isabella with the baseball bat, making her fall to the floor, continuing to beat her with it.
"Elena, get out of here!" Damon told her.
Elena ran toward the door.
Damon rushed toward Kol.
Kol pushed Damon into the wall, making him fall to the floor, rushing to stand in front of Elena. "According to my brother, you're off limits. Please don't test me."
Kol pushed Elena to the floor.
Damon stood, rushing toward Kol, grabbing him by his collar. "Don't touch her!"
Kol pushed Damon off of him. "Oh, dear, I've hit a nerve. Relax, darling. I just want us to be even. You snapped my neck. And even under the orders of my ex-girlfriend Esmeralda, you killed my brother, so I can't kill you for real revenge. And then you humiliated me." He hit Damon with the bat repeatedly. Isabella stood. Kol hit Isabella. "And you, you staked me." He hit Isabella with the bat repeatedly. "There, now we're even."
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Evelyn's House - Cellar
Alaric still had his hands knifed to the floor.
Elizabeth was interrogating Alaric. "Where's the stake?"
"You're worse than I ever was." Alaric told her. "Twisted. Dark sadist no one wants."
"Tell me where the stake is before I kill you." Elizabeth told him.
"You know you're all gonna burn." Alaric told her. "Ashes to dust."
Elizabeth pulled a knife out of his hand, making him scream, raising it over her head, pointing it toward him. "Where's the stake?" Alaric didn't answer. "I'm gonna kill you in three... two... one."
Elizabeth swung the knife down, inches from his head when he finally answered.
"It's in the cave." Alaric told her. "Where no vampire can get it."
Alaric chuckled evilly.
Elizabeth lowered the knife, pulling the other knife out of his other hand, making him scream, standing, walking toward the door, walking out to the hall, closing and locking the door behind her, walking away.
...
Kitchen
Elizabeth walked upstairs, throwing the knives into the kitchen sink as she walked past, pulling out her phone, texting Damon, still walking.
...
Living Room
Morgana was still struggling with her control.
Stefan was still helping her.
Morgana turned to face Stefan. "I just hate hearing the sound of him screaming, and I hate that, when I smell his blood, that I want to kill him."
Stefan walked closer to her. "It's not your fault."
Morgana scoffed. "Yeah, right." She looked at Stefan, shaking her head. "It's completely my fault." Stefan stopped in front of her. "And if it wasn't for you, then I would have gone down there and tore him apart."
Stefan shook his head. "No. If you were really as far gone as you think you are, then there would be no stopping you. If you wanted blood bad enough, you would have gotten it, one way or another."
Morgana sighed, shaking her head. "Stefan, I just came back. I can't just let me lose myself again."
"And I won't let you." Stefan told her. "I promise."
Stefan and Morgana looked at each other like they didn't know how they felt but they wanted to find out, looking as if they would kiss.
A creaking noise made them look toward the direction the noise had come from.
Emma, Evelyn and Elizabeth had heard the noise, walking in, following their gaze.
Klaus and Rebekah appeared.
"That wasn't too hard, was it?" Klaus asked, looking from Elizabeth to Stefan and Morgana, talking about both finding out where the stake was and how close they had come to kissing. He looked at Stefan. "You should really learn a few things from your friend." He looked at Elizabeth, smirking. "I know I have."
Stefan and Morgana looked awkward.
Emma sighed, looking at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth didn't answer, sighing, crossing her arms over her chest.
...
Kansas
Mary's House - Parlor
Isabella had gone outside to check on Jeremy.
Elena was tending to Damon. She had her hand on Damon's chest. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Damon answered, popping his arm back into place. "That's better." He caressed Elena's face, touching the cut on her forehead from when Kol had pushed her. "Are you okay? You're bleeding."
"Yeah." Elena answered. "I'll be fine."
Elena grabbed his hand, taking it off of her cheek, releasing his hand from her own, turning away.
Damon looked hurt and confused. "What are you doing?"
Elena turned to face him. "What do you mean?"
"Well, this trip, and you kissing me." Damon answered. "What the hell is this?"
"Stefan thinks that I have feelings for you, just like you think Emma has feelings for Elijah." Elena told him.
"I know that she does." Damon told her. "But do you, have feelings for me?"
"I-I don't-I don't know." Elena told him.
Damon was irritated. "Hmm. I guess you thought this little trip could help you figure that out, didn't you?"
Elena shook her head. "No."
"Or maybe you were hoping I'd screw it up, so I could just make the decision for you." Damon told her. "Am I wrong?"
"Damon..." Elena trailed off.
"Am I wrong?" Damon asked loudly.
"It's what you do, Damon." Elena told him. "You sabotage things, you... I mean, think about it. Every time there's a bump in the road, you lash out."
"What if I didn't?" Damon asked. "What if there was no bump?" Elena didn't answer. "I'm sorry, Elena. This time I'm not gonna make it so easy for you. This time you'll have to figure it out for yourself."
Damon walked out, leaving.
Elena looked hurt and confused.
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Evelyn's House - Living Room
Stefan, Morgana, Elizabeth, Evelyn and Emma were facing Klaus.
Klaus was pouring himself a drink.
Rebekah brought up Alaric.
Klaus saw how beaten and tortured Alaric was, smirking. He looked at Elizabeth. "You continue to impress me with your work, Elisaveta. I would know your work from anywhere."
Elizabeth didn't answer, sitting down on the couch.
"I'm gonna take him to the caves." Rebekah told them. She looked at Alaric. "You're gonna go inside and fetch me the stake and if you think you're gonna hide, you're wrong."
Rebekah pushed Alaric toward the door, walking out, leaving.
Klaus looked at Stefan, Morgana, Elizabeth, Evelyn and Emma. "And then there were four. I know about Damon and Isabella's little mission to Denver. They failed. Not that that's news anymore."
"So, what are you gonna do now?" Emma asked. "You gonna kill us?"
"Well, I can't kill one of you..." Klaus trailed off, looking at Morgana. He looked at Stefan, Evelyn and Elizabeth. "But for the three of you, I haven't actually decided yet."
Klaus sat down in a chair across from Elizabeth.
Elizabeth smiled, tilting her head. "Aw, sure you have. See, you've had every chance and every excuse imaginable to do it, but yet you haven't. Which means you don't want to."
Klaus pointed at Elizabeth. "You know something, you're right." He looked at Emma. "See, it'd be entertaining to see if Emma here can possibly manage to break through this new challenge, fight for her life." He looked at Stefan. "And, I'm still waiting for my old friend to come back. By the looks of it, he's just beneath the surface. Isn't that right, Ripper?" He looked at Elizabeth. "Or how about the girl that continues to win and break hearts? The girl I knew, Queen of Chicago, torture, she's been there all along, judging by the wonderful display, just waiting to come out and play."
Elizabeth looked down, shaking her head, looking up. "I'm not that girl anymore. I may look that way, and I may act that way, but I don't feel that way. I haven't... in a very long time."
"And I've been fighting the Ripper, thinking that if I repressed it then it would go away." Stefan told him. "But it won't. And now that I've accepted it, it can't control me. And neither can you. And I'll do everything in my power to keep Morgana from making the same mistakes I made."
Morgana looked at Stefan with a small, grateful smile.
Emma looked at Morgana, using the same threat she had used against her. "So, unless you're gonna rip my throat out..." She looked at Klaus. "Or you're gonna stake them, why don't you get the hell out?"
Stefan walked out of the room.
Morgana smirked, tilting her head. "Have to respect the rules of the dying girl."
Emma tilted her head in response. "Damn right."
Klaus looked at Elizabeth, not saying a word.
Morgana smirked, looking at Klaus. "Now I know what you and Elijah see in them."
Klaus looked at Elizabeth and Emma, smirking. "Well, the Petrova girls have a tendency to be beautiful. With confidence and fearlessness to match."
Emma looked at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth looked up.
Emma looked at Klaus and Morgana. "We didn't want to do what Esmeralda said." Klaus and Morgana were both somber. "We fought it. And we were glad that we didn't have to be in the fight, but regretful that there was even one in the first place."
"Even after all that happened, I didn't want to kill you, Klaus." Elizabeth told him. "I didn't want to kill your family. I'm furious with Esmeralda, that she would make us do that. And I know you are to. And the only reason that you can forgive us is because you know that we wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for Esmeralda. I don't know all what she did to you, to Rebekah, to Kol, to Stefan or to me when Kol was with her or when the rest of us were her friends, but... I'm sorry. She also said we both had a miracle coming are way."
Emma looked at Morgana. "We're sorry to all of you."
Klaus and Morgana were stunned into silence by what they were saying.
...
On the Road
(Song:) When the Light Dies Out - Christel Alsos
Damon and Isabella's Cars were driving down the road.
...
Damon's Car
Damon was driving.
Elena was in the passenger seat.
They could barely look at each other, let alone speak, after their kiss and fight in the same night.
...
Isabella's Car
Isabella was driving.
Jeremy was in the passenger seat.
Jeremy looked at Isabella, thinking about what they had been talking about.
Rose appeared in the backseat next to Jeremy. "Are we there yet?" Jeremy looked from Rose to Isabella. "Don't tell her I'm here. She'll find a love, you know? Even when she was a human, when I was alive. And now that she's a vampire... against her will, albeit, it's better for her. And Elisaveta is willing to sacrifice herself for the safety of everyone she loves. I know you want to stop her. Protect her. But you're young. You don't see what I see. I don't want Elisaveta to die, either, Jeremy. And she won't, because she can't do this alone. And I know you're worried about your other sister, their love lives with the Salvatore brothers and originals. But Stefan and Morgana are the same. They're Rippers. And their fear of succumbing will make them mirror images of themselves. Help them fight against their nature, keep each other in control. Elena makes Damon a better person, but he changes her, too. Damon challenges her, surprises her, he makes her question her life, beliefs. Elijah and Emma are different. Their love can be pure, and it could be their sanctuary, their safety. The Salvatore/Mikealson brothers are either the best thing for your sisters, or the worse."
Rose disappeared.
...
Mystic Falls, Virginia
Forbes House - Liam's Room
Liam was in his room, making his bed. He looked at his bed sadly, remembering how not that long ago, his father had died right in front of him after they had both been attacked. He let himself feel the loss and the heartache that he had been holding off since the school year began, starting with Everyone, and ending with her father.
Rosie walked in. "You know, for a guy who is usually delusionally happy and trying to make everyone else feel better, trying to help them..." Liam was surprised to hear her voice, turning around, even more surprised to see her. "You seem hell of a lot depressed."
Liam smiled widely. "Rosie!"
"Hey, Liam." Rosie told her. Liam immediately walked up to her. Rosie and Liam embraced tightly. "God, I forgot about how deadly your hugs are."
Liam smiled, pulling back. "You're back."
"You didn't think I would stay away forever, did you?" Rosie asked.
Liam saw Tyler standing behind her in the hall, smiling. "Tyler."
Tyler walked in, smiling. "Liam. And I see delusional happiness is back."
"After everything we've all been through, we could all use a little happiness, no matter how delusional." Liam told them.
Rosie smiled. "I see your point."
Tyler and Liam embraced for a moment, pulling away.
Caroline walked closer, smiling, looking from Rosie to Tyler. "Our mom said you could stay as long as you want."
"Did she say we could share the bed?" Tyler asked.
Rosie rolled her eyes in amusement. "Put it away, Ty."
Caroline smiled. "She said you could sleep on the couch." She looked at Rosie. "You get to chose which room. At least until we figure out what the Salvatores find out about the Originals."
"And if Klaus didn't create their line and they try to kill him?" Tyler asked.
"They won't." Liam told him. "He turned you and Elizabeth. No one is willing to let either of you die."
"You mean, no one is willing to let Elizabeth die." Tyler corrected. "They couldn't care less about me."
"Tyler, I just got you back." Caroline told him, kissing him sweetly. "I'm not losing you again."
They all shared small, sweet smiles.
No one was willing to let the people that they loved die.
(Song Ends)
...
Underground Tunnels - Anti-Vampire Cave
Alaric and Rebekah walked down into the cave.
Alaric walked in.
Rebekah stopped where the vampire barrier was. "Go get it. You know I can't get in."
Alaric walked over to a crevice in the stone wall, pulling out the final white oak stake, sitting down on Esther's coffin. "Now why would I give you the one thing that requires everyone to keep me alive?"
"Are we bargaining now?" Rebekah asked. "Fine. What's your offer?"
"There's only one stake out there." Alaric told her. "Which means only one Original has to die. Help me, and I'll make sure it's not you."
"Tenuous, but points for effort." Rebekah told him. "You see, I don't want one Original to die." She stepped over the vampire barrier, walking into the cave. Alaric was in shock, standing. "I want them all to die."
"How the hell did you do that?" Alaric asked.
"It was easy to fool Niklaus and Morgana, but I thought you of all people would understand." Rebekah told him. "After all, my son did use your body at one point."
Alaric looked at her in realization. "You're not Rebekah."
'Rebekah' shook her head. "No. My name is Esther. And we have a great deal in common."
Alaric looked at Rebekah/Esther in shock, looking her over, wondering what she wanted him to do.