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With this chapter there will be about four or five chaps following up to the great finale. Hope you enjoy it!

So, where were we...

The cavalry attacked Klaus' hiding place. But will they be successful? Or will Klaus be able to fight them off? What about Bonnie? Where is she?

What will happen to Anna as the wizard was able to sense her?
So many questions! You wanna find out? Then read on! :D

Chapter 20

"Booh!"

Panic caused Anna to jump back and the next thing she saw or rather felt was a bright light. Somehow the wizard had summoned it and to her it felt as if it would suck the energy roight out of her.

From what appeared to her as a vast distance she could faintly hear Jeremy call out for her but everything seemed to become a blur. She felt herself getting weaker and weaker. As she was convinced to faint into air it suddenly all stopped and she fell on her knees, taking a few unneeded breaths.
"Are you okay?"

She looked up and saw Vicki standing upon her. As she looked around she could see the men as ell as the wizards which were standing just moments before now lying on the floor. She looked puzzled back at Vicki again.

"Guess you owe me one now." she told her with a genuine smile.

"Vicki, what... Jeremy began.

"I'll tell you everything you need to know later. But for now we have to get you out of here. Cone on, there are others here to save you. I'll take you to them." she ordered them.

"Did you see Bonnie?" Jeremy wanted to know.

"Yes, don't worry. For now she's fine. But come on, now! We don't have much time!" she told them while looking at the wizard who was slowly regaining consciousness again.

"You've become pretty strong, I'll give you that." Katherine told Caroline after finding her composure again. Shortly before she had found herself being thrown across the hall, her back crashing against one of the hard walls.
"Well, maybe it's because you are pretty weak and pretty old, don't you think?" Caroline retorted with a smirk.

Katherine chuckled. "You little bitch, you wouldn't talk like that if it wouldn't be for this little sapphire hanging from your neck."

"Think so?"

"Know so. Why don't you take it off and we'll see how you'd act without the pretty little thing?"

"Well... Let me think about it..." Caroline responded, leaning her head the side in an act to appear thinking. After a few moments she looked back at Katherine and concluded "No."

"Then you leave me no other way than to rip it off."
"I'd like to see you try..."

And with that the fighting continued. Unknown to both of them there weren't three people around anymore as Elena used the opportunity to run off as soon as she could.

"Please, let me go! I'm of no use for you!" Carol Lockwood tried to reason with her kidnappers. After being dragged inside this dungeon, as it appeared to her, she was frightened beyond her mind. To that came that she had no idea where her son was at and she just hoped that she wouldn't find him here.

"Sorry, mam, but we got clear orders. The boss wants you here, so be it." one of her kidnappers replied while gripping more forcefully on her arm in an attempt to keep her going.

Little did they know that they were watched from across.

Tyler and Matt were watching them intensely. Although they weren't talking their minds were twirling around the same topic, how to get Carol out of there.

Frustration was clearly written in Tyler's face upon seeing his mother in such a condition. But suddenly Matt poked him on his arm. As Tyler looked at him Matt moved his head to the side in order to get Tyler to walk back a little. And although Tyler wanted to protest he followed Matt back to where they came from. Midway they met up with Alaric and the others again. As they were far enough away for the kidnappers to hear them Tyler whispered "We have to get her out of here! The others have the power to help themselves a little longer whereas my Mom is absolutely helpless over there!"

"Tyler, I understand you but focus on the mission. Even if we get her out this could endanger our plan. They already know that they are being attacked. We can't just walk right into their arms." Lucy tried to reason with him.

"No, Ty is right! If we don't help her she will die! She has no possibility to fight someone off!" Matt supported his friend."

"But you..." Lucy began but was interrupted by Alaric shortly after.

"How about this: We split up Lucy, you, the vamp and the wolf go on and try to find Bonnie. Matt, Tyler and I will stay back and try to rescue Carol. This way we could at least try to help her without losing up on our plan completely."

He and Lucy shared a look. Determination was written upon his face as well as upon Matt's and Tyler's faces. She could clearly see that there was no use trying to talk them out of it. Therefore she only nodded her head and continued "Okay. But you are on this alone! As much as I want to help you Klaus is more important. We have this unique chance to finish him off and we can't mess up on this."
"Alright, we won't. I promise you. As soon as we got Carol out of here we'll get back at you." Alaric told her.
After they shared another look Lucy went to move back to their original place, vampire and werewolf following her.

After taking a deep breath Alaric turned back to Tyler and Matt.

"Okay guys, so, what's the plan?"

"I don't know but we just have to save her!" Tyler pleaded.

"I have an idea actually" Matt spoke up successfully getting their attention.

"Well, rule no. 4: Do sports!" he continued earning puzzled looks from the others.

"Ty, remember this one game against Clover Hill High?"

"Yeah..." Tyler responded slowly.

"Situation was like this. There were this three guys we needed to tackle although they were clearly stronger than us. But we made it. And due to what?"

After a few moments of silence and still getting no response at all Matt signed.
"Come on, Ty! You were there! Man, it's rule no. 5: Always have a strategy!"

"Matt, my mother is no football, you remember that, right?" Tyler told him.

"I know! And if you'd finally remember the game you'd know that we didn't have to get the ball at all in that situation. We just had to tackle our opponents. And we did."

"Guys, are you serious?" Alaric spoke up, his voice full of doubt.

"It could work..." Tyler began.

"What? Guys, this is a life-and-death-situation, not some football game!"

"Ty, it will work. And even if not, it's the best shot we got right now. So, you in or what?" Matt asked his friend.

And after sharing a look Tyler nodded and with that they turned back to the place where Carol Lockwood was still trying to reason with her attackers.

"Guys, you can't just..." Alaric began but upon witnessing that no one wanted to hear what he had to say he sighed and went along with them.

"Damn those kids. For them it's all just fun and games..."

"Damon, are you okay?" someone called out to him.

"Bonnie? Is that you?" he asked and moments later he could see her standing in front of him.

"Come on, we have to get the others out of here! And after that I've got a certain hybrid to kill..." he continued while moving to get out of his cell.

"Damon, stop." Bonnie spoke up and put a hand on his arm.

"What is it?" he asked her while giving her a puzzled look. He could clearly see that she was fumbling with herself about something unknown to him and continued "Again: What is it? I'm sorry, but we don't have much time for smalltalk."

"Damon, listen. You will help the others but not this way." she began.

'What's this? I'm finally free and now this?' he asked himself.

"Judgy, I know you're a witch and all that stuff but this is not the time to speak in riddles."

"I will sent you back in time." she told him then with a determined look on her face.

"I'll sent you back to when the ritual took place. You will go there and stop yourself from rescuing Caroline and Tyler and you'll stop yourself from giving Elena your blood as well as John sacrificing himself for her."

"What? Have you lost your mind?" Damon exclaimed crestfallen.

"I'm sorry but it's the only way. Please don't struggle too much. We only have this one chance as even the attempt will probably cost my life." she explained.
"Bonnie, I don't know who put this crap in your head but I promise you that we'll speak about that later. For now we've got to go and save the others." he stopped her and went to move out of the cell again. But after a few steps he found himself immobile.
"What the..." he began but stopped after finding the source for that. Behind him he could hear Bonnie chanting somewhat, probably some ancient language as he couldn't understand one word clearly.
"Bonnie, stop it! Whatever it is you're doing it's wrong!" he tried but without success as Bonnie just continued her chanting.

He felt himself being lift up a little although his feet didn't lose contact to the ground. Everything around him began shaking.

"Bonnie, stop!" he everything but screamed. And then there was this light around him, blinding his sight as it seemed to come from all around him. He felt himself being pulled at from all around him without making out a single person to do so. Bonnie's chanting fainted in the distance as a throbbing pain welled up inside of him.

As it became unbearable he screamed out and little did he hear Bonnie do the same.

Shortly after he found himself on the ground. The pain stopped, the light was gone and he heard nothing. After a few moments he jumped back up again and found himself back in the cell, Bonnie lying motionlessly on the ground in front of him.

"I hope she won't be mad at me for it later on..." he heard a female voice behind him and as he turned towards her he saw a woman which slightly resembled Bonnie standing right in front of the cell. To add the weirdness to the already freaked up situation Damon found himself in another vampire and a werewolf were standing right behind her.

"You must be Damon." she acknowledged him.

'Well, isn't this day full of surprises...'

End of Chapter 20

What will happen to Carol? Will Ty and Matt be able to save her? Who will win? Katherine or Caroline?

Where is Elena? Will she be able to reach out and bring back the Stefan we all know and love?
Is Bonnie okay? What is the big plan?

What do you think? :)

I'm planning on updating the story in a short while as I just need to edit the next chapter and will put it online shortly after. :)

Till next time!

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