The Hybrid
[Salvatore Boarding House]
[Damon is in his bedroom removing all the notes, maps and newspaper cuttings from his closet and listening to the tv news.]
''Whether suicide, or a tragic accident, WPKW News has lost one of it's shining stars. Field Reporter and weekend anchor Andie Star was discovered...says Reporter
[Elena arrives] ''Just can't stay away can you? says Damon
''You've been dodging my calls. says Elena
''Yeah, well, busy dating a dead fake girlfriend and all. says Damon
''Why didn't you tell me? says Elena
''Happy Birthday, Elena. Stefan killed Andie. Cake? says Damon
''He called me, Damon. says Elena
''What? says Damon
''Stefan called me last night. says Elena
''Well, what'd he say? says Damon
''He didn't say anything, but it was him. I asked Sheriff Forbes if she would trace the call's origin. It came from Tennessee. says Elena
''Where he's binge drinking on the country folk. We went through this, Elena. Stefan's gone. I don't mean geographically says Damon
[He throws the documents into the unlit fireplace.]
''If he was gone, he wouldn't have called. says Elena
[He lights a match and throws it into the fireplace, which starts burning.]
[Alaric Residence]
[Alaric in the bed with Jenna who was sleeping next to him when someone knocks on his door.]
''Go away, Damon says Alaric
[Someone knocks again. He gets up and opens the door. It's Elena. She looks behind her to see Jenna getting out of bed]
''Hi...says Elena
''You're, uh...not who I expected. says Alaric
''I need you to tell me what you know about Stefan, Gabrielle and Tennessee. says Elena
''Did you miss the part where I checked out of all this? says Alaric
''Come on, Ric. Whatever Damon knows, you know. says Elena
''Elena...it is dangerous to keep looking for Stefan and Gabrielle...they are with Klaus and the closer you keep following them the more he is going to find out that you're alive says Jenna
''She's right Elena it is best to leave this alone says Alaric
''I can't not when it's Stefan and Gabrielle. I sent Gabrielle to Klaus knowing he was after her for whatever reason and she went there to save both Stefan and Damon...I can't continue letting her stay with him. says Elena
''[Alaric sighs looking at Jenna] ''They've been tracking Werewolves, him, Gabrielle and Klaus. All over the eastern seaboard. We thought we had em outside of Memphis...says Alaric
''Great thanks...I will keep looking for more information around those parts. says Elena
[She leaves the apartment]
[Smoky Mountains]
[Klaus, Stefan and Gabrielle are walking in the mountains. Stefan is carrying Ray, unconscious, on his shoulders.]
''You okay? Is Ray getting heavy? says Klaus
''I'm fine. says Stefan
''You sure about that? You know, we've been walking for quite some time now. [He looks at Gabrielle seeing she was wearing brown pants, Hiking boots and a white tank top and her hair was in a pony tail as she follows them] ''What about you love...need a break says Klaus
''I'm good...you know, I get that we're, uh...we're stuck together, but if we could maybe just skip the chitchat, It'd be great. says Gabrielle
''So much hate...Love we are having so much fun says Klaus
''Maybe it's because we're a little tired of hunting werewolves. We've been at it all summer. says Stefan
''Thanks to our pal Ray, we found ourselves a pack. There. says Klaus
[They stop. They found the pack's camp. Stefan enters their camp. Everyone looks at him. He puts Ray on the ground. A Woman rushes over to him.]
''Ray! Oh, my god. What's going on? Who are you? says Woman
[Klaus joins Stefan. Gabrielle stays back away from them knowing this pack was in danger.]
''The important question is who am I. Please forgive the intrusion. My name is Klaus. says Klaus
''You're the Hybrid. says Woman
[Klaus smiles.] ''You've heard of me. Fantastic. says Klaus
[Gabrielle looks at Stefan who was looking back at her realizing that they were right all along that Klaus has been after Werewolves all summer.]
[Mystic Grill]
[Inside the Grill, Elena is talking with Tyler at a table. Alaric looks at them from the bar.]
''A Lot of us like to keep to ourselves for the full moon, chain ourselves up. But there are some werewolves that like to gather in places where they don't have to do that, where they can enjoy it. says Tyler
''What kind of places? says Elena
''Mountains, state parks, deserts, that kind of stuff. says Tyler
''Anywhere in Tennessee? says Elena
''Yeah. Here. Give me your phone. I'll try to pull up a map. says Tyler
[She gives him her phone.] ''Thanks for this. I know it's asking a lot. says Elena
''As Caroline likes to remind me, Stefan and Gabrielle's in this mess because I bit Damon. I figure I owe you one. Have you talked to her today? says Tyler
''No. Why? says Elena
''Just curious. Here [He gives her the phone.] ''That's your best bet. says Tyler
[Elena joins Alaric at the bar.] ''Did you get anything? says Alaric
''How do you feel about a little hike through the Smoky Mountains? says Elena
''You wanna hunt down a pack of Werewolves on a Full Moon? says Alaric
''We'll be out of there before the moon is full. If you don't come with me, I'm going by myself. [Alaric glares at her then sighs looking away] ''What? You're the one who told me that I could handle things on my own now. says Elena
''Yeah, I meant like frozen dinners and SATs. A-All right fine. Let's just...Let's just go. But, uh, you're driving. says Alaric
[Elena walks out of the mystic grill as Alaric pulls out his phone and texts someone]
[Smoky Mountains]
[Klaus, Stefan and Gabrielle are sitting. Everyone is standing still, looking at Klaus listening.]
''It's fascinating, actually...a Werewolf who isn't beholden to the moon, A Vampire who doesn't burn in the sun. A True Hybrid. [Ray wakes up.] ''Excellent timing. Ray. Very dramatic. says Klaus
''What's happening to me? says Ray
''Stefan? says Klaus
[Stefan gets up] ''Are any of you human? Your friend here needs human blood to complete his transition to vampire. If he doesn't get it, he will die. says Stefan
''Doesn't take much, just a sip. Anyone? A Boyfriend, a girlfriend, along for the ride? [He looks at a man] ''You! says Klaus
[He rushes over to him and bites his forearm. Stefan grabs him, throws him to the ground in front of Ray. The Woman protests but Klaus strangles her.]
''If you don't drink it, Ray, I will. Problem is I don't know how to stop. says Stefan
[Klaus looks at the girl.] ''It's the new Order, sweetheart. You join us, or you die. says Klaus
''I'd rather die than be a vampire. says Woman
''Wrong choice. [He gives her his blood...Gabrielle shakes her head in disbelief] ''She'll thank me for that later. Ha [He twists her head and kills her.] ''Okay, who's next? says Klaus
''You are not given them choices?...You are forcing them into this life what is wrong with you? says Gabrielle
''I told you love...I am the New Order you follow me or you will all die says Klaus
[His eyes turn yellow and his fangs are out. Gabrielle begins to sob in angerish as she watches him slaughter all the Wolves...She shimmers into her Tiger and then runs away. Stefan seeing her wanted to go after her but couldn't as he forces the man to feed Ray]
[Smoky Mountains]
[Alaric and Elena are walking along a river.]
''In a couple hours, the full moon's gonna rise just above that ridge. If Tyler's right, that's where the Pack'll be. says Alaric
''You were a boy scout, weren't you? A Boy scout, slash vampire slayer? says Elena
''Slash whiskey-drinking all around lost cause. says Alaric
[They stop. He opens his bag. There's a lot of weapons.] ''Wow. you came stocked. says Elena
''Well, we aren't exactly bird watching here. Put that in your bag. says Alaric
[He gives her a grenade.] ''Vervain Grenade? says Elena
''Wolfsbane. says Alaric
''Well, since we're exchanging gifts...says Elena
[She shows him John's magical ring.] ''That's John Gilbert's ring. says Alaric
''It was yours once. Go ahead. Take it. It'll protect you from whatever supernatural danger we're about to get ourselves into. says Elena
''He gave it to you. says Alaric
''Yeah, but I'm a doppelganger. It's not gonna work on me. He left it for if I ever have kids. says Elena
''Yeah, well, then why don't you save it for future generations of stubborn, relentless baby Gilberts? says Alaric
''Okay, and how bout you borrow it until after we survive this? I'd feel bad if I got you killed before happy hour. [He takes the ring. She gets closer to the water.] ''I don't know why you think that you're a lost cause. [Damon arrives and pushes her in the water. Alaric puts up his crossbow.] ''Damon! How are you even here? says Elena
''Thanks for the tip, brother. says Damon
[She looks at Alaric.] ''You sold me out! says Elena
''You think I'd take you to a mountain range of werewolves on a full moon without backup? says Alaric
[Over by the trees they hear rustling of the leaves and then something runs out of them behind them Alaric points his cross bow when a Huge Tiger appears...He was about to shoot it when Damon stops him and he looks at him who is shocked.]
''Oh my god...Gabrielle is that you? says Damon
[Damon, Alaric and Elena witnesses as she slowly turns back into her human form. She was stunned to see them there and then Damon reaches out and hugs her to him she groans laughing with tears coming from her eyes then she pulls away.]
''Oh wow...I'm so happy to you guys...[She wipes her face] ''But you really shouldn't be here...Klaus is here and he could see you says Gabrielle
''We know which is why we are out here to look for you says Elena
[Damon glares at Elena] ''Unfortunally we are out with Elena who didn't listen when we told her not to come out here says Damon
''I needed to know how they were doing...[She looks at Gabrielle seeing how much weight the young girl has lost...] ''What about Stefan is he alright? says Elena
''Yes Elena he is alright but he won't be if Klaus finds out you are here...He can't know you are alive Elena...You need to go home says Gabrielle
''[Damon takes her arm pulling her into another hug since it's been a while since he held her like this.]
''I have missed you so much Gabrielle...After Katherine told us that Klaus has taken you with him and Stefan...I didn't think we would see you again...What happened to you...says Damon
''I've been asking him all summer what his plans are with me and He hasn't answered me truthfully...He keeps me guessing which means what he has planned for me isn't good...[She looks at Damon] ''But please...don't make what me and Stefan did to save you come in vain...You need to get Elena out of here...I need to go back before he notices I'm gone says Gabrielle
[She goes to walk away but Elena gets out of the water taking her wrist] ''Gabrielle...please come with us...we can take you home with us I can't stand the thought of you out here with Klaus...says Elena
''I'll be fine Elena...but you won't be if you don't leave...Please don't come after us again says Gabrielle
[She turns and runs back up the hill turning into her Tiger form]
[Over In the Camp, Klaus gives his blood to the human and compels him]
''There. Good as new. Now you relax, okay, mate? We're gonna need you when the rest of them wake up. says Klaus
[Ray is sitting on a rock nearby, grabbing his body and shivering] ''They're dead. They'll all dead. says Ray
''Ah, he's through his transition. He should be feeling better soon. says Klaus
''So is this your master plan? Build an army of Hybrid slaves? says Stefan
''No, not slaves. Soldiers, Comrades. says Klaus
''For what war, might I ask? says Stefan
''Oh, you don't arm yourself war has been declared, Stefan. You build your army so big that no one ever dares to pick a fight. says Klaus
[He looks up as Gabrielle walks back through the camp he narrows his gaze at her as he turns back to Stefan]
''What makes you so sure that they'll be loyal says Stefan
''Well, it's not difficult to be loyal when you're on the winning team. That's something you'll learn once you shake that horribly depressive chip off your shoulder. says Klaus
[Stefan laughs] ''That's why you're, uh...you're keeping me around? To Witness my attitude adjustment? says Stefan
[Klaus looks at Ray, sits next to him, and examines his face. Ray's eyes are bleeding. Gabrielle walks over seeing this was worried.]
''You'll know why I'm keeping you around when I've decided that I want you to know...something's wrong says Klaus
''That shouldn't be happening, should It? says Stefan
''Well, obviously says Klaus
[Gabrielle looks over Ray then she takes a small rock and slashes her wrist and looks at Klaus who takes her wrist in his hand glaring at her]
''I...I can feed him my blood...maybe it will stop whatever is wrong with him. says Gabrielle
''Nobody else is to feed from your blood but me...says Klaus
''It's just a little blood Klaus and besides you want your Hybrids more then you need me...So what is it going to be says Gabrielle
[He sees she has a point then releases her hand then she gives her wrist for Ray to drink from and he bites hard she winces then pulls away when he has had enough. Klaus then takes her by her wrist and forces her to follow him She struggles to get her hand back then she is pushed against a tree she stiffens as Klaus makes her look at him.]
''Never disobey me again...You are not allowed to leave my sight again says Klaus
''What's it to you if I did it's not like I can go anywhere in the middle of nowhere...And look your Precious Hybrid is healing and safe says Gabrielle
[Klaus looks over to the camp and seeing Ray was up on his feet and that he wasn't shaking and bleeding anymore he was a true Hybrid. He looks at Gabrielle seeing that her blood can make Hybrids as well. He smiles in satisfaction then he pulls on the back of her hair and makes her cry out as he presses open mouth kisses to her neck she pushes against his chest but his grip tightens on her hair and he pins her against the tree with his body...She whimpers as he sinks his fangs into her taking her blood then he stops drinking from her then passionately kisses her she moans pulling away.]
''Hmm you are truly showing me more unigue things about you...Now you can make Hybrids too...Hmm but I don't like it when anyone else takes your blood...[He touches her face and then her neck his hands pull her tank top up over her bra and he was kissing her between her breasts she cries out feeling the sensations of what he was doing to her. Klaus growls in satisfaction at how responsive she was then he stops licking and biting on her when he hears someone come over he growls annoyance as he pulls her tank top down. She wraps her arms around herself stepping from him when he tips her head up to face him. He eyes her with promise]
''I am not done with you...We will continue this says Klaus
[She moves away as Stefan walks over to him]
''Ray has disappeared...says Stefan
''Go get him. [Stefan looks at Gabrielle seeing how harassed and that there was a bite mark on her neck and it was fresh He glares at Klaus knowing he was the one who bit her. Klaus glares back] ''Why are you feeding from Gabrielle...says Stefan
''Because that is my business...What you should focus on is doing what I asked you...says Klaus
''I will get him but he bit me I need your blood says Stefan
''Well, I tell you what. You find Ray, and then I'll heal you. says Klaus
''Can't be serious says Stefan
''You better hurry, cause that bite looks nasty. says Klaus
[She looks at Stefan as he walks out of the woods. Klaus holds on to her hand caressing a thumb on her and she snatches it away. He smiles a little]
[The Sun is setting. Damon, Elena and Alaric are still walking.]
''We got about a mile left. says Alaric
''The sun's about to set. says Damon
''I can see that, Damon. says Elena
''I'm just saying. says Damon
''The moon doesn't reach its apex for a while. We have time. says Elena
[They hear some twigs snapping. Ray staggers out. Alaric points his crossbow at him.]
''Stay where you are! says Alaric
''Vampire. says Ray
[He rushes over to Damon and they fight. He pushes Damon against a tree. He tries to bite him. Alaric shoots an arrow at him but Ray is still trying to bite Damon. Elena takes the Wolfsbane grenade from her bag and pulls the pin from it.]
''Damon! says Elena
[She throws it to him, he makes it explode on Ray's face. He screams and his face burns. Damon kicks him in the stomach. Ray's unconscious]
''Let me guess. Hybrid says Alaric
[Damon and Alaric are tying Ray to the tree.]
''These ropes aren't gonna hold him much longer. What else do we have? says Damon
[Elena is spraying a rope with something.] ''Ric, here. Take these. says Elena
[Damon touches it but his skin burns.] ''Aah! Ow! says Damon
''I said Ric. says Elena
[Alaric takes it and puts it around Ray.]
''All right, that's the last of the vervain. We don't have enough stuff to hold him. I don't think we're gonna make that Ridge before the full moon. says Alaric
''If we can get him to talk, we don't have to. says Elena
[Elena reaches out her hand to touch Ray's face, but just before her hand touches, Ray wakes up and screams. The transformation begins.]
''Is he turning? says Damon
''It's impossible. It's still daylight says Elena
''Tell him that. says Alaric
[Damon gets closer to Ray and holds his shoulders.] ''There aren't supposed to be werewolves out here until the Moon is full. says Damon
''You know, those ropes aren't gonna hold the wolf. says Alaric
[Ray screams and snarls as his bones shift.] ''Damon, we've got to get out of here. We gotta get out of these mountains now! Damon, now! says Elena
[They run.]
[It's Night time at the camp and a camp fire is burning. Klaus is with Derek and Gabrielle who was sitting next to him.]
''Bad news, my friend. End of the road for you. [Derek offers no resistance as Klaus kills him by drinking his blood. The woman is in front of him.] ''Careful, love. There's only one Alpha here. [All the Werewolves are staggering around the camp, their eyes bleeding. They look like zombies.] ''Bloody hell...says Klaus
''What is happening to them...[She goes to get up opening her sleeve to feed them blood when Klaus pulls her behind him glaring at her.] ''I was only trying to help says Gabrielle
''No...There are too many of them to feed and they are already dying...I will not risk them taking anymore blood from you...says Klaus
[She looks at him seeing how concerned he was and she was a little touched as they kept getting closer.]
[Damon, Elena and Alaric are running. Elena trips. Alaric and Damon stop and look back at her but freeze where they are.]
''Don't move. [Elena raises her head. She's face to face with a Werewolf.] ''Here, Doggie, doggie. says Damon
[He runs. The Werewolf runs after him.] ''Come on. Let's keep moving. says Alaric
''We can't leave Damon. says Elena
''He can handle himself. Let's move. says Alaric
''No. If he gets bit, he'll be dead. I'm the reason he's out here. says Elena
''I am the reason he's out here. I told him where we were, and I'm telling you to keep moving. Let's go. Elena, Now says Alaric
[She sighs following him.]
[Smoky Mountains]
[Damon is walking warily and hears a sound. Ray rushes towards him in human form and they struggle and fight. Stefan appears behind Ray and rips his heart out through his back.]
''Fancy meeting you here. says Damon
''What part of ''Don't follow us anymore''got lost in translation, Damon? says Stefan
''Might want to take it up with your girlfriend. You don't want her chasing you, I'd stop with the late-night phone calls. says Damon
''I didn't call her. says Stefan
''Sure you did. She's not gonna give up on you. says Damon
''She has to. Because I'm never coming back. Why don't you get her home? See if you could keep her there this time. says Stefan
[Stefan walks back to camp with Ray over his shoulders. The rest of the pack are lying on the ground dead. Klaus is there with Gabrielle. Stefan drops Ray on the ground.]
''They went Rabid. Some of them, I killed. The others just...Bled out. In the end...they're all dead. [He yells and throws the bottle of beer in his hand. He screams at the sky.] ''I did everything I was told! [Regaining his composure] ''I should be able to turn them. I broke the cure. I killed a Werewolf. I killed a vampire. I killed the Doppelganger...[Stefan looks at Gabrielle who was pale and scared at watching Klaus and he sighs looking at Klaus uncomfortable knowing why He couldn't make Hybrids] ''You look like hell says Klaus
''Last I checked, I'm dying...and you don't want to heal me.[He sees Klaus looking down at Ray's body.] ''I had to take him out. I didn't have a choice. I failed you. I'm sorry. Do what you have to do. says Stefan
''It should have worked. [He turns around and takes an empty bottle of beer. He bites his hand, makes a fist, puts the blood draining from it in the bottle and holds the bottle out to Stefan.] ''Bottoms up. We're leaving. [Stefan takes the bottle. Klaus turns to Gabrielle who was staring at the people that is dead and cups her face making her look at him in caution. He caresses her lips with his thumb.] ''It appears you two are the only comrades I have left. says Klaus
[Stefan drinks the blood from the bottle and throws it aside. Gabrielle follows behind them as they reach the Car she looks back at the camp and feeling all the emotions that everyone had felt and was tormenting her then she gets into the car.]
