The next two months went by smoothly. Damon and Rachel were finally able to enjoy their relationship without any interruptions. Finn was able to get rid of his sire bond with the help of Tyler. He even found a new relationship with Rebecca. They were all adjusting to not having Alaric around though it was still hard for them to go into his apartment. Klaus was too busy looking for new hybrids to pay attention to any of them. Rachel made more time for Blaine and Kurt so they all started to grow as close as they once were. They thought the worse was behind them until the hunter finally showed his face.

Rachel had been hanging out at Kurt and Blaine's house when the door was thrown open.

Kurt jumped, "What the hell?"

Rachel looked at the man who was standing in the doorway trying to figure out if she knew him.

He stepped closer and she frowns, "What do you want?"

She looked at Kurt and Blaine wondering if she should go into vampire mode. She didn't want to freak them out but she didn't want them to get hurt either. It seemed she hesitated for too long because he shot her in the stomach with a stake.

Blaine runs over and catches her as she falls to the ground, "Pull it out."

Blaine looks stricken, "What?"

She yells, "Pull it out! Now!"

He does and she gets up. Veins start to pop out under her eyes and her fangs lower. Blaine jumps back.

Kurt's eyes widen, "Oh my God. Rachel?"

She ignores them and speeds forward tackling the guy. He pushes her off and throws another stake, but this time she catches it and throws it back. He rolls out of the way.

She turns to Kurt and Blaine, "Run!"

They run out the back door. She continues to fight the guy until he pulls out a needle and jams it in her neck. She slumps against him and he carries her out to his car.

Elena and Jeremy were hanging out in the kitchen when the frantic knocking began. They both go to the door and throw it open.

Kurt, breathless, stumbles in, "Rachel… she isn't… doesn't matter… someone attacked her!"

Elena and Jeremy look at each other, panicked. Elena calls Damon while Jeremy gets their weapons.

Blaine stares, dumbfounded, "What the hell is going on in this town?"

Jeremy pushes past him, "There is no time to explain. We have to get over there now."

They go over to Kurt and Blaine's and sees the results of a struggle but the rest of the house is empty.

Damon and Stefan arrive minutes later to see Elena with her head in her hands. Damon looks around thinking that he would see Rachel's dead body.

When he saw nothing he walked over to Jeremy, "What happened? Where is Rachel?"

Jeremy closes his eyes, "I don't know. We got here too late. There was broken glass everywhere. We found this stake in the wall over there, but no sign of Rachel or her attacker."

Damon studies the stake, "What is this?"

He points to a symbol on the stake.

Stefan walks over and shrugs, "I don't know. I have never seen it before."

Kurt walks over, "Is anyone going to explain what is going on?"

Stefan nods, "I guess we should."

Damon agrees, "But first we need to get the Scooby gang together and figure out what to do."

They all head over to the Salvatore house along with Kurt and Blaine. Caroline and Tyler show up next followed by Bonnie, Finn, and Rebecca.

Finn looks at Kurt and Blaine, "Why are they here?"

Kurt rolls his eyes, "Well hello to you too."

Finn shakes his head, "I didn't mean it to be rude. It's just this is dangerous."

Damon sighs, "They were there when Rachel was attacked."

Blaine steps forward, "Yeah, so maybe someone will finally tell us what the hell is going on. Rachel… her face changed and she ran faster than humanly possible and somehow you all know something."

Elena starts, "I'm a doppelganger."

She explains her roll in all of this.

Damon nods, "Me and my brother were turned into vampires in 1864 by Katherine, whom Elena resembles."

Rebecca continues, "I am an original vampire. We were turned over 1000 years ago along with my family by our mother."

Finn follows, "I am a hybrid. Meaning half vampire, half werewolf. Klaus is the one who turned me."

Tyler speaks up, "I am also a hybrid. I was the first successful one that Klaus turned."

Caroline smiles, "I am a vampire. I was turned by Damon's blood but Katherine was the one who killed me."

Bonnie frowns, "I am a witch. I come from a long line of Bennett witches."

Kurt and Blaine stare incredulous, "So you mean to tell us, Rachel was killed."

They nod.

Damon stands up, "Yes by Klaus."

Kurt points to Jeremy, "What about you?"

He shrugs, "I'm just related to the doppelganger."

Damon laughs, "This is getting us nowhere. We need to figure out who took Rachel."

Blaine says, "We could describe what the guy looked like."

Jeremy smiles, "I can draw him then. It'll be a start at least."

Rachel regains consciousness in a place she doesn't recognize. Her wrists and ankles were burning. She looks up to see the iron clamps around her wrists with wooden spikes stabbing through her skin. She cries out knowing no one can hear her. She looks around trying to figure out a way out. She notices some stairs that lead up to a door. So she was in the basement. She tries to struggle but the wooden spikes dig deeper into her wrists and ankles. The door opens and the guy slowly walks down the stairs.

He looks at Rachel, "So you are finally awake."

Rachel glares, "Who are you?"

He smiles, "I'm Connor. I am one of the five."

Rachel frowns, "The five?"

He nods, "I see you have not heard of us?"

She shakes her head.

"We are vampire hunters."

Rachel's eyes widen, "You are the one that shot me with the arrow. The one that had werewolf venom on it."

He grins, "Wow you are smart. Unfortunately, you survived somehow. Don't worry. This time you will die, but not before I get all of your vampire buddies to come out and play. Until then we are going to get to know each other pretty well."