No One's POV

Tyler was understandably upset, not knowing what just happened with Chris, and Hayley was, well, she frankly didn't know what she was, her plans were unraveling it seemed, to have her own pack with Tyler and that blonde bitch Caroline out of the picture.

"Hey, what- what is it?" Tyler answers his phone.

"Klaus has Elena." Stefan says.

"Yeah, I know. And what?" Tyler says.

"Do you think you can help us?" Stefan nearly refrains from rolling his eyes.

"Um yeah. Sure. What do you need?" Tyler nods.

"Surely he has his hybrids watching her. Think you could help. Aren't you trying to get them away from Klaus?" Stefan reasons.

"Yeah… Well that plan- not really working out. But let me see what I can do." Tyler nods, beginning to think, trading a look with Hayley.

"Okay. Give me a call back or text, something." Stefan says, quickly hanging up.

Barely 30 minutes later Stefan is arriving at the old house Klaus had apparently stashed Elena away at, quickly snapping the necks of the two hybrids guarding the door, temporarily killing them, before bursting into the room, which of course only serves to scare Elena.

"Elena. Hey." Stefan says, walking into the room, only to have Elena back away from him, Elena seeing Connor instead.

"Hey, it's okay. It's me." Stefan tries to sooth.

"No, no. Stay - Stay away from me." Elena cries, scrambling away.

"Let me help you." Stefan continues to try only to have Elena rush towards the bed and grab a lead pipe, then rushing Stefan.

"Elena, stop!" Stefan says firmly, grabbing her wrist.

Elena growls, throwing Stefan hard against the wall, rushing him again, lead pipe stabbing him in the stomach before racing out of the room.

"Well, looks like this is it, buddy… Are you sure you ready for this? One of my brother's minions just texted. Your disaster of a sister just escaped. Seriously… What is wrong with the Salvatore losers? Clearly so many things…" Kol sighs, shoving his phone back in his pocket as he stands over a just changing human.

"Yeah. I- I'm ready. I mean, this is the only way? Right? To get rid of the curse? That's what Alexis said?" Jeremy asks.

"Yep." Kol answers, popping the 'p'. "And my little angel is never wrong. Also, that crazy Shane guy, but you know, whatever… I wouldn't trust him as far as I could snap his neck. And I did…"

"Then yes. I'm ready."

"Well, you'll be the next Hunter." Kol points out.

"She's my sister."

"She's crazy. Not a whole lot of loss. But whatever." Kol shrugs, kneeling down to wave the vial of blood in front of the homeless guy's face, fangs and veins quickly appearing.

"Elena." Damon calls, appearing at the Wickery Bridge.

"Damon?" Elena calls back confused. "How did you find me?"

"Didn't take a genius to figure it out. Third time's the charm." Damon shrugs.

"You were right, Damon. Vampires kill people. Stefan was right too. I can't live with myself." Elena replies, looking lost.

"Look at you, being all glass is half empty. Let's just go talk about this before you do something stupid, okay?" Damon tries to talk her off the ledge, this time actually literally.

"The sun will be up soon. It's almost over." Conner coaxes in her hallucination, turning Elena's attention back to the water and the sun slowly rising.

"Where's your ring?" Damon finally notices.

"Where's your ring, Elena?" Damon asks again, this time getting more frantic as Elena doesn't answer.

"We need to get you inside." Damon speaks again.

"It's almost time." Conner tells Elena.

"What you're going through is a curse. We know how to break it, but we just have to get you inside." Damon talks.

"Don't let him stop you. I know you want to, but you can't. Don't." Conner speaks into Elena's ear.

"Damn it, Elena." Damon growls, finally rushing at Elena, only to have Elena evade him.

"Get your stake ready Jeremy." Kol warns, the newly awakened vampire in Kol's grasp.

"Got it." Jeremy says, gripping it tightly, Kol seeing the slight fear and anxiety in his friend's eyes.

"No hesitation, little Hunter." Kol says, finally letting go.

Jeremy charges.

"He's gone." Elena says, feeling the curse lift, her eyes closing in relief for a moment.

"It's okay." Damon calms.

"Damon?" Elena cries, a sizzling noise hissing, her skin beginning to burn.

Damon rushes to Elena, throwing both of them over the Wickery Bridge and into the safety of the water and shade.

"Fished it out of the river for you." Damon offers, ring now sitting back on Elena's finger as she wakes up back in her bedroom, Damon sitting on her window seat. "Little tip, vampires hate to swim. How are you feeling?"

"My head's clear. I can remember everything, but not like I lived it, like it was a really bad dream. You saved me. Thank you." Elena thanks.

"Well, you know what they say about teenage suicide." Damon quips. "Don't do it." He says, after a pause, now sitting on her bed.

"I just can't believe that I almost..." Elena trails off.

"You weren't yourself." Damon shakes his head.

"Yeah, but if it wasn't for you..." Elena replies softly, taking Damon's hand.

"I'm about to take a very high, annoying road and tell you something." Damon sighs, rubbing a circle on her hand.

"Because I know that you think Stefan's been lying to you. Which, yeah, he has, but this rough patch that you two have been going through is not what you think. Everything that he's been doing, he's been doing for you. To help you. And after he kills me for telling you this, I want you to throw my ashes off of Wickery Bridge, okay?" Damon sighs.

"There may be a way out of this for you, Elena." Damon says seriously.

"There may be a cure."

Wow... So first of all... *gets blasted from reviews*

I just have to take a moment & let it all soak in... Seriously... I did not expect that response. You all, like, hate Hayley & how the Originals plot went. It's hilarious! You are all so scary & vindictive sometimes, it's great!

Anyways, time to answer some Q&A!

1. Will I ever finish Heiress? Yes... At some point. When I get inspiration! Whenever that is...

2. In this story, will Elijah & Niklaus bond with Alexis? Most definitely. Sexy times in the making! Woo woo! *wiggles eyebrows*

3. Scooby gang smack down! Obviously! I've got big plans! *evil Disney villain laughter*

4. Villains in TO that I plan on using... I can't reveal that. I would give away my plans! But they will be awesome... Okay, well I'll reveal that Marcel will be in there... Duh, he's totally key. He's the current King of New Orleans after all. So, it would be weird if I didn't include him... Also, no Mikael & Esther... So over them. They need to stay dead... Like Supernatural dead, dead...

5. Will Alexis get pregnant... Probably. Except I HATE the name Hope. I had a bad experience with a girl name Hope. But same premise. Notice in my other stories I never use that name? Yeah... That'll be why. Sorry to all the other amazing people named Hope...

6. Will the Witches threaten Alexis? Uhh... Well, Alexis is from another world, she knows TVD & TO... So that's up in the air. She's got four mates. Going to New Orleans will be like putting her in a locked mansion & never being let out. They'll be so over protective it'll be insane. She'll go insane. Probably... So Witches may try & then be promptly killed.

7. Last comment... Mikaelson will take back New Orleans, duh... It'll be GLORIOUS! But Kol is totally love struck, Niklaus is a little more human, Elijah is sappy, & Finn is less of a stick in the mud... But you know, only towards Alexis. So bad ass, mother fuckers, but then, woo, they have a mate! So good?

Much love & hugs,

Polkadottedgiraffe11

P.S. I'm spoiling you again! And sorry for the super long note!