Bonnie is a vampire, pregnant, and she knows her husband's in trouble! Time to bring in some help, but will it be enough? Read and we shall find out. J

Disclaimer: Characters, places, and the like from the Vampire Diaries are the property of LJ Smith. I'm just borrowing them to create this tale. All other characters that have no ties to any other fics belong to me!

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Chapter Eight

"Bonnie, what's wrong? Is it the baby?" Elena rushed up to her now sister-in-law in a panic.

Bonnie just broke down into tears. "I can't feel Damon anywhere. I could feel that he was hurt and then nothing! Even worse, those girls that caused my problems in Fell's Church are responsible for it! Damn, their here and I know that they have Damon! It's all my fault … he only came back because of me! It's my fault that he's … he's …"

"Dad came here of his own will, because he was worried about you mom," came a voice only known to two of the gathered spirit family.

Bonnie sobbed out for joy, "Shawn!"

The rest didn't know how to take it, as she rushed over and hugged the young man with relief. "How did you know where we were … that I was in trouble?"

"I got a message from dad on my cell phone that he was going to protect you himself this time. And here I thought that I was going to have to come up with some brilliant scheme to get you two together. After you went into the transformation sleep, he and I talked for a few hours. I couldn't get here any sooner, but I'm here to help now. Looks like I'm going to be a big brother soon?"

Bonnie smiled with a chuckle in her throat. "Yes, I'm due tomorrow night. I want your dad here for it though. Those little brats have hurt him bad … I know it." She was back into tears, as Shawn convinced her to settle into a chair.

"Will someone please let us in on this secret?" Stefan asked – annoyed at the mystery that walked into their lives.

Very quickly, Bonnie and Shawn explained the situation to their family. About what Damon had done for the young man, Bonnie's birthday surprises, and the talk he and Damon had the next evening. Through it all, the group was silent. Finally, Elena broke the quiet.

"I just knew that no one entirely knew Damon Salvatore. And I thought that getting the truth out of you earned me the right to get a degree in dentistry! Hate to say it, but I think Damon gives me the right to go into orthodontics!"

Everyone but Bonnie laughed at that – she had felt her daughter stir from her sleep. Stephanie was awake, and hungry. ~Momma, when dada come home? I hungry.~

That tore down the strong front the first time mother had barely held up. Bonnie broke down into tears harder than before, until she finally collapsed into her adopted son's arms. Stefan growled at the thought of what seemed to be happening. "Don't worry sis. You and Stephanie relax while we go get my big brother out of trouble. Honey, you and the girls keep an eye on Bonnie. Guys let's go."

Before any of the girls could speak up they were alone. Even Shawn had left to search for Damon. But Bonnie couldn't keep calm. She wanted to at least feel something from her husband.

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In a few minutes the men had found the last place Damon stood, and the puddle of blood where the trail in the ground his body had created as it was dragged deeper into forest began. It was hard, but Stefan couldn't help but wonder if his sweet little niece was going to grow up without her father around.

Two small giggles sent chills up and down all of their spines.

"Anastasia … Lareyne! Where is my brother?" Stefan growled in his frustration.

The youngest girl slowly walked up to the grown man and innocently coaxed him to lowering to her level. To everyone's shock, Anastasia ripped four gaping slashes into his face and rushed back to hide behind Lareyne – both wearing triumphant smirks on their face. "That's for what you did to my sissy! Marrying her killer! And then you all took away our protector!"

"One down, and now to take all of you!" Lareyne smiled all the wickedly.

"And then she'll come, right sissy?" Anastasia jumped repeatedly in her excitement.

Lareyne chuckled and nodded. "Yeah, we'll hurt her in the worse ways. She will watch her family die like we watched sissy die. And then we will take away all she has left … the baby."

Shawn jumped at the two girls, only to fall to the ground … knocked out cold. One by one each of them collapsed. Stefan was the last as he slowly felt darkness enveloped his senses. Both girls kissed his cheek. "Don't worry our baby girl won't grow up alone. We'll wait until that bitch is further along and then rip your baby from her."

Stefan grieved for his wife and child. He knew that he couldn't protect his child, and he couldn't protect his niece.

Back at the cabin, Elena sat straight up and screamed before rushing out the door, "Stefan! Hang on … I'm coming!"

Soon only Margaret, Bonnie, and Sabrina were left as the others raced after Elena. Bonnie felt a premonition hit her all at once. "This is what those brats want! They are going to keep on hurting my family until they satisfy their need for revenge. If I don't go, it will be all the worse for the rest of our family, Nana."

"I will be there when you need me the most. This will not make sense right now, but when hope seems lost you will understand it. Your sister Luna will be there to protect us all … but only if you call for her and only until sunrise."

Bonnie took a breath before turning to the little girl who was shaking next to her. "Margaret, you need to stay here until Nana says that it will be safe to come to us. Promise me that you will."

"I promise. But we'll be there soon as we can." The young lady's eyes mirrored the way her elder sister would look when Elena had her mind set on something.

"I wouldn't want it any other way, little sister." Bonnie chuckled out as she hugged Margaret tight before running out the door into the dangerous night.

Bonnie made her way through the woods with grim determination and fear of what she could find. It reminded her so much of the night she had followed Matt and Meredith to rescue Caroline from Klaus. They all knew that most likely they were going to die, but never once backed down from the duty that had been set before them … defeat and remove Klaus, before he could kill again in their little town.

Matt's strategy of going in unnoticed from one side wouldn't work this time, and she knew it. No one was there to divert the brats' attentions from her. This time it would have to be the plan she knew that she would have moved on back then … running into the battle in full view of her enemies. It was the only way. ~Forgive me Damon, but this is what I must do. Our daughter will need her father more than she will need me.~ She sent out with her mind.

Not once was she attacked, threatened, or startled in that dash for her friends … her family. Stephanie had remained quiet through it all, knowing that her mother had to focus all on rescuing their family. Still the soon to be birthed child could not hide her fears from Bonnie. The silent babe was scared of losing either parent.

Bonnie tried to sooth her child while focusing all of her energies in search for the loved ones both knew were in grave danger. It felt as if that forest was held under some evil spell. The birds were gone or silent, the crickets had vanished the second Bonnie got passed the first line of trees, and the fog was quickly coagulating around her to the top of her round belly. Bonnie couldn't help the shivers caused by the coolness in the night air. The twin terrors had to be causing it all – meaning that they were not going to be easily defeated.

What would have been too dark for the mortal Bonnie to stumble through, the now vampire Bonnie drove through as if it was early morning. As a mortal, Bonnie would have been crashing over the dead leaves and dry twigs in her effort to get to her family – without thought of where anything was below her. Now she was only focused on getting to the people who all needed her right then, her feet not making any sound that a human could have detected.

Without a single falter, Bonnie quickly made it straight to the spot Stefan had found earlier – almost as if an invisible string had pulled her along. The puddle of blood nearly made the young vampire retch with grief. She knew that her family was in serious trouble if her husband had been that badly harmed without a chance to fight back.

Twin giggles drew the young mother further into the woods – following the path that her husband's body had marked. The moment she made it to a second puddle of blood, Bonnie looked up and collapsed to her knees as she screamed in shock.

Okay what did she see? Do you really, really, really want to know? Well you have to ask nicely to find out. Is anyone else screaming 'you're a teaser!' yet? LOL