I just had to write this version down. *sheepishly*

Basically, everything did happen the same from Season 1 to Season 3; Ep. 5. After that, I will follow the plot but things will be changing.

Warning: unbeta. English is my second. ASL is my first. I'm Deaf. *peace*

I do not own the Vampire Diaries nor the Original.

Enjoy~? :)


Mystic Falls
Hospital

An eighteen-year-old beautiful girl with long brown hair, olive skin, and wears a casual outfit as she is currently laying on the hospital bed. Slowly, she fluttered her eyes open and blinked the blurring away as she shifted her head. "W-where am I?" she slightly slurred when she noticed the nurse next to her. Is she save from Klaus? Did someone took her away and put her somewhere safe?

"In the hospital, sweetie. You suffered through a terrible ordeal." The nurse answered, politely.

The brunette groaned as she blinked her tired eyes. "I have to get out of here." She mumbled, attempt to get up. She doesn't want to be somewhere where that Original Hybrid can get her easily without protection. However, the nurse gently stopped her.

"Ah, not an option. You've lost a lot of blood." The nurse gestured to a blood bag on the bed next to the girl who looked at it.

The brunette furrowed her eyebrows with confused and baffled. "Wait… you're taking my blood?"

"Of course. It's very important for your friend Klaus." The girl's eyes widen in horror and begin to struggle after she realized the nurse was compelled. However, the nurse injected her IV with sedatives. "Don't fight it, sweetie. He told me you need plenty of rest."

The brunette tried to fight but it was useless and slowly slumbered back on the pillow.

It was dark.

Very dark in the room when she opens her eyes and examined around warily. She has no idea where she is nor why. But she needs to find a way to get out of here, wherever here was. Then an unfamiliar feminine with heavy accented heard.

"Elena…"

The brunette girl who is known as Elena Gilbert jerked around and eyes widen in stunned when she saw a transparent girl who wears her face yet in a different style. She was beautiful with an oval face, almond-shaped brown eyes, and heavy-wavy long dark hair that grown to her backside with half-ponytail along with beads and feathers, slim and slightly athletic physique. She wears a dark-blue long sleeves dress that reached to her ankles, a leather belt around her waist, leather armors around her wrists, leather brown boots, and white feather earrings. She smirks widely at Elena who stared at her dumbfounded. "I am glad that I was able to contact you." She said, relief and joyful.

"W-who are you?" Elena whispered in shocked, somehow she knew that she is not staring at Katherine. This is someone different.

The transparent girl's eyes sparkled. "Tatia Petrova and I am your ancestor."

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ENDANGERED

Chapter One

"Truth"

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Elena stared at her ancestor in flabbergasted. "H-how?" she didn't expect to see this woman at all. Tatia hummed with questions. "I-I don't understand. I thought… am I…" the poor human Doppelganger is confused and somewhat overwhelmed. She didn't expect to meet another same face so soon after Katherine's drama situation.

Tatia felt pity for her descendant so she explained, calmly. "I contacted you through your mind while you are under slumber."

"How?" Elena asked, still shocked, curious, and confused. She didn't know what to do nor say in front of this transparent girl.

"Well, besides that fact that I still had my magic. We, share the blood as Doppelganger, helped me to greet you."

Elena narrowed her eyes at Tatia who clasped her hands together behind her back, calmly. "W-why?" she asked, warily. She has bad experiences with Katherine so she doesn't want to deal with another Doppelganger's dramas. And did she said, magic?

"Because I want to help you." The brunette blinked at her in surprise and confusion. "We are family. We share the same blood and carry the heavy burden on our shoulders." Tatia explained then she glanced around the dark area. "First, allow me to wash away colorless into more suitable for both of us."

The human doppelganger gasps in amaze, wonder, and awe when the darkness fades away to the beautiful nature of the forest that seems to hum with life around them. The sun breaks through the cracks of trees branches, lighting up the dirt path decorated with outfrown roots, wildflowers, and fallen leaves. The trees looked that they had so many sheltered with their spreading canopy of green and there are few rocks here and there.

It was a beautiful forest.

Tatia lowered herself to sit on the ground with her legs on her side while her smiles turned to soften with fond in her brown eyes. She examined the forest with such a mixture of love, longing, and nostalgia. "This was one of my favorite private spots where I seek solidarity." She whispered softly while Elena slowly sat on the ground, few feet away from her ancestor with cautioned yet curious. "Is it not stunning?"

Elena nodded her head leisurely as her gaze studied the forest around her then back to her ancestor. "How do you that? You mention, magic… does that mean you were a witch?"

Tatia hummed as she shakes her head. "No. I can understand why many would think I was a witch. It is a common mistake. Many assumed I was a Traveler, but I am not. We are not."

"W-what. What?" Elena attempt to process what this transparent ancestor just said.

"Allow me to formally introduce myself." Tatia cleared her throat. "My name is Tatia Petrova, the Original Doppelganger, and the Elder of Gypsy."

The brunette human stared at her ancestor with stunned speechless. Tatia's lips twitch with amused smirks. "And you are Elena Petrova, the Human Doppelganger, and the Slumber of Gypsy."

"…w-what's a gypsy?" Elena doesn't know what to ask but that one hit her the most because it sounded very important.

Tatia's eyes brighten with gleeful and pride. "Gypsy was long well-known back in thousands of years for Energy of Magic. Unlike the witches that are known for Servant of Nature. We are Life of Force."

The human is completely and utterly confused and overwhelmed right now. She reached her temples and rubbed it. "I'm sorry—this is… is the whole thing is way too new for me. I had to deal with so much supernatural drama in a short period of time—a year—basically, and this is just… too much."

Her ancestor smiles sympathy at her. "I am sorry that you are dealing with such difficult times. All in four seasons." She sighed softly. "And that you had to deal with the Originals."

Elena dropped her hands and stared at her with contemplative. "You said that you are the Original Doppelganger. W-what exactly happened to you?"

"It is because of the Original Witch. She had cursed our blood that tied to the Originals." Tatia's hands curled into fists in her laps as her lips dropped to a deep frown. Her eyes darken with sorrow, anger, and slightly fear. "It is my fault that I cause great trouble. That my blood created a new creature."

"Vampires." Elena blunted which Tatia nodded her head solemnly. "Why did you—" she stopped herself, not knowing what to ask properly. She could see how guilty, shamed, and resigned her ancestor looked. "…can I ask, what really happened?"

Tatia sighed softly. "Allow me to explain." She waves her hand in the air as the ground between them magically changed to a large pond of clear water. Elena stared at it amazed while Tatia's brown eyes stared at the sparking water quietly for a moment. "Watch as I explain."

Elena leaned forward and gasps with awed when the reflection of her face changed to a moving motion as if seeing through films.

[Tatia stared at the boat with a body that is covered with fires while she is holding a baby in her arms. Tears slipping from her eyes as she shifted her body back and forth with a sleeping baby.]

"My husband was a warrior and fought bravely in war. He was fallen, believing for freedom and pride. I loved him so much, he was my best friend, my confidant, and my family. He and I were arranged for marriage because of our family. We do not share hearts, but we do care for one and another. We loved each other like best friends, like family. We were happy together." Tatia's voice was filled with nostalgia, contented, and sad.

[The brunette passed her baby to her parents with tears running down her face. She picked up her bags and gave her last farewell sad smile at them and left.]

"I was seventeen when I had my baby. I cannot bear myself to raise a child without a father. It was too difficult for me. I was stuck, lonely, and in grief. I did lose my best friend after all. I was not strong enough to carry myself, let alone, raise a child. So, I begged my parents to take my baby and raise instead." Elena could see how hard is for Tatia to give her baby away while she was mourned for her dead husband in the memory.

[Tatia looks content yet there is still sadness in her eyes. She walked through the path in the village with a polite smile on her face. She greeted the villagers with a pleasant wave of her hand. Tatia turned around and accidentally bumped into a handsome man with dark long hair, and dark eyes. The man gently grabbed her shoulders and apologize but stared at her with enamored. Tatia smiles softly at him.]

"That was when I first met him. Elijah Mikaelson." Tatia's voice filled with love, longing, and sad. "I was charmed by him. He is amazing, noble, fair, and strong." Elena could see how handsome Elijah was in his old fashion clothes.

"Wait… he was human?" Elena blurted in shocked.

Tatia nod her head. "Yes. He and his siblings were all humans."

[Elijah was chatting with Tatia with smiles until an attractive man with blonde hair that grown to his shoulders, bright blue eyes, and charming smirk on his face. He walked up to them and greeted them. He tipped his head at Tatia who smiles friendly at him.]

"And I met Niklaus the day after I met Elijah. I cannot help but feel pity for Niklaus that I offer my friendship to him." Elena furrowed her eyebrows with confused. Her brown eyes dart at her ancestor who stared sadly at the pond which she lowered her eyes and gasp in horror.

[A large grown man with blonde hair and dark blue eyes was shouted at Klaus who cowered. The man raised his hand and struck Klaus' face while Tatia covered her mouth in shock while villagers stood back and watch.]

"W-who was that?" Elena never would have thought she witness Klaus' act of fear and cowered like a frighten little boy. She was used to see him being confident, strong and untouchable because he is the Original Hybrid.

Tatia closed her eyes. "That was his father, Mikael." The human snapped her eyes at her ancestor in appalled. A father abused his own son?! Elena shakes her head with disgusted, sympathy and sad for the human Klaus. "I could not stand such awful abuse. So, I thought I could at least give him some comfort… but I ended up making a mistake." She opened her eyes with guilty face.

[There was a bonfire as many grown villagers who are drinking and chatting while young villagers are dancing around with drumming drums in the background. Most of the villagers are wearing masks and Tatia were happily dancing around with wide joyful smile on her face. She halted when she spotted Elijah who was watching her with warm eyes and a smile. Tatia beamed at him and before she went over, she was stopped by Klaus who lifted his mask up and kissed her lips.]

Elena raise her eyebrow at this and lifted her eyes to Tatia who looked ashamed. "You don't look happy." She pointed it out.

The Original Doppelganger cringe with a grimacing face. "I was a young foolish silly girl. I did not think. I did not understand. I was not in the right mind when it comes to consequences. I was… too delirious with so much freedom in my life. I was free of everything. It was like a toxic. And before I knew, I cause problems between two brothers."

[Elijah and Klaus glared at each other while Tatia was busying looking through the trinkets in the booths. While a blonde-haired teenager girl glares hatefully at Tatia in the distance.]

The brunette human recognized the girl as Rebekah she recently met. Tatia sighed heavily. "I was too self-absorbed that I gained two attractive men's attention on me. My husband loved me and I loved him. But we do not share real love. I did like the attention. It was—it was wonderful. But I causes so much trouble for them and their family. Even their sister, Rebekah hated me. Which I do not blame her for." She said with understanding.

"So… you are… with both of them?" Elena couldn't help but think that her love life situation is scarily similar to her ancestor. Except, it's the Salvatore brothers. She pushed it away from her head and continued listening while watching the memory changed in the pond.

[Tatia smiles when she watched Elijah and Klaus do friendly spar for a while. Her lips dropped when Mikael snapped at Klaus as he threw insulted and lectured. Klaus stared at the ground with fear while Elijah gritted his teeth. Rebekah wrapped herself with nervous and anxious.]

"I cared about Niklaus. I truly, honestly do. And when he took me to a spot where we talk in private…" Tatia trailed off with hesitant.

[Klaus dragged Tatia while they were laughing happily. When they reached the beautiful lake by the meadow. Tatia turned to him with puzzled face. Klaus stared at her nervously then he moved his mouth which made the brunette woman's smile dropped. The blonde-haired man took out a metal ring from his pocket and showed her. Tatia's eyes widen in shocked then slowly guilty appeared on her face.]

Elena watched how Tatia refused with apologetic face and Klaus' nervous and hopeful face fades away to lonely, sadness, rejected, hurt, and defeated. "I knew I had to stop lead him on. I had to stop playing with affections. I rejected his courting and I do not mean to make him fallen for me. Because I fell in love with Elijah." Her brown eyes lifted to her ancestor who looked sad.

[Tatia and Elijah stared at each other with their hands holding together. They leaned each other and pressed their foreheads together with their eyes closed.]

Tatia smiles warmly when she saw the piece of her memory in the pond while Elena never seen such pure love between them. "I was away for a while and when I heard that their youngest brother died from the werewolf's attack… I knew things would change everything." Elena noted that Tatia was approached by a grown blonde-haired woman with determined face. "I was approached by a witch, Esther who was the Original's mother. She told me that she needed my help to create a spell in order to protect their children. I agreed, of course because I care about Niklaus and I loved Elijah."

[Tatia offered her palm to Esther who cut it with a knife, pour her blood into a cup and they talked few minutes then Tatia left with confused face.]

"She wanted my blood since I was the Elder of Gypsy. It was before I even knew I was the Doppelganger. I—I did not realize that with my blood… she did dark magic." Tatia said with bitter. She felt like a fool little girl, falling for Esther's lies. "She lied to me."

Elena gasped when she watched the memory changed in the pond where Tatia walk through the woods and spotted two men—Klaus and Elijah—watching them covered in blood. Tatia was scared as she stumbled back, snapped branches and Elijah turned to her with horror. "…I was scared. I did not understand what was happening. I… I even called him monster."

The brunette's eyes widen in fear when Tatia cut herself by accidentally, blood spilled and Elijah jumped on her, drank her blood to the point that she went limp in his arms. "…he drained your blood." Elena paled.

"Not all of them." Elena snapped her head at her ancestor who stared at her with serious eyes. "I was dying but I was not dead. Elijah took me to Esther. It was enough time for her to heal me but she did not. Instead she lied to him that I was dead. Esther saved me. I was alive."

[Esther watched Elijah leaving with sorrow and grief-stricken then turned her eyes down at Tatia who opens her eyes, paled, confused, and exhaustion.]

Tatia scowled. "She trapped me for a while and sacrificed me and my blood to bound Niklaus' werewolf heritage." She muttered angrily and hurt. "He was her son. She tried to fix her mistake when she had an affair."

Elena blinked. "Wait… so, Klaus is not Mikael's biological son?" Tatia shakes her head. "Does he know that Klaus was not his son?"

"I think he somehow knew." Tatia answered, neutrally. "However, biological or not. It still wrong to mistreated Niklaus. It was not his fault that he was born different." She defended her old friend.

"…Klaus sacrificed me, killed my aunt Jenna, and hurt a lot of people I care." Elena informed her ancestor bitterly.

The Original Doppelganger sighed heavily as her eyes darken with exhausted. "You have to understand, Elena. Niklaus' true heritage had been locked away over a millennium. He was supposed to be free from curse when he found Katerina Petrova. Only, that failed." Tatia muttered.

"You know what happened to her?"

Tatia nodded her head. "Yes. I cannot find a way to contact her with my magic. Probably because she was Charm of Gypsy. I managed to give her ability during her transition."

The brunette titled her head. "Ability?"

"I granted her instinct to survive." Tatia's lips twitches with impressed. "She achieved by avoid Niklaus over five centuries." She was proud of her vampire-descendant.

Elena's eyes lit up with understanding. "That—that actually makes so much sense." She mumbled, now acknowledged of how Katherine managed to get away from danger. She is truly a survivor, and that's only because their ancestor gave her ability. "And the gypsy?" Elena doesn't understand that part. "You said that you were… Elder of Gypsy? Katherine is Charm and I'm something?" she attempted to recalled what Tatia called her while ago.

"I was Elder of Gypsy because I can offer my blood that increases powerful spells and charms. I can only predict small accurate future. And I can make my own spell but only it will be accomplished once and no more. Katerina was Charm of Gypsy; she could do spells and charms—almost like a witch. She was an excellent at it. Unfortunately, she lost her talent when she became a vampire." Tatia informed her human descendant. "And you, are the Slumber of Gypsy. You can see visions in both past and future. Your blood is very powerful—more than mine when I was alive."

"Are you saying that I have magic?" Elena gap at her ancestor who smiles widely at her with twinkles in her eyes.

"Yes, Elena. You have magic. It's not awake because there is no need to. But that will change because I contacted you and did my magic. I would not be surprise that once you wake up, you will start having magic soon."

Elena gulped dryly as she push those thought back in her mind for later. There is one question that has been bothering her for a while. "…and the Doppelganger? Why do we have same faces?" Elena needed to know.

The Original Doppelganger carefully changed her posture as her face became blank. "I do not know much of the Doppelganger except that it was created by Nature. I truly think that there are more history of it. I may be the Original Doppelganger that was made the first creature on Earth. However, I think I am not the real Original Petrova." Elena's raised her eyebrows. "I know it is sound very bizarre and mad. But I cannot help it… I was born from normal family with old magic. When Esther asked me of my blood and later before she sacrificed me, she told me that I was Doppelganger. I am sorry, Elena. Not even I knew the real history behind of this supernatural occurrence. Except that Doppelganger are endangered."

Elena sighed as she reached her hair and run through her fingers. "Well, better than nothing." She mumbled.

"True." Tatia agreed with her then smiles softly.

The brunette cleared her throat. "So—why did you contacted me? Why now?"

Her ancestor firmed her lips together for a moment. "…I want to help you. I watched over Katerina and… I felt guilty that I cannot help her. She was just a young girl. She was scared and lonely. She killed herself and became a vampire with her own free will. I wish I could help her more. So, when I learned another Doppelganger is born. I watch over you… and you are different. So different from me and from Katerina. You—you are so compassion. It is unlike I have ever seen and I want to help you. You could say, I grew to really care about you and you are my family."

Elena's heart swell of happiness and reluctant hope. "You really mean that?" Tatia nodded her head. "How are you going to help me?"

"I am going to grant you two gifts." Tatia said with serious face. "With these two gifts, you will be able to survive through your life in supernatural world."

The brunette couldn't help but feel hopeful and excited. This means she doesn't have to worried about her friends and family if they tried to protect her by getting hurt. Elena doesn't want them to die or hurt. She really wants to save them and protect them away from danger. She will do anything for her loves ones.

"However, before I give you the gifts… I want to warn you." Tatia said gravely which caught Elena's attention with warily. "Be careful with your heart."

"I—I don't understand." Elena stared at her with confusion.

The Original Doppelganger hesitant for a moment. "Doppelganger's heart is rare to give away to your true love. Because once you give it to someone, wholeheartedly… you are stuck with him." She informed her.

"…is that why I still love Stefan?" Tatia shakes her head. "I don't get it. I knew that I loved him."

Tatia sighed softly. "I saw. You and him. He… looked too much like my husband which I find it a bit disturbing." She muttered.

The brunette frowned deeply as her heart apprehension. "Can you please—just tell me the truth?"

Tatia decided to wave her hand over the pond that are still exist between them. Elena lowered her eyes at the memory of her ancestor's which causes her gasped loudly. Inside the memory, is a handsome young man with light brown hair that grown to his waist, tied with beads and feathers, sharp grey eyes, and fair skin. He wore his clothes that reminded her of a Viking. His face was same as—"Stefan?" she whispered in stunned.

"Osnath. His named was Osnath, my best friend and dead husband." Tatia mumbled with sad yet warm in her eyes. "I just find it awkward because not only that… Katerina had one-night stand with a man while she was drunk."

The ancestor wave around the pond and the image changed. "Katerina does not recall who the man was that got her pregnant." Elena's jaw slacked when she saw Katherine dragging a man who has reddish-brown hair that grown to his shoulders, green eyes, and fair skin. His face was same as Stefan and Osnath.

Elena shakes her head with disbelieved. "W-what is it that you are trying to tell me?"

"In messed up ways, I believe we are related to them." The brunette grew sick and paled by it. She covered her mouth and shut her eyes. "I am sorry, Elena. I do not want you to be hurt. I just want you to be very careful with your heart. And how you will give it away fully." Tatia grimaced. It was really sick messed up in her opinion.

The brunette teenager's world just changed everything. She had kissed Stefan. She had sexed with Stefan. The vampire who was possibly her blood relative from many time removed and all. Not only that, she kissed Damon… who possibly might be her relative as well. "I think I'm going to be very sick." She muttered, not liking her situation at all. "…this is—…D-does Katherine know?" she opened her one eye at her ancestor who shakes her head. "…oh my god." Now she will never see the Salvatore brothers the same way anymore.

"I have noticed that I loved Osnath because he was my best friend. Katerina unknowingly that she had sex with a man who had same face which is why she didn't recognize it when she saw Stefan. She loved him. But… I fell in love with Elijah. Katerina also chose Elijah. Our hearts were his and no matter what, Elijah will always first and last in our mind." Tatia explained calmly. "That is why I want you to be careful with your heart, Elena. You loved Stefan, but you have not given him your heart… but for some reason, we, Petrova are attached to this same-face man. I do not know why nor how, but I know enough that we are somehow related to them." The ancestor made a face. "For all I knew, I married and had sexed with blood relative… with a baby." She doesn't look very happy about it.

Elena shivered with disgusted as her stomach twisted and turned with nausea. "That… is so fucked up." She blunted with causes Tatia snorted. She closed her eyes, took a deep breather for a moment then opened her eyes. "I…I really don't know what to do." She has no idea how is she going to be able to live her life, moving forward while facing the Salvatore brothers. Things are going to be very different once she wake up.

"I do not want to cause you any trouble, Elena." Tatia muttered with apologetic but Elena just shakes her head with an awkward smile.

"Thank you for telling me the truth. I rather know these things than never find out or if it was too late. Now—now I know… I'm going to be very careful to give away my heart to someone." She is thankful for her ancestor, even though the truth messed up her life.

The Original Doppelganger smiles at her. "You are welcome. Now, I believe it is almost time for us to be depart so, I am going to grant you my gifts." She wave her hand as the pond vanished. Tatia stood up on her feet and gesture her descendant to follow her action. They both are face to face. "My first gift I like to offer you is accurate intuition."

"Like Katherine?" Elena asked, curious.

Tatia hummed. "Kind of. Katerina is more of trust her survival instinct. However, you will learn to use this gift by guiding you the right path in your life. It will save you from many, many troubles. No matter what, this gift—accurate intuition will never fail you." She promised her descendant who looked humbled with a soft smile.

"And the second one?" Elena asked, curious and slightly excited.

The Original Doppelganger smiles softly. "I have noticed that you did not like having the same faces—Katerina and me." Elena dropped her eyes shamefully and awkward. "Do not feel ashamed nor guilty. When I watched over Katerina, I was not happy when I saw her wearing my face. I can imagine that she was not happy when she saw you wearing her face." The brunette human nod her head. "This second gift might be little odd but I thought, if you like, to slightly change."

Elena lifted her head and stared at her ancestor with interested and curious. "What do you mean?

"I could do a little alter for you. Of course, still same face but one thing will be easily separately between you and other Doppelganger. Would you like that?"

"Please." Elena blunted, she truly is tired of having the same face that everyone assumed she's Katherine and only interested in her because of Katherine or her ancestor, Tatia.

Elena just wants to be Elena.

Tatia smiles widely. "All right. Once you wake up, you will have my gifts." Soon the forest fades away to darkness. "I believe it is my time to leave. Thank you for listening to me."

The brunette step forward and wrapped her arms around her ancestor who was startled but relaxes and hugs back. "Thank you for everything. For the truth and the gifts."

They leaned back and pressed their foreheads together. "Of course, we, Petrova sticks together no matter what. We are family." Elena smiles while Tatia's eyes sparkles happily.

Elena closed her eyes for a moment.

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Mystic Falls
Hospital

Damon Salvatore quickly walks down the hallway while searching for Elena as fast as possible with worried and apprehension. He halted when he spotted a sleeping brunette girl on the bed. Damon instantly dart inside the room and checked over the teenager. He was relief that she looks physically safe.

From corner of his eyes, he noticed the tubes in her arm which he gently pulled it out and frowned at the tube that was pumping out her blood. He shakes his head, removed the tube away from Elena and leaned over with concerned.

The brunette furrowed her eyebrows as she shifted her head. Damon opened his mouth. "Hey…" he reached his hand to her cheek. "Elena…" he attempts to wake her up, want her to open her eyes.

After a minute or two, Elena fluttered her eyelashes open to reveal her eyes to Damon who stared at her in astonished, disbelieved and shocked.

"What the hell?"