Day One
Night - Road
Morgana was slowly walking down the street in the middle of the road. She slowed to a stop, looking around, completely numb. She laid down, spreading her arms to the side, looking up to the sky, closing her eyes.
...
Salvatore Boarding House - Library
The Salvatores and Emma walked into the room together.
"We're gonna lose them, Damon." Stefan told him.
"They need time." Damon told them. "It's only been a couple days."
"Their humanity's off." Emma told them. "They're basically numb to everything that makes them who they are."
Isabella poured herself a glass of bourbon. "They're vampires. You're human, Emma. You wouldn't understand." Emma raised her eyebrows at Isabella. "Off switch is one of the biggest perks. If being undead gets you down..." Isabella snapped her fingers. "Viola, vampire Prozac."
Isabella took a drink.
"Morgana burned down Elena's family home where both their brothers died inside." Emma told them.
"Saves us the trouble of having to do it ourselves." Damon told her. "I call that a win."
...
Road
A car approached Morgana, seeing her, slowing to a stop.
...
Salvatore Boarding House - Library
The Salvatores and Emma were talking.
"Worst case scenario, I'll invoke the sire bond and tell Elena to turn it back on." Damon told them.
"No, their brothers just died, and they hate each other at the moment." Emma told him. "If you force all that grief on them at once, it's going to overwhelm them."
"We need to give them a reason to want to turn it on." Stefan told them. "And not just Elena, but Morgana, too. He's a 1,000 year old vampire who can kill us all if she decides to have a bad mood. Since Elizabeth disappeared we're kinda at at a disadvantage."
"Fine, we'll show them a good time." Isabella told him. Stefan looked skeptical. "I know it's controversial, Stefan, but people actually like to have fun."
"You really think that's gonna work?" Stefan asked.
Damon shrugged. "There's only one way to find out."
...
Road
The woman got out of the car, running over to Morgana, crouching over her. "Are you all right? Was there an accident? Where are you hurt? Are you in pain?"
Morgana opened her eyes. "I don't feel anything."
"I have a blanket in my car." The woman told her. "Try not to move. I'll call for help."
The woman got up, running toward her car.
Morgana remained on the pavement, feeling completely numb.
The woman opened the trunk of her car, retrieving a blanket. She turned around to see Elena standing behind her, looking at her hungrily.
Morgana walked closer, standing next to Elena.
The woman looked at them. "What are you doing?"
Morgana smirked, transforming. "Doing what I do best."
Morgana growled, biting the woman, holding the back of her head, feeding.
Elena didn't make a sound, transforming, biting her on the other side of the neck, feeding.
Damon walked closer behind them. "That's enough." They ignored him, continuing to feed. Damon grabbed their arms, pulling them back. "I said that's enough." He turned Morgana and Elena to face him. "We agreed no killing."
"This is the first person we've seen in days whose body isn't laced with vervain, and we're hungry." Elena told him.
Damon looked at Morgana. "If you leave a trail of bodies like your family, people are gonna start asking questions, like they did last time."
"Last time, my switch was on the dimmer low." Morgana told him. "And I'll tell you what I told my siblings, except I'll mean it this time. I don't care."
Morgana turned around, starting to feed on the woman again.
"I can't believe you're making me say this." Damon told her. "Hey." He grabbed Morgana's arm, pulling her off the woman. "Show a little restraint."
Elena looked at Morgana with annoyance directed at Damon. "I thought you said this was supposed to be fun."
Elena threw the body of the woman on the ground.
The body laid limply on the ground.
(Song:) White on White - Fidlar
Elena walked away, wiping the blood away from her lips.
Morgana looked at Damon, not bothering to wipe the blood away over her lips and chin, pushing past him, following Elena.
Damon watched them walk away.
...
Truck Stop
A semi truck drove past the truck stop, driving off into the night.
(Song Ends)
Elizabeth emerged from a small store into the truck stop parking lot. She cautiously looked around, walking between two eighteen wheelers. Suddenly, she heard the sound of something hitting metal. She stopped for a second, looking around. She heard the noise again but from behind her this time. She turned around.
A man was standing between the two eighteen wheelers. He rushed toward Elizabeth, grabbing her by the throat, pushing her against the side of one of the trucks. Elizabeth began to choke and gasp for air. The man pushed her to the ground, looking down at her, curling his lip up into a snarl.
Klaus rushed up toward the man, grabbed him by his jacket, turning him around to face him, transforming, letting his eyes glow gold, his fangs grow and veins crawl beneath the skin under his eyes. "Have a care, mate. That's no way to treat a lady."
Klaus bit down on the man's neck. The man screamed. Klaus continued to feed on him. He stopped, throwing him against one of the trucks. The man fell to the ground.
Klaus looked down at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth propped herself up from the ground. "You came."
"Well, you did say it was urgent." Klaus told her. The man was still lying on the ground, holding his neck, groaning in pain. Klaus held his hand toward Elizabeth. Elizabeth took it, letting him help her up. She looked over at the man lying on the ground. The vampire stood, rushing away. "Oh, don't worry about him, love. He'll never make it through tomorrow night."
"What if there are more?" Elizabeth asked.
"You were foolish enough to help Hayley who made a deal with Esmeralda." Klaus told her. "She used you both to get what she wanted out of me and the hybrids, and now you're both nothing but a loose end that she will have fun ripping into and breaking a psyche. You'll be lucky if she lets you live."
Elizabeth pushed past Klaus. "You said you would protect me."
"And I will." Klaus told her, turning to face Elizabeth. "Just as soon as you tell me everything you know about Esmeralda."
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Day Two
Morning - Salvatore Boarding House - Damon's Room
Morgana was in the bathroom, taking a shower. She could hear Isabella. "So that's the plan? You're gonna take them back to school?"
...
Damon, Stefan, Isabella, Emma and Elena were in the main room.
"Well, the fun route didn't exactly pay off, did it?" Emma replied.
"I don't know." Elena told them. "Got a free meal out of it."
Damon gestured to Elena. "See? Elena liked it. I'm sure sure that if Elena liked it, then Morgana liked it, too."
Stefan looked at Elena. "Look, do you think I want to go to school and play chaperone?" He looked at Damon. "You can't go because you're not a student." He looked at Isabella. "And you dropped out."
Elena smirked.
Stefan looked at Damon. "Besides, you've got to go look for Katherine. I mean, Morgana needs this Cure now more than ever."
Caroline walked into the room in a bathrobe. "Not that anyone asked me, but I think taking them back to school is a great idea."
"Why are you here?" Emma asked.
"Uh, blame it on your fancy water filters." Caroline told her. "Your house has the only vervain-free showers in town."
"Oh, yeah." Emma told them. "The mayor put vervain in the water supply."
Isabella clicked her tongue teasingly. "So many people to kill."
"Yeah, my mom says it's about to get worse, so she could use a little help." Caroline told them.
Stefan looked from Damon to Emma to Isabella.
Damon looked away, shaking his head resignedly. "Fine, I'll go after the psychotic Doppelganger." He looked at Isabella. "Izzy, you wanna go talk to the Sheriff?" Isabella nodded. "Blondie, Stef, Em, take them to school."
Caroline smiled.
Stefan nodded.
Emma shrugged.
They heard Morgana's voice. "Sounds like fun." They looked toward her. Morgana was naked, with her hair up. Damon and Stefan openly stared. Isabella rolled her eyes, looking at the ceiling. Caroline averted her gaze, smiling awkwardly. Emma scratched her head. Elena smirked. Morgana looked at Stefan and Damon. "What? It's nothing you guys haven't seen before." She wrapped a towel around her body, covering herself up. Stefan and Damon exchanged a nonplussed look. "And as for the, uh, 'going to school' idea... I've got nothing better to do."
Stefan cleared his throat, looking at Damon, nodding to Elena.
Damon walked closer to them. "Elena, it would make me very happy if you went to school today. And studied hard, you know, get involved in whatever activities. Be nice to Morgana, get involved in each other's lives again. And, please, for me, no matter what, don't eat anyone. Okay?"
Morgana and Elena nodded understandingly.
...
Mystic Falls High School - Hallway
Elena approached a bulletin board, pulling off a flyer advertising a memorial for Jeremy, having a picture of the him. Without any noticeable reaction, she moved on to another flyer, this one advertising the Mystic Falls Cheerleading Invitational.
Elsewhere in a hallway, Caroline was on the phone. "Hey, Tyler. It's me checking in. Things are just getting back to normal here, sort of. Rosie, Isabella, Morgan and Elena are not quite there, but we're working on it." She saw Elena across the hall crumpling up the memorial flyer. "Look, I know that you can't call me back, but I keep thinking if I just leave these messages that when you do come home, it'll be like you never left... or that's the hope. Well, I'd better go. I love you, Tyler." Evelyn stood next to her. Caroline hung up, looking at her. "Are you okay?"
Evelyn nodded unconvincingly. "Been better."
They saw Stefan, Liam and Matt standing together, walking up to them.
"Hey, Liam." Evelyn told him. "Happy-"
Liam pointed at Evelyn. "Do not finish that sentence."
Down the hall, Elena walked up to Morgana, showing her the cheerleading flyer. They both spoke indistinctly, sharing mischievous smiles. They looked toward the others as if they were up to something.
Matt looked at Liam. "Hey, speaking of, have you seen Bonnie, Elizabeth or Sally?"
"Yeah, I called them last night." Liam told them. "They're fine. They're just a little drained from, you know, everything. And Esmeralda sent someone after Elizabeth, told Elizabeth it was time for her and Klaus' miracle. So until her assassin is dead she's going to be unavailable."
"Can't really blame them." Matt told them.
"Yeah." Evelyn agreed.
Morgana and Elena walked toward them, holding up the flyer.
"I have an idea." Elena told them. She looked at Caroline. "Can you get Morgana a spot on the cheerleading squad?"
"I mean, technically, yeah." Caroline told them. She looked at Morgana. "I'm captain, but I thought you hated cheerleading."
"I did, but now I think it would be really fun to jump around and toss people up in the air." Morgana told them. "It's not like the routines are that hard."
Stefan looked at the others, smiling at Morgana and Elena. "I... think that would make Damon really happy."
Morgana and Elena smiled vacantly back, looking at Liam as if forming an idea.
Liam looked at them weirdly.
...
Klaus' Mansion - Living Room
Rosie walked in, walking past Klaus. "You called?"
"Yes." Klaus told her. "I need you to do something for me."
"First, let me tell you something." Rosie told him, turning to face him, holding up a paper for him to see. "So I came up with a list." Klaus closed the door, walking closer. "It's called 'Things You Suck At '. Number One: Finding Katherine and Elizabeth. Ever. Number Two: Covering up your secret phone conversations with that little backstabber Hayley and Elizabeth, who got thirteen of my friends and my aunt killed after I told you that they were involved in the first place." Klaus smirked. Rosie waved the paper, putting it down. "Yeah, so, where is she or Elizabeth? What do they know about Katherine?"
"They actually know more about Esmeralda than they do about Katerina, but they do know quite a bit about both." Klaus told her. "Either way, can't help you, love. Elisaveta and Hayley are off limits." He walked past Rosie to sit down on the couch. "But I do want you to do one thing for me. I had a run in with a vampire who may know where Katerina or Esmeralda are." Rosie turned to face him. "Too bad for you, I bit halfway through his bloody neck. He probably won't have much time to chit-chat." He held out a vial of his blood. "Unless, of course, you have this."
Rosie walked closer. "What's the catch? What do you want me to do?"
"See, this is the Rosie Lockwood I can work with." Klaus told her. "Instead of being overwhelmed with hate toward me, you don't care, but still have to listen to me."
"Oh, isn't that just perfect?" Rosie asked, trying to take the vial.
Klaus took it out of her reach. "Give Rebekah the Cure. Then I'll see what I can do about giving you your actual freedom."
Rosie took the vial, turning around, walking toward the door, opening it. "Oh, and Klaus, do whatever the hell you want with Hayley. Kill her. Maim her. Torture her. I don't care."
Rosie walked out of the house, leaving.
...
Police Station - Sheriff's Office
Isabella and Liz were talking.
Isabella flipped through a file.
"The entire supply of blood from the hospital, all the reserves, gone, just vanished." Liz told her.
Isabella closed the file, looking up. "I don't understand. Are you accusing us? Because if I had taken off with it, I wouldn't wait until you figured it out for yourself to tell you."
"No, I'm not accusing you, but this town is at a tipping point." Liz told her. "Any more unexplained house fires, and things are gonna boil over." Isabella barely shrugged a shoulder. "I'm sorry, I know it's not your fault. It's been a rough week." Liz walked around to the front of her desk. "Miranda Gilbert was one of my best friends in high school. To see what's happened to her family, it's just..."
Isabella set the folder down. "Look, Liz... if there's anything I can do to help, I promise I will. I'm bored and have got nothing else to do." Liz gave her a look. "I'm kidding... sort of. But I promise I will help."
"Good." Liz told her. "You need to. Whoever stole that blood put a lot of lives in danger and risks exposing all of you, my daughter included." Isabella nodded understandingly. "So, who can you think of who wants blood that bad, who would be so careless?"
Isabella pulled out her phone, making a call. "Hey, big brother, ask if you're not-so-caring ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend broke into the hospital and stole the blood from the blood bank."
Liz looked at Isabella questioningly.
Isabella gave her a small smile.
Stefan was on the other line, walking through the hall a school. "You know, Morgana and Elena aren't the only emotionless vampires in town."
"Well, Damon is tailing Rosie, so that leaves her out." Isabella told him.
(Song Ends)
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Mystic Falls High School - Outside
(Song:) Temporary - White Rabbits
For the cheerleading event, cheerleaders had been bused in from all kinds of different towns or cities, all in different colored uniforms.
Morgana stood in the midst of everyone, in the red uniform for the Lady Timberwolves, a red and black feather in her hair to match the uniform.
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Inside - Gym
Elena stood next to Morgana, in uniform, her straight hair in a ponytail. "See anyone good enough to eat?"
"I'll let you know." Morgana told her.
Caroline and Emma walked toward them, in uniform.
Caroline's curly hair was in a ponytail. Emma's wavy hair was in a side braid.
"The uniforms still fit." Emma told them. "You both look fantastic."
Morgana twirled to show off the uniform.
"We are totally gonna kick Grove Hills' ass." Caroline told them.
"Yeah." Morgana told them. "Should be fun."
(Song Ends)
Elena was listening to a girl across the room.
The girl was looking at the girl next to her."Oh, my God. Veronica, I left my makeup bag on the bus."
"Jessie, chill." Veronica told her.
"Wow." Emma told them. "Competition's bigger than last year." Elena was half listening. "I'm gonna go stretch."
Emma walked away. Caroline followed.
Elena looked at Morgana, nodding to the girls across the gym, Jessie and Veronica.
"I need a drink." Veronica told her.
"And I'm gonna go get my makeup bag." Jessie told her.
Both of them walked past Elena and Morgana.
Elena and Morgana exchanged a look.
"Damon said to be nice to each other." Morgana told her.
"And to get involved in each other's lives again." Elena agreed.
They smirked, following the girls.
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Hallway
Veronica walked into the hall, going to the drinking fountain, drinking. She stood, walking into the bathroom.
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Bathroom
Veronica walked in to look at herself in the mirror. She saw Morgana walk into the bathroom behind her through the reflection, gasping, turning to face her.
"It's Veronica, right?" Morgana asked.
"Uh, yeah." Veronica answered. She looked at the feather in Morgana's hair, smiling. "Oh, my God, I love your feather."
Morgana stepped closer, smiling vacantly. "Thank you."
Veronica seemed to notice something was wrong. "Right, um, I better go stretch."
Veronica started to walk around Morgana.
Morgana turned after her, grabbing her arm. "Actually, you might not be participating in the event. But you're not gonna be missed."
"And what makes you think you can stop me?" Veronica asked.
Morgana smiled, transforming, snarling, biting Veronica, feeding. Veronica tried to scream. Morgana covered her mouth to stop her, continuing to feed.
...
Outside
The other girl, Jessie, walked outside toward the bus, going inside.
...
Bus
Jessie reached out to the seat, grabbing her a bag. She turned around, walking forward.
Elena appeared in front of her. "I like your ribbon."
"Um, thanks." Jessie told her awkwardly.
"I want it." Elena told her.
"Yeah, but I'm using it, so go get your own." Jessie told her.
Elena didn't make a sound, transforming, biting Jessie, feeding, pulling the ribbon out of her hair.
...
Inside - Gym
(Song:) Lions of Least - Pontiak
Caroline and Emma stood together, looking around, waiting.
Emma saw Morgana and Elena, walking up to them. "Hey, where were you? We're going on any minute."
"We're here, aren't we?" Elena asked.
Caroline looked at the blue ribbon in Elena's hair. "What's with the ribbon? That's not even our colors."
Elena simply gave them a cute sly smile, twirling her ponytail, walking away.
Morgana smirked, following.
Emma watched them uneasily.
Caroline caught sight of Jessie with a scarf tied around her neck.
Jessie was pulling at the scarf uncomfortably.
Caroline and Emma exchanged a look, going after Morgana and Elena.
"Are you out of your minds?" Emma asked.
Elena and Morgana turned around to face Caroline and Emma.
"What is your problem?" Morgana asked.
"Feeding on the competition?" Emma asked.
"Hello?" Caroline asked. "Did you guys not hear what Damon told you?"
"I did, but who cares?" Morgana asked. "We'll do whatever I want."
Stefan approached them. "Everything all right?"
"Yeah, as soon as the queen and the huntress back off, everything will be fine." Elena told him calmly, walking away with the other Mystic Falls cheerleaders.
Morgana followed her.
Elena and Morgana were standing in front of the others, rehearsing the moves.
"Remember how Damon sired Elena to behave?" Caroline asked. "It didn't really work."
(Song Ends)
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Truck Stop
At the truck stop where Klaus had bit the vampire, Rosie looked around, standing between two semis.
Damon was in the parking lot, on the phone. "What do you mean, they fed? I specifically told them, no feeding. The sire bonds should make them listen."
Stefan's voice was on the other line."Right. That's what I'm saying. The sire bonds aren't working."
"That's not possible." Damon told him.
Stefan was walking through the school hall. "Think about it. Elena's sire bonds stems from their feelings for you, right? With her humanity off, she has no feelings."
"All I wanted was to break those damn sire bond." Damon told him. "You're telling me now this whole time, all she had to do was turn it off? What happens if she turns it back on?"
"I don't know, but more importantly, where are you?" Stefan asked.
"I followed an emotionless but still sired hybrid to a truck stop in the boonies." Damon answered. An engine revved. Damon looked around. "Look, just grab them and get them home. I'll be there when I can."
Damon hung up, looking around suspiciously.
Rosie rushed toward Damon, pushing him against one of the semis, transforming, letting her eyes glow gold and veins crawl underneath. "Why are you following me?"
"Looking for a lead to follow to Katherine and the Cure, and you're the closest one with a lead." Damon answered. "Looks like we've got a new emotionless vixen on our hands."
"I would call you Satan, but if I did, that would be an insult to Satan." Rosie told him, letting go, returning to normal.
"Okay, if Morgana and Elena turned their humanities off, and Elena's not sired anymore, then why are you?" Damon asked.
"Because my sire bond doesn't come from feelings." Rosie answered, turning around, walking away. "It comes from transforming into a werewolf every full moon."
"I think we could help each other out here." Damon told her.
Rosie turned to face him. "And why would I want help from you?"
"Think about it, Rosie." Damon told her. "Once you turn your humanity back on, and you will, eventually, you'll go right back to the angry, sad girl who can't break her sire bond. Unless, of course, you have me to find that Cure, give it to Morgana and make her and Klaus both human. That way, he can't tell you what to do anymore. You won't be sired to him. So, what do you say?" Rosie looked tempted. Damon smirked knowingly. "Who are you following?"
"A vampire Esmeralda sent to kill Elizabeth." Rosie answered. "He might know a lead to where Esmeralda or Katherine are. Klaus bit halfway through his neck."
"Then what are you doing, wasting time?" Damon asked.
Rosie held up the vial of Klaus' blood. "Because I was smart enough to bring a pinch of Klaus' blood." Damon tried to reach for the vial. Rosie pulled it out of his reach. "How else would you interrogate a vampire who's practically dead from a wolf bite? You want to help? Fine. Follow me. I might know where to look."
...
Klaus' Mansion - Dining Room
Elizabeth and Klaus were sitting at a table across from each other.
Elizabeth pulled her foot up onto her chair, taking a sip of wine.
"So, you're rested, you're fed." Klaus told her tranquilly. "Tell me about Esmeralda."
"Most men get their power kick from torture and intimidation." Elizabeth told him. "With you, it's drinks and fine dining."
Klaus smiled. "Well, in your case, I favor hospitality over unpleasantness, but I have been known to change my mind on a whim. Where is Esmeralda?"
"You seriously think I know?" Elizabeth asked.
"You and your friend Hayley worked for her while she was in this very town." Klaus told her. "She sent you both on a lead to find Katerina Petrova. In return, she sent a lackey to snuff you out. Tell me, what did Esmeralda promise you?"
Elizabeth looked at him, hesitating for a moment, setting down her glass, readjusting in her seat, leaning forward. "Hayley was in New Orleans trying to find information about our real parents. Esmeralda found Hayley and told her she could help."
Klaus raised his eyebrows. "An orphan? Well, that does explain why you're such fast friends. Abandonment issues will do it every time."
"You would know." Elizabeth replied.
Klaus smiled, leaning forward. "I'm the only one that can protect you. I'm happy to do so, provided you cooperate."
Elizabeth didn't respond.
...
Mystic Falls High School - Hallway
Morgana was standing at her locker, stretching.
Stefan walked toward her. "We need to talk."
"So talk." Morgana told him. "You can help me stretch."
Morgana swung up her leg on his shoulder, stretching, showing her black underwear.
Stefan smiled resignedly. "Okay. Did Elena feed on that cheerleader?"
"Maybe." Morgana answered, arching her arm over her head.
"I see." Stefan told her. "You didn't feed on anybody, did you?" Morgana looked at him, hiding a small smile. "Did you kill them?"
"You might want to check the boiler room." Morgana told him, arching her other arm over her head.
"You wouldn't happen to know anything about the hospitals missing blood supply, would you?" Stefan asked.
Morgana brought her leg back down. "Trust me. I'm sick of blood bags. I'd prefer something a little warmer." She turned around, bracing herself against the lockers, stretching her calves. "Did you ask Rosie?"
"Rosie not in town to do so." Stefan told her.
Morgana turned to face him. "So you thought it had to have been Elena or me. Aw. That's sweet."
Woman: (on PA)"Up next: Mystic Falls' very own, Lady Timberwolves."
Morgana walked away from Stefan, toward the door. Elena was walking ahead of her.
Emma stood in front of the doorway. "No way. You two are not cheering."
"Let's see you try and stop us." Elena told her. "See, Emma, you need to be taught that a girl as weak as you doesn't last in a world as dangerous as this."
Emma didn't answer.
Morgana and Elena walked past her, into the gym.
Emma reluctantly followed.
Woman: (on PA)"Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for your very own Lady Timberwolves."
...
Gym
Isabella walked into the gym, standing next to Stefan. "You think this is gonna be boring?"
"Nope." Stefan answered.
The girls got into formation. Caroline and Emma were front and center. Elena and Morgana stood behind them. Each of the four girls were evenly spaced out.
Caroline raised her arm in the air. "Ready!"
Everyone put their heads down.
Three girls tossed another into the air, her arm and leg raised.
"L-O-L. O-M-G You're looking at Mystic Falls Varsity!" A girl flipped through the aisle made by Morgana, Elena, Caroline and Emma. "B-E-A-T. Beat those Cats."
Caroline, Elena and Morgana threw Emma into the air.
Emma twirled in the air, falling toward them.
Morgana and Elena, standing on either side of Caroline, both took a step back, both holding an arm in front of Caroline to stop her from catching Emma.
Emma fell to the floor. She groaned in pain, holding her head, looking up at Morgana and Elena.
Caroline pushed Morgana and Elena's arms out of the way, kneeling next to Emma instantly.
The whole room fell quiet.
The other girls gathered around them.
Caroline started to help Emma up, looking at Morgana and Elena angrily. Emma gripped both her arms to stop her from doing anything.
Elena smirked.
Morgana looked from Caroline and Emma to Isabella and Stefan across the room, daring them to react, turning around, walking away.
Elena turned to follow her.
Caroline pulled Emma closer to her, wrapping her arms around her.
...
Outside
Elena and Morgana wore matching jackets with the uniforms. Elena was texting constantly. They walked toward the parking lot.
Stefan appeared in front of them. "Nice move. What do you do for an encore?"
They continued walking. Stefan followed.
"I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve another condescending lecture." Morgana told him.
"No." Stefan told her. "I was impressed. Getting yourself back on the cheerleading squad. Plenty of vervain-free victims bused in for the competition. You played us all very well."
They walked up to Stefan's car, coming to a stop.
"It wasn't that hard." Elena told him. "You want us to be okay so badly that you hear whatever we want to."
"Right." Stefan told them. "Well, you know, the problem with the gymnasium is too many witnesses. You gotta go somewhere a little more private for some real fun."
"Oh, yeah?" Morgana asked, playing along. "Where?"
"Oh, I know this little dive bar off the beaten path." Stefan told them. "Come on."
Morgana smiled knowingly. "You're bluffing."
"You're forgetting that I had my switch flipped in this town, too." Stefan told her. "I know where to take someone to have a good time. Remember the bar Damon took us and Elizabeth to?"
Morgana became less suspicious.
Stefan opened the car door.
Elena started to walk forward.
Isabella rushed up behind Morgana and Elena, gripping both of their chins, twisting, breaking their necks, letting their bodies fall into Stefan's arms. "But maybe a broken neck to get things going. Maybe two."
Stefan held Morgana and Elena's temporarily dead bodies, looking at Isabella with slight disapproval. "Isabella..."
Isabella smiled.
...
Grove Hill Hospital - Hallway
Rosie led Damon down the hallway toward a blood bank.
"Why exactly would you think a sick vampire would check into a hospital?" Damon asked.
Rosie pointed toward the ceiling. "See that little bright thing in the sky? It's called the sun. He needs to avoid that. Plus, the hospital's open 24/7. Not to mention he's hungry and delusional."
Damon slowed to a stop, pushing open a door, walking into another room.
Rosie followed him into the dark storage room.
...
Storage Room
Damon opened a cooler, finding it empty. Confused, he closed it, going to the next one, opening it, finding it open. The shelves were labeled with blood types, all of them empty.
Damon looked at Rosie. "Impressive. You're like Nancy Drew with anger issues." He continued checking the coolers, all of them empty, groaning in frustration. "Kaylin said the Mystic Falls Hospital had its entire blood bank raided, too."
Rosie shook her head. "The guy's dying of a werewolf bite. He wouldn't have time to steal from both hospitals. This is someone else. Just... Who?"
"That's another problem." Damon told her. "But on the plus side, if our guy did by chance come here, he's got nothing, which means he's nearby and he's hungry."
Damon walked toward the door.
Rosie stepped in his way. "This better not be a wild goose chase."
"I want to find Katherine as much as you do." Damon told her.
Rosie raised her eyebrows. "Really? Why? I heard your little chat with Stefan. I know Elena's broken the sire bond. So why would you wanna find the Cure? You'd just cure Elena back to loving your brother. I think you're best off leaving it for me, so I can give it to Rebekah, and then get my freedom."
"But if I give it to Morgana, then it cures Klaus with her, and you'll be free all the same." Damon told her.
"Right, except that's not how the sire bond works." Rosie told him. "Klaus said get the Cure and give it to Rebekah. Rebekah said she'd compel me to turn until I was no longer sired. That's the deal I'm taking."
Rosie turned around, walking out of the room.
Damon was thinking about what she had said.
...
Klaus' Mansion - Painting Room
Elizabeth walked into the room with a drink in her hand.
Klaus followed behind her, stopping in the doorway.
Elizabeth approached an area where Klaus' paintings laid on tables or stood propped up on the floor, pointing at one. "Hate that." She flipped through larger ones standing upright. "Too much. I don't get that." Klaus walked further into the room, looking like he was about to say something, but instead smiled and said nothing. Elizabeth started picking up smaller paintings, giving her opinions. "Hmm... I don't care." She tossed it away. "Hmm. This one." She picked up a painting of a dark figure silhouetted by a fading sky, standing near a bare tree. She smiled, looking over her shoulder to look at Klaus. "It doesn't make me wanna puke." Klaus smiled, looking down. Elizabeth put it back down. "Why'd you paint it?"
"Painting is a metaphor for control." Klaus told her. "Every choice is mine. The canvas, the color." He walked closer to her slowly. "As a child, I had neither a sense of the world nor my place in it, but art taught me that one's vision can be achieved with sheer force of will. The same is true of life, provided one refuses to let anything stand in one's way."
Elizabeth scoffed, smiling. She turned to face Klaus, looking up at him with hooded eyes, leaning in to speak near his ear as she passed him. "So this is your thing. Show a girl a few mediocre paintings, whine about your childhood, and I swoon and spill all my dirty secrets?"
"I felt I had many charms, but, uh, regardless, I'm enjoying myself." Klaus told her.
"And you do whatever you enjoy..." Elizabeth trailed off suggestively, changing her tone coldly. "Up to and including hunting my friends Scott and Tyler for the next century."
"Oh, surely not the next century." Klaus told her. "Only until I kill them."
Klaus walked over to a table to pour himself a drink.
Elizabeth chuckled. "You talk a good game but the truth is you let them go. My guess is, you know if you kill them, I'll hate you forever."
Klaus turned to face her. "If I simply killed Tyler and Scott, my revenge would be over in a moment. Sentencing Scott to a lifetime of paranoia and fear, using Tyler's cousin Rosie as a gain to what I want and what I need for the rest of eternity? That's their true punishments. But come now." He walked toward Elizabeth. "You never really thought there was a future for Hayley and Tyler, did you?"
"I don't know." Elizabeth told him. "He might've left Caroline for her if she used the Cure to kill you."
Klaus chuckled. "You know, if Scott and Tyler have even half your resolve, they may actually make it through the year."
Elizabeth sipped her drink, shaking her head. "It doesn't take resolve. It takes allies, a network of people willing to do anything for you, including chase down loose ends to their death. That's how Katherine and I escaped you all this time."
Klaus walked closer to her. "Perhaps you know the names of Katerina's special little helpers."
"Maybe I know one or two." Elizabeth told him. "Maybe I'll even tell you. I could even tell you a little more about Esmeralda. Though, she does have a way of making people forget things that can be used against her."
Elizabeth drank the rest of her drink.
Klaus smiled.
...
Salvatore Boarding House - Damon's Room
Elena was sitting on the window seat, changed into normal clothing, texting.
Morgana was lying on Damon's bed, gasping awake, sitting up. She looked at Stefan. "What'd you do to us?"
"Brought you home before you can cause any more trouble." Stefan answered.
"So you're grounding us..." Morgana trailed off. "Because we dropped Emma on her head so that she learned a lesson. Buttercup needed to figure out that Mystic Falls isn't the town for sugar, spice and everything nice."
"No, because you both fed on someone..." Stefan trailed off. "And you killed someone. In public."
Morgana stood up. "So? We were hungry."
Morgana lowered her skirt to the floor, starting to untie her shirt.
"You're really gonna keep stripping in front of me?" Stefan asked, amused. "That's real mature."
Morgana pulled her top over her head. "I'm done cheering, so I'm gonna change."
"Sure." Stefan told her. "When in doubt, manipulate people with sex." Morgana pulled on her red tank top. "You know, that's the same trick Katherine used to pull."
Morgana pulled on her pair of black leggings. "Don't compare me to Katherine. She's been running so long, she's afraid of her own shadow. I am not afraid of anything." She looked at her reflection in the full-length mirror. "I've shut it all off. All of it, including my feelings for you." Elena's phone beeped. She was still texting, too busy to even look at them. "And don't get me wrong. I mean, I see you standing there, and you look good. I remember our sex, and it was good sex. I just don't feel anything about it anymore." Stefan nodded. Elena's phone beeped. Morgana looked at Stefan. "But you clearly do. Why do you care about what we do and who we kill?"
"Because it's my fault you're both like this." Stefan answered. "I brought this into your lives." Elena stood, still texting, slowly walking away from the window seat. "Look, I've killed hundreds of people, and I have to live with that, but I'm not gonna live with the people that either of you kill or what that will do to both of you." Elena laughed silently, still texting. Annoyed, Stefan walked over to her, grabbing her phone. "Who are you texting?"
Elena looked up. "Look at you. Your whole world revolves around us. Maybe you're the one who needs to turn it all off."
Stefan looked down.
They heard a door creak open from downstairs, voices getting louder.
"What is that?" Stefan asked.
Elena merely looked at him.
Stefan walked downstairs.
Morgana looked at Elena.
Morgana and Elena smiled.
...
Downstairs - Hallway
(Song:) I Love It - Icona Pop (feat. Charli XCX)
Stefan walked downstairs.
Evelyn and Isabella walked into the hall to see teenagers filing inside.
Morgana was walking downstairs, adjusting her hair.
Evelyn and Isabella looked around as more high school students all piled their way into the house.
Elena walked down behind Morgana.
Stefan turned to face them, looking at Elena. "So that's what all the texting was about?"
"You invited all these people over here." Isabella realized.
"You were trying to keep us from joining the party, so..." Elena trailed off, smiling. "I brought the party here."
Evelyn looked around. "Great. That's great."
Stefan looked at Morgana.
Morgana smiled impishly, shrugging slightly.
(Song Ends)
...
(Song:) Miracle Mile - Cold War Kids
The party was still raging on.
Isabella, Evelyn and Stefan were standing together.
Caroline walked closer to them. "I came as soon as I heard. This is insane."
"Yeah." Stefan agreed.
"It won't last." Isabella told them. "They'll either drink all the booze and get bored, or, uh, Damon'll come home and kill everyone."
"We can't compel them to leave." Stefan told them. "The locals are all on vervain from the town water supply."
"Yep." Evelyn agreed.
"So what do we do?" Caroline asked.
"I don't know." Isabella told them sarcastically. "Enjoy the party, keep Morgana and Elena from butchering Grove Hills' cheerleading squad. Where are they, by the way?"
Stefan pointed ahead of them, smiling. "Where do you think?"
The girls followed his gaze to see Morgana and Elena dancing on a table together, bottles in hands, laughing.
"I almost forgot what that looked like." Evelyn told them.
"What?" Stefan asked. "Morgana and Elena smiling?"
Evelyn gave him a look. "No. Fun." She gestured to Elena and Morgana. "I mean, look at them. Yes, this is all very bad, but don't they make you just want to let go?"
"Well, unfortunately, I have this little problem." Stefan told them. "When, I, uh, party too hard, I end up killing people."
"Remember that promise Emma made you, Elizabeth, me and Damon to be there and help pull you each back from the edge every time you go too far?" Everyone asked. "She meant it and I'm keeping it."
"You know, you're the one that usually never lets herself have fun." Isabella told her.
"Emma also just survived the sickness that took her mom, and is recovering." Evelyn told her. "Let's just say it's given me a new lease on life. So, unless you guys want to stand there like some sticks, take your own advice and have fun. We deserve a little bit of fun."
Evelyn took a drink of her bourbon bottle, walking away.
Isabella smiled. "What she said."
Isabella walked away.
Stefan looked at Caroline. "How's Emma?"
"Got a concussion from the fall and is in the hospital as of right now because she refuses to take vampire blood." Caroline answered. She looked toward Evelyn and Isabella as they started to dance, smiling and laughing. "You know, they're right. If Isabella Salvatore, out of all the people in the world, can have fun at a party, why can't we?"
Stefan smiled. "So, what am I supposed to do, just grab some girl, throw her over my shoulder, take her out onto the dance floor?" Caroline smiled. Stefan nodded for a moment. "Okay."
Stefan leaned down, hauling Caroline up and over his shoulder.
Caroline laughed. "I didn't mean me!"
Stefan continued walking into the crowd of partiers with Caroline over his shoulder.
(Song Ends)
...
Grove Hills Hospital - Parking Lot
Rosie was feeding on a hospital employee.
Damon watched. "Well, nobody could ever mistake you for subtle."
"You have to take pride in your work, especially when you're hungry and on a mission." Rosie replied. She looked at the woman, compelling her. "It's okay. Come here, come here. Now. I want you to walk very slowly to your car. Off you go."
The woman walked toward her car.
"You know, I just don't see how this increases our odds any." Damon admitted.
"Okay, I've bitten a vampire and watched them go through the stages." Rosie told him. "First you get really sick. Then you get really hungry. Since the sun's gone down, I'm imagining he's gonna be looking for his last supper. I just laid out a 3-course, 115-pound meal for him."
The woman stumbled toward her car.
The dying vampire appeared several yards away from behind a tree.
Damon rushed over to the vampire, pushing him against the tree. He raised an arm toward him, slowing to a stop, looking at his face, realizing who he was.
"Damon?" The vampire asked.
"Will?" Damon asked.
Will breathed heavily. "Hey, buddy." He pulled his collar away from his neck, showing him that the wolf bite really severe. "I think there's something wrong with me. I need help."
"Yeah, it's okay." Damon told him sympathetically. "I know what to do."
Damon plunged his fist into Will's chest.
Rosie rushed toward him, but she was too late.
Damon pulled Will's heart out of his chest, killing him, making him fall to the ground.
"What the hell are you doing?" Rosie asked.
"He was too far gone." Damon told her. "I put him out of his misery."
Damon walked away.
Rosie looked toward Damon, watching him go.
...
Klaus' Mansion - Dining Room
Klaus was hanging up his cell phone.
Elizabeth stood with a drink watching the fireplace.
"My hybrid informs me that your vampire assailant is dead, so you're safe and free to go." Klaus told her. "Or stay."
Elizabeth hesitated for a moment. "I could be persuaded to stay. I could be gone a couple more hours. And maybe I could drum up a few more of Esmeralda's secrets, and you could do something for me."
"Oh, I'm sorry, love, but you'll never convince me to let Scott and Tyler go free." Klaus told her.
"Well, then, I guess Hayley will never get her chance with Tyler any more than you'll get a shot with me." Elizabeth told him.
Klaus looked torn, turning around, walking away. "Why do you care so much for them? Tyler, I understand. But Scott?"
"Scott's a friend." Elizabeth told him. "He saved Hayley's ass repeatedly, when she met him and Derek in Florida."
"And, yet, you betrayed them, just as you betrayed Rosie and Tyler." Klaus told her.
Elizabeth hesitated. "Do you wanna know why I like that painting?"
Klaus turned to face her. "Well, perhaps it was because it allowed you to see into my deep, wounded soul."
Elizabeth walked toward him. "I saw how twisted it really is." She bit her lip. "And maybe I can relate."
(Song:) Control - Garbage
Klaus walked closer. "So what's it gonna be? Going? Or staying?"
"If I remember you always like to be in control." Elizabeth told him. "You tell me."
Klaus placed his hand against Elizabeth's cheek. He grabbed her arms. Elizabeth smiled. They kissed hungrily. Elizabeth pulled Klaus' shirt over his head. Klaus rushed her up onto the table. Elizabeth pulled her own shirt over her head. Klaus pushed her down flat onto the table, mounting her, kissing her neck. Elizabeth gasped, her eyes closed in pleasure.
...
Salvatore Boarding House - Living Room
(Song:) Professional Griefers - Deadmau5 (feat. Gerard Way)
Liam walked in through the open front of door.
Morgana and Elena, still dancing on the table, saw him.
"Hey, listen up!" Morgana called. Everyone looked toward her. "The guest of honor is here. Fashionably late to his 18th surprise birthday party." Everyone looked toward Liam. Liam looked around. Morgana raised her glass. "Liam Forbes has been through hell and is still kicking ass."
"So, Happy Birthday, Liam." Elena called.
"Happy Birthday, Liam." The crowd repeated, including Evelyn, Isabella, Stefan and Caroline.
Liam nodded sarcastically.
"Let's party!" Elena told them.
Everyone went back to partying.
Evelyn walked up to Liam.
"Did that seem a little fake to you guys?" Liam asked.
"More than a little." Evelyn answered. "I think it's just a distraction"
"For what?" Liam asked.
"I don't know." Evelyn told him. "Yet."
Morgana put the bottle to her lips, tilting her head up, spinning around.
Elena was pouring alcohol into someone's mouth. She looked toward Morgana.
They exchanged a knowing look.
In the distance, Morgana saw Caroline and Stefan dancing together, jumping off the table, walking toward them. "Look who finally joined the party."
"Yeah." Stefan agreed. "Why? Are you jealous or something?"
"No." Morgana answered. "That would imply emotions, and we've already established those are useless."
"Come on, Morgana." Caroline told her. "Just dance with us."
"No." Morgana told them. "You guys look good together." She smiled. "By all means, Care, just take him out for a spin. He could use it."
Morgana walked away.
Caroline and Stefan exchanged an awkward look.
Morgana looked toward the door.
Liz walked in. "Morgana." The other two girls walked away. "What's going on here?"
"Just some underage drinking and drug use." Morgana answered.
"Where's Stefan?" Liz asked.
"He's actually busy flirting with your daughter trying to make me jealous." Morgana answered.
"I'm shutting this down right now." Liz told her, starting to walk past Morgana.
Morgana turned after Liz, grabbing her arm to stop her. "Liz, please. Why don't you just stay and have a drink?"
(Song Ends)
"Morgana, take your hand off me." Liz told her.
Morgana let her eyes turn red briefly, returning to normal. "Either you have a drink, or I will."
Liz started to reach for her gun.
Morgana rushed toward Liz, pushing her into a wall.
Stefan and Isabella rushed closer, pushing Morgana off of Liz, trying to keep her back.
Caroline saw everything, rushing toward Liz. "Mom!"
"I'm fine." Liz told her.
Caroline growled, turning to try to attack Morgana.
Liz held her back. "Caroline, calm down."
Morgana looked toward Elena.
Elena was watching from the crowd, smirking.
Caroline struggled against Liz. "Calm down? I'm gonna wring her freaking neck."
Morgana and Elena rushed out of the house, leaving a cup spinning on the porch outside.
Stefan, Isabella and Evelyn exchanged a look.
...
Woods
Caroline, Stefan, Isabella and Evelyn were walking through the woods, looking for Morgana and Elena.
"Elena!" Caroline called. "Morgana!"
"Where the hell are they?" Isabella asked.
"Right where they want to be." Stefan told them. "This is completely calculated. They drew all those people to the house, using Liam's birthday as a cover story. Morgana and Elena got away."
"I can't believe they're doing this." Caroline told them. "I mean, they hurt my mom and Elena's sister, Stefan."
"All right, listen." Evelyn told them. "You guys search the woods. I'll check the road. If you see them, don't hesitate. Just snap their necks, got it?"
Caroline nodded. "Yeah."
"Okay." Stefan told her.
"I already did that once today." Isabella told them. "Doing it a second time should be easy enough."
Evelyn nodded in understanding, walking away toward the road.
Stefan, Caroline and Isabella walked away into separate directions of the woods.
...
Woods
Caroline was looking for them, looking through the woods. "Morgana! Elena! Don't make me fight you! I'm stronger than you, and I don't want to hurt you."
Morgana rushed into the clearing, throwing Caroline against a tree, throwing her to the ground, holding her down by her throat. "Who's gonna get hurt?"
Caroline threw Morgana off, standing. Morgana rolled over the ground, standing, turning to face her.
Elena walked into the clearing from behind Caroline. "Not bad. Not technically good, but then again, Alaric didn't train you. You were probably too busy butting into people's business."
Elena spun to kick Caroline. Caroline ducked, trying to grab her. Elena grabbed her throat. Caroline tried to loosen her grip. Elena headbutted her.
Caroline backed away, putting a hand to her head. "Oh, just stop it!" She looked from Morgana to Elena on either side of her. Morgana and Elena circled her. "This isn't you and you know it! You hurt your sister. How far are you guys gonna take this?"
"Are you trying to make us feel bad for hurting Emma?" Elena asked. "Or are you trying to make us feel bad for hurting you? Don't you get it? We don't care."
"I mean, maybe you should try to turn it all off." Morgana told her. "Who knows? You might stop whining about how Tyler left you."
"Shut up." Caroline told her angrily.
"Make me." Morgana told her. Caroline punched Morgana, trying to punch her again. Morgana caught her wrist. "You fight like a girl." Morgana broke Caroline's arm, breaking a branch off a tree, stabbing her in the stomach, making her fall. Elena stood behind Caroline, holding her still. Morgana took the branch out, holding it up for Elena to see. "Would you like to do the honors?"
Elena smiled. "Please."
Morgana tossed her the branch. Elena caught it, about to stake Caroline in the heart through the back.
Isabella rushed toward Elena, grabbing her arm with the branch, turning her away from her, pushing her face-first into a tree, sighing exaggeratedly. "Oh, my God, you have no idea how long I've wanted to do that."
Stefan restrained Morgana. Morgana struggled with him.
Elena struggled against Isabella. "Let go of me!"
"With pleasure." Isabella told her, pushing her into Damon's arms.
Damon restrained Elena. "I admit, under any other circumstances, this would be a major turn-on."
"Get them out of here." Isabella told them. "Go."
Stefan rushed away with Morgana.
Damon rushed away with Elena.
Caroline tried to catch her breath, looking at Isabella.
Isabella smiled smugly, sympathetically.
...
Salvatore Boarding House - Library
(Song:) Anymore of This - Mindy Smith & Matthew Perryman Jones
Caroline was sitting on a sofa by the fire, on the phone. "Hey, Tyler. It's me. You'll never believe the crazy day I've had. Look, I know that you said you wouldn't, but I really wish that you would answer. It'd be great to talk to you."
Her phone started vibrating. She pulled it away from her ear to look at a text message from Matt.
Meet me at Tyler and Rosie's house.
Caroline looked a little disappointed.
Emma walked in. "You all right?"
"You mean besides the fact that my best friends tried to kill me?" Caroline asked sarcastically.
Emma sat on the couch across from her. "Look, it's not them. You have to remember that. With their emotions off, they're the worst versions of themselves."
"So how do we get them back?" Caroline asked. "Or what if we can't? Why would they choose to turn their emotions back on? Morgana and Elena are orphans. They just lost their brothers. They hated each other when they had their emotions on. Their lives suck, Emma. So why would they come back to us?"
Emma sighed, looking up. "Look, if I had had the choice, I would've turned it off like Emma and Morgana. But, then I'd miss out on all of the things that were actually worth remembering or feeling. Morgana and Elena would never give up on any of us. We can't give up on them."
"That's exactly what you said when we thought Elizabeth was gone forever." Caroline told her.
Emma nodded. "And I was right, wasn't I? If we can bring the emotionless, party-loving, torture-frenzying Elizabeth Pierce and Ripper Stefan Salvatore back from the depths of no-humanity, I think we can bring Morgana and Elena back."
Caroline smiled a small smile.
...
Damon's Room
Damon was rifling through a wooden chest filled with papers and photographs.
Elena was sitting on his bed behind him. "How much longer am I supposed to sit here?"
"Well, I'm not big on goal-setting, but let's just imagine a time when you don't wanna kill your best friend." Damon told her.
"Are you judging me?" Elena asked, standing up. "How many times have you tried to kill Stefan, Isabella or Isabella?" Damon looked at her over his shoulder, but didn't answer, turning back to the chest. Elena walked toward him. "What is that?"
Damon was looking at a photograph of him and Will. "One of life's many mysteries. Elena, look-"
"Don't." Elena told him, turning, walking back to the bed. "Every time someone starts with 'Elena,' I get some stupid lecture. Everyone just needs to stop telling me that I need to feel. I do feel, Damon. I feel amazing."
"You don't want to be like this." Damon told her.
"Then how should I be?" Elena asked. "Should I go back to being the scared little girl who couldn't admit what she wants? Is that how you'd prefer me to go back to being, or... Look. For the longest time, you wanted to be with me, but you were scared that I'd find out how awful you are. But it doesn't matter anymore because I don't care." She held his neck. "Be honest. You like me better like this."
Damon looked at Elena with an inscrutable emotion but didn't say anything.
...
Stefan's Room
Stefan sat next to Morgana on his bed. "Why'd you do it?"
"Why not?" Morgana replied, looking away. "She was annoying and got in the way."
"She's one of your best friends." Stefan told her.
Morgana looked at him. "How many times do I have to say this? I don't care."
"Look, Morgana, I know what you're going through." Stefan told her. "I was having the time of my life when I first turned, too. I didn't start ripping people's head off until 1912. The next thing I know, I was killing an entire village."
"I was an early bloomer." Morgana told him. "But since I've shut it off, I haven't taken off anyone's heads. I can stop myself."
"For now." Stefan told her. "It gets worse, trust me."
"Am I supposed to be worried about turning into you?" Morgana asked.
"Yeah, you are." Stefan answered. "Because I know how deep down you can fall, and I know how difficult it is to climb back out. Come on. You're better than this."
"I don't know." Morgana told him. "I've been like this or close to this twice. I've felt better than I had my whole life. Maybe this is the better version of me."
...
Lockwood Mansion - Foyer
Caroline walked up to the open doorway of the house but stopped. She was unable to enter. "Matt?"
Matt entered from down the hall. "Caroline."
(Song Ends)
"Matt, why can't I get inside?" Caroline asked.
Matt glanced down at a piece of paper in his hands. He looked at Caroline. "Come in."
Caroline crossed the threshold slowly, confused. "Matt, what's going on?"
"Tyler sent me this package in the mail." Matt told her, holding the paper toward her. "This is for you."
Caroline took it and read the letter.
Tyler: (voice over) "Dear Care, I miss you more than I can put into words, but I know as long as Klaus is alive, I can't come home. He won't stop trying to kill me, and you won't stop trying to protect me. Which means the only way to make sure you're safe is for me to go and never come back. I left Matt and Sally the deed to the house. It will protect you in ways I can't anymore. Only when and if Rosie wants to come home, invite her in. If she never does... I guess she just wants to be let go. But I will never let you go. I will always love you."
Caroline flipped the letter over, but there was nothing written on the back. "He's not coming back."
Caroline started to cry.
Matt wrapped his arms around her.
...
Klaus' Mansion - Klaus' Room
Elizabeth was sitting on the edge of a bed, fastening her bra.
Klaus sat up behind her. "Running away, Elisaveta?"
Elizabeth smiled a small smile, but didn't say anything.
Klaus reached out, pulling her shoulder back a little, having spotted a strange mark on Elizabeth's back. It looked like a crescent moon.
"What?" Elizabeth asked.
"That mark." Klaus told her. "I've seen it before."
"Yeah." Elizabeth told him. "It's a birthmark. People have those. I gave it to myself when I made a blood link with Hayley when we were running from the vampire you bit so she wouldn't feel alone."
"In my considerable lifetime, I've only seen that mark on a handful of others, all from the same bloodline." Klaus told her. "A werewolf clan that once thrived throughout much of what we now call Louisiana."
Elizabeth stood, turning to face him. "Don't lie to me. Not about this."
"I wouldn't dare." Klaus told her. "Matters of family are sacred."
Elizabeth hesitated for a moment. "Tell me."
...
Salvatore Boarding House - Isabella's Room
Isabella was sitting at her desk, having a drink of blood. Her phone rang. She looked at the Caller ID, answering. "Sheriff Forbes. Everything okay?"
Liz's voice was on the other line. "No. We have a bigger problem."
...
Library
Emma walked in to find Stefan and Isabella talking. "Guys, their gone."
Isabella looked at her worriedly. "What?"
"Morgana and Elena were with Damon." Stefan told them.
Isabella looked at Stefan. "You, call Damon, put it on speaker."
Stefan pulled out his phone, calling Damon, putting it on speaker.
Damon answered. "Hey."
"Where the hell are you?" Stefan asked.
Damon was in his car. "Out for a drive. I needed some space. It's not me, it's you."
"Well, we got a little problem." Isabella told them. "You said blood was stolen from Grove Hills Hospital? The Sheriff said there's been reports of six other blood bank thefts all within 30 miles of Mystic Falls. Somebody's stockpiling blood. It wasn't Morgana, Elena, Evelyn, Rosie, and it's not us."
"Okay, so..." Emma trailed off.
"I think Silas followed us back from that island." Stefan told them. "He hasn't fed in 2,000 years, so he would need to gorge on blood. It explains the thefts."
"You know, I'm really not in the mood to Scooby-Doo our way through the case of the stolen blood supply, so why don't you hold the fort down until I get back?" Damon asked. "And I'll be in touch."
Damon hung up.
...
On the Road - Damon's Car
Damon was driving.
Elena was in the passenger seat.
Morgana was in the backseat.
"They're gonna hate you for letting taking us." Morgana told him.
"Yeah, well, emotions are overrated." Damon told them.
"So, where are we going?" Morgana asked.
(Song:) White on White - Fidlar
Damon pulled the picture of him and Will down from the visor. "A place every vampire should go at least once in their life. New York. The city that never sleeps."
Elena smiled in surprise, looking forward, excited.
Morgana smirked.
They kept driving down the road.
(Song Ends)
