By the way, in this part, there is a phone conversation and I use * which indicates the beginning and end of the call, just so you know so it's not confusing.
Elena treks through the dark, cold forest in the harsh rain. Thunder booms from above and the lightning flashes.
Where am I?
Elena wonders, panicking and trying to find cover. She shivers, freezing cold in just her pajamas which happen to be a short sleeved shirt and some shorts.
She finds herself ducking inside a cave, deciding to stay put until the storm is over. If she even survives that long.
Elena sobs, sinking to her knees, knowing there is a high chance she might not survive the night.
However, she notices the cave is deeper than she initially thought and she decides to move in further until she spots an opening with a light shining through.
Elena moves some thick branches out of the way to find herself still in the dark forest at night, but this time there is no rain.
"Elena." A soft voice whispers and Elena spins around, but nobody is there.
"Who's out there?" Elena calls, but she hears nothing.
"I'm over here." The voice whispers again, and it echoes.
Elena turns to look in the cave, but it's gone. She turns around and sees a figure which looks like a young woman standing in the shadows.
"Who are you?" Elena calls out to the figure but the figure steps back until it's out of sight.
Elena edges forward a few steps then she stops, feeling like someone is standing behind her.
She turns around and standing there is a woman who seems to be from the middle ages.
She has curly, dark brown hair that falls down to her waist and a long purple dress. On the top of that dress, she's wearing a black satin cloak with the hood shadowing her face.
"Who are you?" Elena asks and the woman lifts her hands up slowly and pulls down the hood.
She looks exactly the same as Elena.
Elena takes one look and is full of fear, but for some reason, she's frozen, staring at this woman.
The woman smirks and pulls the hood back over her head, covering her face, then she turns around and disappears in the dark of the night.
Then Elena wakes up to the sound of her alarm.
"I'm telling you, Bonnie. It was the weirdest dream I've ever had." Elena says to Bonnie while they eat their lunch.
"Well, what happened?" Bonnie questions, biting into her sandwich.
"I was in a forest, it was raining, I found a cave which lead to another forest and there was this woman. She looked just like me but really old fashioned."
"That is weird. Did she say anything?" Bonnie asks.
"No, but it felt so real. Like I was actually there and freezing to death in the rain. I can't explain it but I feel like it meant something." Elena nibbles on her food.
"I'll talk to Grams about it later, she knows a lot about this stuff. Anyway, we have to get to class in a minute so try not to think about it." Bonnie says with a reassuring smile.
"You're right. It's probably nothing." Elena says and smiles back although she still has a strange feeling about it
By the time Elena has finished the school day, she's exhausted and just wants to get home and go to sleep. However all she's been able to think about all day was that dream and the woman in the forest, so she decides to go to Stefan to see if he might know something about it. He's been alive for a long time, so he must know a lot.
Damon pours himself another bourbon and gulps it down, then he goes to pour himself another one but the front door swings open. He turns around but nobody is there.
"Stefan?" He calls and looks around.
"Damn, Damon, have you been working out?" He hears a feminine voice behind him and he spins around.
"Elena? You look different." Damon eyes her up and down from her dark brown curls to her high heeled boots.
"Nope, not Elena. Try again." She says with a smirk and one hand on her hip. Damon stares in confusion then the girl's playful expression drops.
"It's Katherine, dumbass."
Damon takes a long pause.
"So Stefan finally told you about her. Great." Damon says sarcastically.
Katherine rolls her eyes and flashes her fangs, pinning Damon against the wall and keeping him there with ease.
Damon struggles but he can't move.
"It's really you?" He breathes.
"Yeah." Katherine replies, retracting her fangs.
"How are you alive? How did you escape the tomb?" Damon asks and rakes his fingers through her hair.
"That doesn't matter, I'm here, alive. I'm back... to kill you." Suddenly Katherine plunges her fist into Damon's chest and grips his heart firmly.
She's about to tear it out when suddenly a pair of strong hands grab her and throw her across the room.
"Damon, are you all right?" Stefan asks and he turns to fight Katherine but she's already gone.
"It's Katherine, she's back!" Damon pants and Elena runs in.
"Oh my God!" She gasps at the hole in Damon's chest.
"It's ok, he's healing." Says Stefan and Elena stares in horror.
"Who did this?" She asks and rushes to Damon.
"An old vampire named Katherine Pierce." Replies Stefan.
"Dammit!" Katherine shouts, storming into her apartment. She grabs a wooden chair and throws it across the room, smashing it against the wall.
What do I do now? My plan failed, they know I'm here and alive.
Katherine's phone vibrates in her pocket and she answers it.
"Have you got the doppelganger?"
"No, our plan failed. The Salvatore brothers know I'm here."
"You disappoint me. I need the girl, you said you could get her and I don't care what you have to do, you're going to get her for me."
Katherine growls and throws her phone onto the sofa.
It's time to think of a new plan.
"So let me get this straight. Katherine is your 500-year-old ex-girlfriend who manipulated you, fed from you, turned you into vampires, got locked in a tomb and burned alive, but somehow she's here, alive, and wants to kill Damon?" Elena questions in a puzzle, trying to make sense out of the situation.
"Pretty much." Says Stefan.
"You forgot to mention the part where she looks exactly like her." Damon points out.
"Wait what?" Elena asks, remembering her dream.
"She looks just like you, it's creepy. Stef even has a photo in his room, don't you Stef?" Says Damon with a smirk and Elena looks at Stefan.
"Show me the photo." Says Elena.
Stefan brings the photo to Elena and she looks over it. The quality is decent and in the corner it says 'Katherine, 1864'
"She's just like from the dream." Elena mutters.
"What dream?" Stefan asks
"I had a dream last night about a woman who looked exactly like me, but she was wearing clothes from the middle ages," Elena explains and Stefan and Damon look at each other.
"She must have got into your head. Someone probably invited her in the house." Stefan says.
"But why would she make Elena dream about her? That doesn't make any sense." Damon interrupts while pouring a drink.
The three fall silent for a couple of moments trying to think and figure out what is happening when Elena speaks.
"I'm going home, we can talk about this tomorrow." She says grabbing her jacket.
"No, you can't. If Katherine has been invited to your home that means she can get in whenever she wants. You're better off staying here." Damon says grabbing Elena's arm and Stefan steps in, forcing them apart.
"And what if she hasn't been invited in? We don't know for sure. Besides, I'm not going to leave Jenna and Jeremy alone knowing what you told me about Katherine."
"I'll drive you home." Says Stefan and after a disapproving glare from Damon the two leave.