Chapter 14

This time there was no meet up with Katherine because after her last encounter with Klaus, she dared not to be involved. He did though try to catch up with his brother but he could not find him so he went back to he bar looking for Stefan. Although he didn't find him but he did by chance find that the bar had been shut down and he this seemed a bit strange to him.

Stefan however was stalling Klaus about going back to mystic falls and had convinced him to let him go and talk Coral before she struck her vengeance for Klaus not coming through on his word. Heading over to her apartment he got off and approached the door. Before he could reach the door knob it flew open and he was brought to his knees by the famous witch trick of producing an aneurism over and over. Stefan dropping to the floor holding his head yelling "ahhh! I'm not here for Klaus." Coral walked closer to Stefan and grabbed his face saying "I know you're here for her, just like the other one." Before Stefan had a chance to reply Coral's spell placed him unconscious. Dragging him to her front room she placed him on her coffee table and hurried to light candles all around him. She closed her eyes and repeated something low until a big book flew to her and she caught it with both hands. As she opened the book she saw Stefan trying to awaken so she lifted one hand saying: "mi maso kalatori morbedenda" and the candles lit and a he same time it paralyzed Stefan. He was fighting harder to get up and she began to talk:

Coral: The more you fight the more strength you will lose.

Stefan: (breathing hard) I didn't come here for Klaus or Rebekkah

Coral: (placing the book down) and like I said, I know you came here for her

Stefan: Who is her?

Coral: Do you really wanna play this game! Okay, I guess so! Her doppelganger. I mean she is the reason Klaus can't make hybrids right. She's supposed to be dead.

Stefan: You can't tell anyone

Coral: Oh don't worry right now she is more valuable to everyone if no one knows she's alive.

Stefan: (struggling but still paralyzed) all I want is your help hiding her.

Coral: (finding the spell, and bringing the hour glass) Shhh! don't worry she will be safe for now!

And with that she lifted her hands and Stefan fell into a trance.

Damon had been to places in New York he could possibly think his brother would be but had no luck finding him. He decided to give up when he saw his meeting with Coral was drawing near. As he arrived at the apartment complex he sensed he was being stalked by someone, and had a good feeling it was Katherine. As he rounded the corner Damon quiet took his vampire speed and rushed at his stalker. Unfortunately he was thrown to the wall by a much strong older vampire Rebekkah. Damon was in pain but recovered quickly and was up on his feet. He fixed his jacket and she stood dusting her pants off. Damon replied "damn your strong little thang." She arched her eyebrows at him and said "what no respect for an original." He laughed:

Damon: So where's your brother?, I gotta feeling to find mine he's probably somewhere with yours.

Rebekkah: I have no need for NiKlaus! But your brother? Now …

Damon: (grabbing her hand) you and your original psycho family can just go to hell.

Rebekkah: (wraps her hand around his neck, choking him) my family is of honor and dignity! And you will show respect (letting him go and throwing him to the wall again)

Damon: (coughing) easy baby original! May be we can help each other

Rebekkah: (crossing her arms) how is that?

Damon: (getting up) I want my brother and you want my brother! So, you help me find him?

Rebekkah: What's in it for me?

Damon: (walking toward her) I will help you destroy your brother

Rebekkah: (looking in his eyes) I don't wanna hurt him I just wanna lock him away so that he can't hurt me!

Damon: (looking at Rebekkah weird) why are you so afraid of Coral?

Rebekkah: (looking shocked) that's not your concerned. I will try to get as much from brother as possible and you meet the witch and keep her off my back.

Damon: Deal Blondie but if you

Rebekkah: no if you! I will rip tongue out. (And she disappeared before Damon could answer)

Damon continued upward in the elevator to Coral's apartment after seeing Rebekkah he knew he had to get the information from Coral to save Elena, as much as Rebekkah seem afraid of Coral she loved her brother more and it was a matter of time before she turned on him telling Klaus where he was. He got to the door and rang the bell, not hearing anything he took his hand and banged on it. As he still didn't get an answer his vampire hearing took affect and he listened closer to the door and heard some chanting. Without thinking he kicked in the door, and startled Coral from her position on the floor. Damon saw Stefan unconscious on her table and went in to a rant:

Damon: What in the hell? This was not the deal (walking in toward Stefan)

Coral: Damon stays back!

Damon: (not listening, and rushed faster toward Stefan) Yea and let you kill him! (He tried to enter the circle of candles and the candle fire grew higher and he dropped to ground)

Coral: I'm not killing him (exiting the candle circle)

Damon: (trying to get up) I thought you said you found a way, how is this way to save her by killing Stefan.

Coral: for the last time I am not killing him.

Damon: Then what the hell is going on.

Coral: You wanted help to save her but I have to save him.

Damon: Who? Stefan? Is he hurt?

Coral: No! The baby! (Looking at the hour glass) The baby it's a balance of nature. We witches have been the key to the supernatural but creating vampires has always been our biggest shame.

Damon: Boo Hoo! Cry me a river!

Coral: We believe in everything there is balance, and Klaus becoming hybrid is not balance. The witches allowed this baby to be conceived, because only from the doppelganger and even in death the purest vampire can a weapon of nature be created.

Damon: Weapon? But he's human.

Coral: Yes, he is of human as any normal child but his blood is the key to ending all vampires even the originals and hybrids.

Damon: This baby is doomsday for us all!

Coral: He is the balance, originals were never meant to live this long. So now all vampires are able to live an eternity but (walking over to Stefan touching the hour glass) their son, will set this world free.

Damon: So what about Elena! How do we save her?

Coral: (taking a step inside the circle and looking at Damon with a straight serious face) Nature has ways Damon. If this baby is to live, Elena can not. Damon she has to die.

Damon: (rushing toward her) Noooo! You said you found a way! (Unable to get to her because of the protective barrier of the circle of candles)

Coral: I found a way to save him! To protect him throughout life I must tie the bond between the eternal fathers with the child.

Damon: what does that even mean

Coral: After this child is born every vampire will come to destroy him. But connecting them together will save his life forever.

Damon: Stefan!

Coral: (looking at the hour glass) it's almost complete.

Damon: What about Elena, and the baby are they hurting now, are they in pain?

Coral: The baby and Elena feel no harm they have fallen into a sleep just as Stefan! (Looking at the hour glass as the last grain of sand falls) It's done! (And the candles go out and Stefan is starting to awaken.)

Coral walks away tired as she feels drained, she looks back at Damon saying "As much as you love them, Damon this was their destiny. He is the vampire of purity and she is the doppelganger and nothing will change that, he deserves to know." Damon rises up awakening Stefan moving him out the door saying "says the witch who just committed a binding spell against his will" as he exited. Coral was rather weakened from the spell because between contacting the dead witch spirits from the other sides and using her powers to keep Stefan unconscious, stopping Damon, and putting Elena and the baby unconscious so that they wouldn't think anything was wrong, and connecting Stefan and the baby to each other it had taken a lot of her power.

Damon carrying Stefan down to his car successfully was able to get him out of there before Klaus came looking for him. As they started down the road Stefan kept going in an out of consciousness, when he finally came to they were about out of New York:

Stefan: (sitting up) where am I? what happened?

Damon: Morning sleeping beauty!

Stefan: Damon! What did you do, what happened? Where's Klaus?

Damon: (driving) how the hell do I know?

Stefan: Damon! Do you not realize that if I don't go back he's gonna come to Mystic Falls and then he's gonna find out Elena's alive and we're…. (not hearing Damon as he said anything)

Damon: Stefan, it's Elena! (Stefan shut up once he heard that name)

Stefan: What about Elena is she okay!

Damon: (pulling over) You need to prepare yourself for everything I'm about to tell you

Stefan: What's wrong with Elena

Damon: Elena's Pregnant!