Author's Note: Hmm…didn't get many reviews for the last chapter :( I hope you guys liked it, anyway here's another one for you please review to let me know what you think…it makes me update faster! P.S: stole part of a quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer…see if you can pick it out!
Chapter 5: Visitor
Caroline blinked as she absorbed all the information. "Okay so, you're a doppelganger of Katherine…" she pointed at Elena. "And Katherine is a doppelganger of some other broad, and the Original vampires want your blood to break the Sun and the Moon curse?" She rolled her eyes. "And here I was worried about some stupid werewolf."
Bonnie gave Caroline a determined look. "They're not going to get Elena. We're gonna give them Katherine. If it's the Petrova doppelganger they need then we'll give them the original one. We're gonna open the tomb."
Caroline's eyes widened. "Have you lost all your marbles, Bonnie? Katherine plus tomb equals safe. Katherine plus freedom equal badness! The second the tomb is open she's gonna kill us all! She's pissed and trust me…you don't wanna be in her way when she's mad." Caroline opened the fridge. "Got any blood, Lena?"
Elena grimaced. "No…fresh out." She said sarcastically.
"So will you help us Caroline?" Bonnie asked. "We'll need all the help we can get."
Caroline sighed. "Okay! I've been itching for a good fight anyway." She shrugged her shoulders.
Elena smiled and hugged her. "Thank you Care…"
The blonde vampire smiled, and hugged her back. "You're welcome." She breathed in deeply. "Now please let go of me before I bite you." She half joked. When Elena let go Caroline spoke again. "I'm still learning to control the blood lust."
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Damon drove into town with Stefan sitting next to him. He was looking wildly at all the people walking past on the streets.
"Stop looking at everyone like Happy Meals on legs. People will think you're weird…weirder." He corrected. "Look maybe I should tell Elena."
"No!" Stefan looked at his brother sharply. "Don't you dare tell her a thing…I can control this." He argued.
Damon frowned. "We've been driving for ten minutes and already you're drooling and fogging up the window." He glanced over at him.
Stefan huffed and looked out his window trying to push his fangs back. "I just want to be able to control it like you do." He mumbled.
Damon smirked. "I haven't been eating bunnies and squirrels for the past hundred years Stefan…you can't expect to just switch from animal to human; you need to transition…slowly." He declared as he pulled into a back alley. He parked in the back parking lot and turned to Stefan. "Okay…I'll only be a few minutes. Can I trust you not to move from this car?" he squinted at him in suspicion.
Stefan hesitated a second before nodding.
Damon quirked a brow. "Well, that wasn't very convincing but I trust you more out here than in there." He got out of the car and jogged to the bright red door with the painting of a black dahlia on it.
This place was one of Damon's secret resources. It moved from time to time and only the supernatural could enter. He opened the door and walked into the small magic shop. The shelves were filled with different ingredients and special items; eye of newt, monkey paws, mandrake root, lethe's bramble, burba weed and canary feathers. Books lined three walls and in the back sat a table where a young looking, heavier black woman sat her hands folded on the surface.
"Hello, Damon. You should have left Stefan at home…he's dangerous." She commented as he sat down.
"I know…but I needed him as close as possible. I'm assuming you know why I'm here." He smiled. He always liked her.
"Yes…everything you need is already on the counter." She pointed to the left and there was a box filled with small vials, stones, a silk bag, and book.
Damon grinned big. "Aww Dahlia! This is why I love you." He stood up grabbed the box and sat back down with her looking through it.
Dahlia raised a brow. "If you loved me so much, why did it take you sixty years to come visit me again?" she chuckled.
"I would tell you, but you already know." He winked.
Dahlia smiled. "I hope you're making the right decision. You know how grumpy Katherine can get…" she trailed off.
He nodded. "I know…but I don't have any other choice." He looked back into the box and picked up a stone called Banded Agate.
"Ahh…Elena Gilbert. The doppelganger." She proclaimed knowingly.
Damon looked at her wide-eyed. "It never seizes to amaze me how you know everything." He stood up and grabbed the box. "I'll stop by soon." He pulled two hundred dollars out of his wallet and left it on the table.
Dahlia shook her head. "You're money's no good here, boy." She handed it back to him. "And I'll be seeing you sooner than you think." She said cryptically.
Damon walked out the door and jogged back to the car praying Stefan hadn't done anything stupid. Luckily he was still in the car, his head down and a deep frown across his forehead. He hopped in and they drove back to the Boarding House. Damon dropped off Stefan and rushed back to Elena's.
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When Elena heard the knock on the door she rushed to it expecting Damon on the other side. She looked confused when instead she found a beautiful red head. She was dressed in skinny jeans, knee high boots, a red plunging neckline tank top with a tanned leather jacket.
She pulled off her sunglasses and smiled sweetly. "Hello, you must be Elena."
Elena looked her over apprehensively and hugged the door. "Do I know you?" she tried to keep her voice level but something about this woman made her nervous.
She shook her head. "No…I'm a friend of you're Aunt. I just got into town I thought I'd pop in and see how she was doing." She explained trying to look inside, around Elena.
She brought the door closed a little bit. "Well she's not here. I could tell her that you came by…what's you're name?" she asked.
"Brea…" She smirked and backed off the step. "You know, you look just like a friend of mine." She teased, not really caring about outing herself. She chuckled when Elena's eyes widened.
"Elena! Step away from the door." Damon called out as he sped up to the porch to stand in front of the red head. When she did, he glared the other vampire down.
Brea wasn't intimidated. "You must be the elder Salvatore. I've heard a lot about you."
"All good I hope." He said sarcastically.
Brea laughed. "Not as of late I'm afraid. Protecting a human? I expected more from you." She trailed her finger across his chest and giggled when he smacked it away.
"I suggest you keep your hands to yourself." Damon bit out getting in her face.
"And I suggest you watch your back. Who do you think you're dealing with, Damon?" She pushed him back with little effort, and he flew through the air and hit his back on pillar, breaking it. He had a look of shock on his face as she stepped towards him. Elena looked on in horror. "If you think for one second that you have a chance against me, you're wrong. You know, Elijah's not very happy that you tried to kill him…and you should know those that disappoint him aren't granted a sweet death. Klaus wants Elena." She said slowly. "It's only a matter of time before he gets her." She sped out of there faster than Elena had ever seen.
Damon pulled himself off the ground and rushed to the door to try and get to Elena but was blocked by the barrier. "I'll go get Bonnie." Elena said rushing to the kitchen. Damon grabbed the box from the car entered the house once the barrier was brought down. Bonnie and Lucy put up the shield once again and they all headed into the living room.
Damon limped his way to the couch and threw himself down. Elena sat down beside him. "Are you okay…who was that?" she looked him over for any injuries.
"An Original…I'm assuming, since she just kicked my ass to next Tuesday." He winced. He saw worry all over Elena's face. "I'm okay."
Elena shook her head in confusion. "Who's Klaus?"
Damon looked bewildered. "I thought he was a myth…a legend. He's an Original; the Original, the first vampire to ever walk the earth. I've heard stories about him, but I never knew he was real." Elena saw fear on his face and knew that if it was something that scared Damon then it was something to be worried about.
"But wasn't she in the sun?" Bonnie asked. "If this Original can walk in the sun then can't all of them? Why would he want the Sun and Moon curse broken?" She sat down on the table across from the couch.
Damon straightened himself into a sitting position as he started to heal. "She was wearing a Lapis ring…so was Elijah. They can walk in the sun; I don't know why it's so important."
"They want to break the curse of the sun so the werewolves don't do it first." Lucy realized. She ran into the kitchen and grabbed the Grimoire. She sat down next to Bonnie with the book open on her lap, and read it over quickly. "Yeah…if the vampires use it, it breaks the curse of the sun, if the werewolves use it, it breaks the curse of the moon. But it says what they need to do it is the moonstone."
Damon smiled and his eyes brightened. "Well I know who has that." He stood up slowly. "Come on ladies…we're gonna go see the wicked witch under the house."
Bonnie grabbed the box of goodies Damon got for her and Lucy grabbed everything else they needed including the Grimoire. Caroline's voice stopped them before they got to the door. "Wait! We're going now? I'm totally not prepared for this."
Damon rolled his eyes. "And I totally don't have time for this…either you're in or you're out." He said in the same tone of voice as her. He didn't wait for her answer as he led the witches and Elena back to the car.
"Lucy and I will meet you there." Bonnie said hopping in the driver's seat of her car.
As Damon opened the driver's side door Elena paused. "Maybe I should drive." She suggested.
He looked at her over the car and gave her a lopsided grin. "Maybe you should get in the car and stop treating me like I'm twelve. I'm fine, now get in." Damon slid in the car and Elena followed with a sigh.
Caroline was already in the backseat. "Katherine is soo gonna kill me." She whined.
Damon looked at her through the rearview mirror. "You're already dead."
Caroline caught his gaze. "I mean really dead. Like dust dead." Her were eyes wide and frightened.
Elena turned around as the car started moving. "Vampires don't turn to dust. They desiccate."
Caroline made a disgusted face. "Ew…like that's so much better! Thanks Elena!" she threw her hands in the air and looked out the window.
"Sorry…don't worry Caroline, Damon will make sure Katherine doesn't kill you." She said confidently.
Damon frowned. "Please don't speak for me Elena." He was only half kidding. As much as he didn't like the blonde vampire, her neurotic attitude was a pleasant comic relief.
Elena gawked at him and Caroline glared at the back of his head. "You're an asshole Damon." She said crossing her arms.
"Love you too Care." He said sweetly look in the rearview mirror. "I was kidding okay…I'll do what I can to keep you save." He declared seriously.
"Thank you."
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When they got to the tomb, everyone walked down the stone steps into the cave. They all looked at the huge slate that enclosed Katherine.
"Bonnie are you sure you wanna do this?" Elena asked.
She nodded and smiled confidently. "Yes…we can do it. Just give us a few to set up." Bonnie and Lucy went off into the corner to start channeling the Bennett power source.
Lucy took out the silk bag from the box and made a sacred circle around them with the desert sand from the bag. "Bless this circle with the power of the Earth. Keep it safe from those who promote evil and seek to harm." Bonnie placed the Banded Agates, the stone of protection and inheritance around the outside of the circle. She grabbed the candle and dried flowers clinging to a small twig.
They both stepped inside the circle and Bonnie placed the candle between them. Both witches focused on the candle and it ignited before them. Lucy held the flowers over the flames and whispered a chant as they burned. After a few seconds the flowers floated above the candle and continued to burn as Lucy and Bonnie joined hands.
'Cronus; Deus of vicis, tribuo nos vox quorum nos postulo pugno. Restituo nostrum somes per vires nostri preteritus sanctimonialis quod locus in nostrum manuum ops victum.'
As they were chanting in sync, the stones around the circle shot out light, creating a glowing ring shield around them. The ring faded then disappeared and both Bennett's were panting heavily with their renewed power. They hopped up. "Wow…that was awesome!" Bonnie exclaimed.
"Looked pretty nifty, too." Damon said as he started moving the slab of rock blocked Katherine in. "Katherine." He sung with a smile. "Time to come out now…I've got some O Neg with your name on it."
The tomb was silent. They heard some quiet shuffles before seeing Katherine slowly walking up to the opening. Her face was a picture of rage. "Damon…so nice to see you again." She said sarcastically. "Looks like you brought the whole gang to come and gawk at the freak show." She used the wall for support. Her voice was raspy with misuse.
"We came to let you out." Elena stated crossing her arms.
Katherine chuckled. "That's funny, tell me another. What do you want?" she looked fiercely at Elena.
Bonnie stepped forward. "We want answers, and now. If we like what you have to say…we'll let you out." Her voice was hard and she could still feel the power humming through her veins.
Katherine looked at her long and hard before swinging her eyes to Lucy. "You traitorous bitch…you calling yourself a white hat now?"
Lucy smirked. "Look who's talking. You should have told me Bonnie was a Bennett…or you never would have been in this situation…you brought this on yourself."
"Where's Stefan?" she turned her eyes back to Elena.
Before Elena could answer, Damon stepped in. "He's at home…he said he'd rather not see you. You see, Stefan can't stand to even look at you anymore. You lost Katherine…he doesn't want you." Damon taunted with a twisted smirk. Her eyes hardened. "Hurts, doesn't it?"
"And you would know all about how much it hurts, don't you Damon?" she stepped closer to the shield. "First me, then Elena…what is about you that screams 'Second Best'?" Damon tried to move forward but stopped when Elena's had touched his arm. Katherine laughed dryly. "Are we done with this little reunion yet?"
"What do you know about Klaus?" Elena asked bravely.
Katherine's eyes widened before returning to their natural size. "Someone's been doing their research. I know he's dangerous…I know when he wants something he gets it. And I have a feeling I know what that is." She said cunningly.
"He wants the doppelganger…we know that already." Caroline spoke up from slightly behind them. She put up a snarky front to hide her real fear.
Katherine looked around to fix her gaze on her. "Hello Caroline…you've been awful quiet. Is someone scared of little old me?" she teased, cocking her head to the side. Caroline didn't say anything but didn't drop her stare.
"He wants the doppelganger…so we're gonna give him one." Damon's eyes shined brightly and a grin grew on his face.
Katherine looked confused. "So you're just gonna let Elena die…that's very noble of you Damon, to sentence the woman who stole your heart to death." She goaded, trying to get a rise out of him. It didn't work.
"No…see Elena's gonna live. It's you that's gonna die." Damon whispered really close to the barrier like a child telling a secret.
Katherine laughed evilly. "You're so stupid. Do you honestly think I'm any good to Klaus now? He wants to break the curse Damon…and to do that he needs the blood of the doppelganger; a human doppelganger. Looks like you lose." She smiled and started walking away.
"Wait!" Elena called out. "We need the moonstone."
Katherine turned around and gave her an incredulous look. "And you think I'm just going to hand it over to you? You're stupider than he is." Her eyes shifted from her twin's to Damon.
"If you give us the moonstone, we'll let you out." Elena bargained.
Katherine smiled deviously. "Thanks, but no…I'm safer down here. Good luck with that though."
Damon had a serious look on his face as he approached the barrier. "I have a plan Katherine-"
Katherine cocked her head to the side and cut him off. "Well that's a surprise."
"I have a plan and if you wanna live a life of freedom without having to look over you're shoulder all the time I suggest you help us." Damon continued strongly.
She pretended to consider it, looking up in thought. "Umm, no. Going up against Klaus is a death sentence. I'd rather not have my heart ripped out thank you."
"It's a good plan but we can't do it alone." He whispered the second part so only she could hear. "Katherine she's your direct descendant. She's the only family you have left…are you really gonna just let her die?"
She kept her eyes pinned on his. "Why do you think I came back to Mystic Falls, to see you and Stefan? I was gonna hand her over to Klaus anyway." She grinned when Damon glared at her. "You should know by now Damon…I only look out for myself. Elena's best bet at staying alive is to die. Klaus doesn't have any use for a vampire."
Damon looked her up and down in disgust. "Bonnie…do it."
Bonnie and Lucy placed their hands in front of the shield and started chanting quietly. They were counting on her weakness to capture her, but when the barrier opened Katherine rushed to Lucy and bit into her neck taking a few pulls before Bonnie started giving her aneurisms. It worked long enough to make her stop drinking, but Katherine was stronger now. She threw Lucy across the room, and pinned Bonnie with her eyes. "Thanks for the juice up." She sped out knocking Caroline out of the way as she did.
When she was gone, Damon rushed to Lucy intending to give her blood to heal her. Bonnie stopped him and kneeled next to her. "It's okay." She placed her hands over her neck and chanted quietly with her eyes closed. The wound closed slowly and Lucy pulled herself to her feet with Bonnie's help.
Damon was in shock. "I didn't think she was gonna have that much strength. I underestimated her…I'm sorry." He said with unease.
Bonnie walked over to him. "It's okay Damon…I thought I'd be able to hold her down but she was stronger than I thought."
"Are you okay, Lucy?" Elena asked.
She smiled warily. "Yeah…I'll be fine. She didn't take much. Although she does have Bennett blood in her now, and the power that we just channeled. She's extremely dangerous right now."
Caroline wiped herself off and flipped her hair out of her eyes. "Not forever I hope."
Lucy shook her head. "It'll run its course…a day maybe two." They gathered their belongings before slowly making their way out of the tomb.
Elena turned to Damon. "So what's this plan, you mentioned to Katherine? Was it real, or just something to get her out?" Elena couldn't believe her luck. Not only did she have the Originals after her but now Katherine was loose again. Could her life get any worse?
Damon looked at her. "Both…she was going to hand you over to Klaus that's why she came back."
Elena looked at him wide eyed. "Well what's going to stop her from doing it now?" her voice was shrill and panicked.
Damon gave her a lopsided smile. "I'm counting on it." They hopped in the car and headed towards Elena's.
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Elijah reached the steps first. Brea sped up from behind him with Ramsey, Quinn and Marques.
Marques looked at the ruins in front of him. "This is the church?" he frowned.
"All that's left is the tomb since the fire." Brea waltzed down the steps.
Marques followed her with the others behind him. "I'm going to make Katerina wish she died in that fire." He promised. He was the youngest, and had a personal vendetta with Katherine. She used him to get what she wanted then left when she got it, the moonstone.
"You're not going to touch Katerina because Klaus will have your head if you do. This is not the time for your vengeance." Ramsey stated offhandedly.
"Elijah!" Brea called out. "Didn't you say the girl told you Katerina was locked in the tomb?"
"Yes." He said coming up behind her.
"Then why is she not here!" Brea screamed as she gestured to the empty tomb.
Author's Note: okay a nice long one for you! I watched Vampire Diaries tonight and was inspired! Loved that episode, love Katherine's back story and I will be picking and choosing from it to use in this story. I hope you liked the chapter and please review to let me know you're still into it. I'm excited to bring Katherine into this mess…I love her! It's just starting to get interesting so stay tuned!
If you wanna know what Bonnie and Lucy chanted in Latin it's translated below.
'Cronus; God of time, grant us the power of which we need to fight. Restore our body with the strength of our past sisters and place in our hands the power to overcome.'