The story so far
"There's only so much I can tell you Bonnie…any of you, and what I do say can never be repeated…" she looked at Damon, "is that clear?!"
Damon looked behind him and then back at Melissa "Some reason you're looking at me there…LISSA?" Damon quipped.
"Look, the long and short of it is...I met and fell in love with Tom a while ago, but being a Chanul and not really living on this plane it was difficult to say the least to maintain a relationship. I don't even really know how it happened...we're very different in regards to our mental and emotional capacities.
"Wait, wait, wait…" Damon said in quick succession, "this plane? As in 'reality,' not giant flying metal bird?"
"As in 'level' or 'position', you get the gist… anyway, Tom and I connected instantly, it was something that I had never experienced before and something I didn't want to ever lose, so we had to think of a way to make that happen, but before we could, Tom was killed. I was powerless to intervene and there was nothing I could do about it. There are limits to my power and how I can use them. The only universe that was thrown out of balance when Tom died was mine, and apparently that doesn't count in the grand scheme of things."
"But when Silas decided to start killing us…that was enough to throw the universe we all live in, out of balance?" Piped Caroline
"If he succeeds... yes, he's broken too many supernatural laws; he has grown beyond the power any earth bound supernatural should possess. Your grandmother was wise Bonnie, she told you this herself, she knew the danger in breaking rules and moving beyond boundaries… so once he made a move against you Caroline I was able to act."
"Why do you need us?" asked Stefan
"As strong as I am Stefan, I need help with this, he is trying to destroy all doppelgangers and claim dominion over the supernatural's that remain here, so I need the help of as many supernatural's and/ or humans that we can muster. (she smiles) so do ya know any?"
"Look we've just about pissed off or killed anyone that could help us" said Damon with a sly smirk on his face "so I think we're screwed, unless you know any more glowing eyed people … they really kick ass".
"When we raised Tom, I used energy from each of you to boost the spell, that's why you were all so drained after. The more people that can help the stronger we will remain. We have to stay as strong as possible to face Silas and we all have to stay alive, we're going to need everyone, which means that as soon as Silas knows what we're doing he will stop at nothing to make sure we can't succeed. We have two more people to bring back and less time to do it with every passing second."
"How do you even know this will work? Raising the dead…and then what? Some of these dead people aren't gonna be so happy to see some of us you know? What if they won't help?"
"So many questions Damon", interrupted Melissa, "Let me worry about that…now we should get going…back to Mystic Falls…we have to get Blake."
"Back to Mystic Falls, well we just came from there, why didn't we get this Blake fella while we were there?"
Melissa stared at Damon, annoyed now at his constant questioning; she wasn't used to it and didn't care for it at all.
"Blake's a girl Damon, said Stefan; she's a doppelganger…right Melissa?"
"How do you know that? Asked Damon
"Cos I think I killed her".
"Oh" said Damon, sensing that would add a level of difficulty to the challenge they faced and something they probably didn't want to deal with right now, he let out a big sigh and declared "everyone get your stuff and hit the road…" the awkward silence that filled the room was enough to get everybody moving.
"Bonnie…do ya wanna ride with me?" suggested Damon, "not a lot of room in that car now but probably still plenty of drama."
Bonnie smiled at Caroline and said "stay in your guard, and I'll see you soon".
Caroline nodded and headed to Stefan's car, she and Stefan got in the back and Melissa and Tom were up front.
"Do you wanna talk about it Stefan? Asked Caroline
"Not much to say really…I didn't know who she was, I was delirious from being trapped… (He paused, finding the memory particularly difficult) and Tessa offered her up for dinner…the smell of the blood was too much for me and I lost control. I fed on her and I killed her".
"That wasn't your fault…"
"Isn't that what we always tell ourselves Caroline? … What we are kills a lot of innocent people. I can't see her being motivated to help us."
"She'll be helping herself as much as us… and she gets a chance at a new life…maybe that will be enough" stressed Caroline. She snuggled up close to Stefan and held his hand, to offer and be the recipient of whatever comfort she could create in such a crazy situation.
Two hours in to their journey and Melissa's eyes glowed the brightest blue…Tom's followed moments later. "Stop the car Tom!" Melissa shouted "He knows…and they're on their way…" she looked puzzled for a moment and then looked behind them…"Damon!" she snarled…they're tracking him."
Damon looked at Bonnie as their car slowed to a stop and said "Why do ya think we're stopping? We're in the middle of nowhere and nowhere near home."
As he saw Melissa leave the other car and approach his at speed he mused "well, this doesn't look good."
He opened the car door to exit as Melissa reached him… "Whatever it is that you think I've done, I'm pretty sure it wasn't me" he said with a typical Damon half smile…
Caroline and Stefan followed closely behind with each of them asking what was going on; Tom stood by the driver's door of Stefan's car… he already knew all he needed to and Bonnie had opted to wait by her side of the car.
"They're tracking you Damon…somehow, when they had you before...they put a tracker on you. Take your clothes off".
"What!? No! It's cold out here…"
"Silas knows where we are and his people are going to be here very soon…we have to find the tracker now."
"There's nothing on my clothes…I wasn't wearing these clothes then, I've changed… so it's not me."
"If it's not on you Damon…then it's IN you."
Damon looked shocked and a little worried about what might be coming next… as did Stefan. "Just what are you saying? What the hell is in me?"
Melissa didn't answer, she grabbed Damon, one hand at the base of his neck and the other on his shoulder and pinned him against the car. Stefan made a move towards her but Caroline put her arm out and stopped him. "She isn't trying to hurt him Stefan."
Damon began to grunt a little and squirm, the grunt turning more to a scream as the moments passed. "She is hurting him Caroline…"
"Stefan wait… if Silas finds us now we'll all be in trouble."
There was an eerie presence surrounding them…the wind picked up and the atmosphere became stormy… a brilliant light shone for the briefest of instants and Damon fell to the floor. Stefan rushed to pick him up and Melissa opened her hand to reveal a shiny slither of metal that pulsed as it emitted its signal. She crushed it and discarded the pieces…"we need to move, quickly."
As Stefan helped Damon into the back of his car he told Caroline he would have to ride with Damon for a while, she decided to join him and they followed behind Melissa and Tom, changing course and hoping to lose their pursuers.
"When they had you before…Damon? Who had you, When?"
"Relax brother… it was nothing… a little trouble that's all…a little torture… a few questions about where your dearly beloved was and then….and then they all died, it was freaky actually."