Captivity:
In the middle of nowhere in a car meets an SUV. The driver of the SUV is wearing a cap and hoodie, to hide himself. The man in the car gets out and walks over to him as he rolls down the window. "Where are they?" The driver asked.
"They're in the trunk. I did exactly what you said."
"Good, put them in the back." He ordered. He walked over and first grabbed an unconscious Elena and put her in the seat and then went back to grab Beth who he also put next to her. Both girls were out cold. The driver gave a cold smile as he closed the door and he walked back to him. "Thank you for your help."
"Is there anything else?"
"One more thing. Come closer please." He asked him and the man leaned in a bit. "Closer." He said and he leaned in so that the light wasn't between them anymore. Than the driver attacked him, feeding on his blood. He sucked him dry and tossed him away. He fell to the ground, dead as the driver sped off.
Beth started stirring. She found herself in an empty car. She looked around but couldn't move too much since her hands and feet were both tied. She looked out the window and saw she was in front of an empty house. She saw a guy come out and she quickly closed her eyes, pretending to be unconscious. She tried to keep her hear beat steady even though she was terrified. She felt the door open and someone carrying her. She could feel herself entering a house and soon tossed, lightly on a couch. He untied her. As soon as she heard the guy walk away she opened her eyes. Elena was next to her unconscious too. They were in an empty house, probably in the middle of nowhere.
Her head was killing her. She didn't feel strong enough to use magic. She still felt weird. She turned and sat up on the couch. She shook Elena a bit, trying not to be too loud. "Elena! Elena, wake up!" She asked her. Elena started to wake a bit. "Come on, Elena."
She looked around quickly and slowly sat up and looked around. "Are you okay?" She asked her quickly, taking her hand and Beth nodded. They were both scared and unsure of why they were there.
"Yeah, you?" She asked and she nodded too. They both heard voices from the other room. They got up, silently to go see. They walked into the other room and she heard a man and a woman talking.
"How are the girls?" Rose asked Trevor. She couldn't let them get hurt; either of them or Elijah would really kill them. Beth and Elena heard her thick English accent.
"Still passed out." He answered.
"You didn't touch them did you?"
"Give me some credit. So, you called him?" He asked. Beth and Elena listened with interest. They kidnapped them for a reason.
"No, I called one of his contacts. You know how this works." Rose told him.
"Did you or did you not get the message to Elijah?" He asked her. Elena and Beth walked a bit more and they now saw them. Beth looked around trying to find a way to get out.
"They say he got it."
"Wonderful and what?" He asked.
"So that's it Trevor." She said exasperated. "He either got it or he didn't. We just have to wait." She assured him. Trevor was still anxious though.
"Look, it's not too late. We can leave it here. We don't have to go through with this." He said quickly.
"I'm sick of running!"
"Yeah? Well, running keeps us from dying!" He yelled back. Rose calmed down a bit. Beth saw a door close by and tapped Elena's shoulder so that they could move. They started walking.
"Elijah's old school. If he accepts our deal, we're free." She assured him. As they were walking, Elena stepped on a board and it squeaked. Rose turned and saw them and walked over. "You two! There's nothing here for miles. If you think you're getting out of this house, you're tragically wrong. Understand?" She asked looking at the both of them.
Elena spoke up, as she was about to leave. "Who's Elijah?" Rose looked at them both.
"He's your worst nightmare."
xxxxx
"Alaric sure likes his weapons." Damon noted looking at everything Stefan borrowed from him. Damon decided to go with Stefan. Not only was Elena gone but he knew they took Beth too. He should have gone with her, home or let her some with him so he could protect her. He had to get her back from whoever took her. Alaric wanted to come too but the brother's convinced him it would be safer with just them. He looked over at Stefan who had a bottle with some kind of liquid in it. "What the hell is that?"
"I don't know. It's a vervain bomb, or grenade launcher or something like that." Stefan said just as confused as him.
"Weird."
"Hey, how much further is it?" Stefan asked him. He was worried about Elena and wanted to get there as soon as he could.
"About 80 miles." Damon replied looking at the map on his phone. He tried calling Beth again. There was no answer, it went straight to voice mail.
"Who do you think took them?" Stefan asked wanting his brother's opinion.
"Someone from Katherine's past. She said she was running from someone. They got the wrong girl." Damon thought. "But I don't know why they would take Beth. Maybe they just needed a powerful witch."
"Thank you for helping me." Stefan thanked him, sincerely but the last thing Damon wanted was to get mushy with him.
"Can we not do this whole road trip bonding thing?" He asked. "The cliché of it all makes me itch."
Stefan smiled, amused. "Oh, come on, Damon. We both know that you being in the car has nothing to do with me, anyway."
"The elephant in the room lets out a mighty roar."
"Well, it doesn't have to be an elephant. Let's talk about it." Stefan told him but Damon wasn't having it.
"There's nothing to talk about. I'm here to go get Beth. I owe her." He insisted keeping his eyes on the road in front of him. Stefan wouldn't let it go though.
"That's not true. I'm sure there is. Just get it out. I mean, are you in this car because you want to help your little brother save the girl he loves? Or is it because you love her too? Hmm? You pretend not to care but Beth and Elena are the reason why you're here, right?" He knew that Beth meant a lot to Damon even if he didn't admit it to anyone. She was his friend and he didn't want to lose her. "I mean, come one, express yourself! I happen to like road trip bonding." Stefan smiled at his brother, who was getting annoyed.
"Keep it up, Stefan. I can step out of helping as easily as I stepped in." Damon threatened him but Stefan just grinned.
"No, you see that's the beauty of it. You can't." He said happily. Damon just turned to look out of the window. He wasn't in the mood for games. Stefan could tell that he was worried about both Beth and Elena. "They'll be fine. Remember Beth is a powerful witch. She'll protect them." Damon nodded, silently. He knew that, he remembered the first time that she showed them her powers.
"Is your father gone?" Beth asked Damon as they walked into the boarding house. She was excited to show him something but didn't want his father coming in and seeing her. "And where's Stefan?" She raced up the stairs with Damon right on her heels and ran to an empty room.
"Yes, father went to see the Lockwood's and Stefan's in his room. I believe he's sick. El, what is it that you wanted to show me?" He asked grabbed her hand to stop her from leaving to go to Stefan's room.
"I found something out last night. While, I was sleeping something happened it…. it was extraordinary, Damon. But I want to show you and Stefan now before your father come home." She told him eagerly. She was so excited that he let her lead him to Stefan's room. She knocked on the door repeatedly. "Stefan!" She called to him. When he didn't answer she barged right in. Stefan was in his bed, tired but not sleep. "Stefan!"
"Oh, Elizabeth. I'm ill. Can't this wait?" He coughed out. Elizabeth felt his head. He had a fever.
"No, it can't. And I think I can help you." She told him as she sat on his bed. Damon sat next to her while Stefan sat up and leaned on the pillows looking at them both. "Listen, what I'm about to show you, you can't tell anyone. I don't know what people will say. You have to promise me that this stay here." She asked them, desperately. Damon and Stefan shared a look of concern but knew Elizabeth wouldn't have gotten into too much trouble.
"Of course, El." Damon said and Stefan also agreed. They wouldn't say a thing if she was scared about what would happen. "But of course the deal must be sealed with a kiss." He teased and she rolled her eyes and kissed his cheek and Stefan's forehead. She would have to find a remedy for his illness.
"There you go" She grinned and Damon rolled his eyes. She looked at his bookcase and she turned to Stefan. "Now, think of any book that's in the bookcase. Any one at all but don't tell me." He nodded and he whispered it to Damon.
"Got it." He said. Elizabeth took his hands in hers and closed her eyes. Damon watched on with interest. Elizabeth stuck her hand out towards the bookcase and in a second a book hit her hand. She read the title.
"The adventures of Oliver Twist. Dickens." Elizabeth laughed at their shocked expressions. Stefan was speechless but Damon was chuckling happily at what she showed them. Damon smiled at her happiness as she kept it afloat. Her smile shined through and reached her eyes and it would make anyone smile with her. He remembered him never wanting her to lose that.
Damon was snapped back into the present time when Stefan asked how far it was. He checked his phone. He had to get to them. If he lost Beth again or Elena he didn't know what he'd do.
xxxxx
Beth wanted answers and the only way to get them was to ask. Elena followed her as she walked into a room where Rose was looking through papers on a desk. Beth was pacing slightly, nervously fiddling with her fingers. "Why are we here?" She asked
"You keep asking me these questions like I'm going to answer them." She said amused, barely glancing at them.
"Why won't you?" Elena asked her.
"That's another one."
Elena and Beth were both getting frustrated. "You got us okay? It's not like we can go anywhere. The least you can do is tell us what you want with us." She reasoned. They at least deserved to know why they were being kidnapped since they weren't going to let them go.
"I personally want nothing; I'm just a delivery service." She said sarcastically.
"Delivery to who? Elijah?" Beth asked her.
"2 points to the eavesdroppers."
"Who is he? Is he a vampire?" Elena asked her.
"He's one of the vampires, the originals." Rose emphasized.
"What do you mean originals?" Beth inquired.
"Again with the questions!" Rose said exasperated looking at them. "Haven't the Salvatore's been teaching you two your vampire history?"
Beth and Elena exchanged a look. "So you know Stefan and Damon?"
"I know of them." Rose corrected her. "A hundred years back a friend of mine tried to set me up with Stefan. She said he was one of the good ones. I'm more of a sucker for a bad boys though I digress."
"Who are the originals?" Beth repeated. Rose sighed and leaned back on the desk to face them both. It was obvious they were going to continue to bug her if she didn't answer some of their questions.
"Trevor and I have been running for 500 years. We're tired, we want it over." She explained. "We're using you two to negotiate ourselves out of an old mess."
"But why us?" Elena asked.
"Because you're a Petrova doppelganger." Rose explained to her. "You're the key to breaking the curse."
"The curse? The sun and the moon curse?" Beth asked. Rose looked impressed.
"Oh, you do know your history."
"What do you mean I'm the key? The moonstone is what breaks the curse." Elena said.
"No! That moonstone is what binds the curse. The sacrifice is what breaks it." She told them both.
"The sacrifice?" Beth asked and Rose nodded.
"The blood of the doppelganger." She turned to Elena who was looking, a bit frightened. "You're the doppelganger. Which means, in order to break the curse, you're the one who has to die." She said and Beth heard a tinge of sympathy in her voice. Elena looked scared but she looked at Beth. They both knew they had to get out of there.
