That night, Elena and Damon met outside near the woods. She sighed. "The Duke party. I forgot about it. I hope they stay clear of the church."

"Same here." Just then, Matt and Caroline showed up.

"Elena, hey." Matt said.

"Oh, my God. Where have you been?" Caroline asked.

"It's a kind of a long story." Elena said. "I'll explain later."

"We haven't met." Matt said to Damon. "I'm Matt."

"Damon Salvatore. I hate to cut this short, but we kind of arranged something with my brother earlier."

"Sorry, guys." Elena said, following Damon into the woods. She just hoped Jeremy would keep his part of the plan up.

The group met under the ruined church. "Now this is creepy." Bonnie said. Stefan returned to the group.

"Everything's all set up." He told them.

"What is that?" Grams asked, looking at the torch on the side.

"It's to destroy them." Stefan told her.

"Are you sure Damon will be able to get her out?" Grams asked. At that moment, he and Elena showed up.

"Hey."

"You okay?" Stefan asked Elena.

"Yeah, let's just get this over with." Elena said. "You sure about this?" She asked Bonnie.

"I'm sure." Bonnie told her.

At the party, Vicki went over to Jeremy. "Hey."

"Hey." Jeremy said. "Having a good time?"

"Not really. It's a little uncomfortable." She told him.

"So, how have you been?" Jeremy asked.

"I've gone a few months without it, and I've been feeling a lot better." Tyler came over to them.

"Hey, man. You got any weed?"

"You know I don't do that stuff." Jeremy pointed out.

"He's high." Vicki told him.

"Yeah, I know." Jeremy said.

"Hey, it's cool. Though, seriously, what's with you Vic, you used to party all the time."

"I need to be more responsible." Vicki told him. "Matt and I are on our own, remember?"

"Man, you two are so boring." Tyler walked away from them.

"You know he didn't mean that, right?" Jeremy asked.

"Of course I know that." Vicki said. "I'm going to see if I can talk to him." She left to catch up with Tyler. Just then, Anna showed up.

"Hey."

"Hey." Anna said. "You okay?"

"It's nothing." Jeremy told her.

"Let's walk." Anna suggested. They headed toward the woods.

Back underground, the group watched as Grams and Bonnie did the spell. "Is that tap water?" Damon asked.

"Yeah." Bonnie said.

"What were you expecting?" Grams asked him.

"We just thought it had to be mystical or whatever." Stefan said.

"This isn't like something you see in the movies, guys." Elena reminded them. "This is real life."

"Okay, you people ready?" Bonnie asked. "Or do we have to listen to you talk all night?"

In the woods, Jeremy realized they were near the old cemetery. "This place is cool." Anna said.

"You like dead people, huh?" Jeremy asked, trying to sound surprised.

"I'm weird like that." Anna said. She noticed Jeremy looked uncomfortable. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." Jeremy said. "This place reminds me of…someone I knew."

"Are they dead?" Anna asked.

"Yes." Jeremy said. He noticed something flash in her eyes. He couldn't tell if it was sadness or understanding. It was probably a mix of both. "Everything just changed so fast, you know?" Anna uncontrollably flinched. "Anyway, that party was really not…"

"Not your scene?"

"No." Jeremy said. "I'm not sure where I fit in anymore. But I'm hoping we can be friends, anyway."

"I'd like that." Anna said. "Only, I'm leaving."

"What?"

"My mom and I are moving away." She told him. Jeremy realized that's who she was trying to save. Still, he couldn't let her know he knew her plan.

"Oh, that's a bummer."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"I guess this is goodbye." Anna said.

"Yeah, I guess." Jeremy said. He felt uncomfortable, but he still took a step toward her anyway.

"What's going on?" He heard a voice say. They both turned around in surprise.

"Vicki?"

"I saw you go into the woods together." Vicki explained. "I left Ty with my brother. So, what's up?"

"Nothing." Jeremy said. "I was just showing Anna where I used to practice. She's leaving town, though."

"Really?" Vicki asked. "Well, I feel like a total...I'm sorry. I'll leave now."

"I'm sorry about…" Jeremy turned back to Anna, only she didn't look like the girl he met at the library. Her eyes were red and veins appeared underneath. So she was a vampire after all. "You're…"

"It's nothing." Anna said, turning away.

"That was not nothing." Jeremy said. Suddenly, he fell as he was hit in the back.

"Did you have to hit him that hard?" Anna asked as Ben showed up.

"Yeah, I did." She was surprised when Jeremy got up and threw Ben to the ground.

"You don't want to mess with me." He said. He had vamped out during the process. Anna looked at him in surprise.

Back at the tomb, Bonnie and Grams were doing the spell. A few minutes later, the door opened. "Whoa, it worked." Bonnie said.

"Of course it worked." Grams told her.

"I'll be right back." Stefan said. He left to get firewood.

"Are you sure about this?" Elena asked.

"Yeah."

"I don't think I should go in there." Elena said, feeling something was off about the door. "Here." She handed him a torch. He went inside.

Outside, Stefan was heading back when Ben showed up. "Dark down there?"

"What are you doing here?" Stefan asked.

"He talks a big game, but he can't back it up." Jeremy told him.

"I still can't believe this." Anna said. She looked surprised. "I'm going down to get my mother."

"I'm afraid we can't let you do that." Stefan told her.

"Well, let's see how a newly-turned does against him." Anna said. "See you, guys." She left them using her speed, leaving Jeremy stunned.

At the door, Anna showed up. "You're not going in there." Bonnie said.

"Think you can stop me?" Anna asked. She went in, to Elena's surprise.

"Bonnie…" Grams held her granddaughter back.

"Why'd you let her go in?"

"Because she can't get out, right?" Elena said. The two witches looked at her. "Stefan told me the tomb was sealed to keep vampires from leaving."

In the woods, Stefan and Jeremy were trying to deal with Ben. "You really think she cares about you at all?" Jeremy asked. "We're just means to an end to her."

"Please, I don't care about that." Ben said. "She gave me what I wanted."

"Why would anyone want this?" Jeremy asked.

"Anna always was soft, never wanted anyone to get hurt." Ben said. "It's too bad that she held onto her humanity, would've spared me from having to kill you."

"How stupid are you?" Stefan asked him. "Humanity isn't a weakness."

"Tough words, coming from a human." Suddenly, he rushed over and tried to hit him, but Jeremy rushed over and pushed him to the ground.

"Leave him alone!" Stefan looked and noticed he was still holding gasoline for the fire.

"Jeremy, get out of the way." He told him. He and Ben were still struggling. Jeremy moved away from him. Stefan used the material to burn Ben. They looked at each other. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine." Jeremy said. "Get back down there. I'll keep watch."

The girls were still outside the door when he got back. "Hey, have you seen Anna?" He asked.

"She went inside." Bonnie said. He moved to go in.

"Stefan, wait." Grams told him. "It's too dangerous."

"My brother is in there. What if she attacks him?"

"I don't think she will." Elena said. "She's done her research, she knows she can't kill him and risk the council finding out." She looked at the others. "We have to let her back out."

"Are you insane?" Bonnie asked.

"No, look. The only reason she's done all this was to get her mother out." Elena said. "I understand, though. If there were a way for me to bring back my parents, I'd do it no matter what the cost."

"Even if we were strong enough to bring the seal down, there's no guarantee we can get it back up." Grams said.

"But she's right, Grams." Bonnie said. "I'll do it alone if I have to. Maybe she'll leave us alone if they can get out."

Back in the tomb, Anna found her mother. She took out a blood bag she'd brought with her and gave it to her. She woke up a few seconds later. "Anna."

"Let's get you out of here."

"It's impossible. Vampires can't…"

"They're trying to lift it, Mother." Anna told her. "Come with me."

Outside the tomb, the group was focusing. "Wait, what about…"

"He can get in and out in one piece." Elena said. "Though he is taking a long time."

"I'm going in." Stefan told her. "I'll be fine."

"We won't be able to hold the seal for long, we better hope that young lady gets out here." Grams said.

Stefan went inside and found Damon. "Damon?"

"She's not in here, Stef."

"What do you mean?"

"I looked everywhere. She's gone."

Outside, Elena watched as the witches kept it up. "I think it's working!"

"I just wanted my mother back." Anna told them. "I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you two."

"Hurry and get out!" Grams said. "Bonnie, hang in there."

"They can't hold it for long." Elena said. "You two go, now!"

"We should go, Damon." Stefan told him. "Maybe she found a way out." They left the tomb.

Outside, the group found Jeremy. "Hey, I just saw Anna leaving with someone."

"It's okay, Jer. Just let her go." Elena told him.

"Hopefully that's the last we'll see of her for a while." Stefan said. He and Jeremy started talking while Elena went over to Damon. He looked a little sad. She put her arms around him.

"I'm sorry about this." She told him.

At Gram's House, Bonnie helped her up. "Let me help you."

"I'm fine, Bonnie. You don't need to be concerned."

"It was a big spell, Grams." Bonnie said. "It took a lot out of you."

"I'm going to be fine." She insisted. Bonnie wasn't so sure.

At the Gilberts', Elena was talking with Jeremy. "So, what happened?"

"Not much. Though there's something I don't get."

"What is it?"

"Anna called me a newly-turned before heading down there." Jeremy said. "How would she know that?"

"I don't know, Jer." Elena said. "But if we ever see her again, ask her. She might know more about this than we do. I'm going to see how Bonnie's doing."

"Be careful, Elena."

At the hotel, Anna and her mother walked in. Damon came in afterward. "Hey. Did you know she wasn't in there?"

"I didn't." Anna said. "Honestly, I never knew of any humans being shut in the tomb before. At least, not till tonight."

"Maybe I could be of some assistance?" They looked over at Pearl. Damon was hesitant at first, then remembered she was trapped in there, so she might have seen something.

"Are you sure about this, Mother?" Anna asked her.

"What do you know?" Damon asked.

"I don't know how much time passed in there, but I remember a human girl was there. Some of our kind had gone rogue and put her in hoping that she'd die." Pearl explained. "For the short amount of time I knew her, we became friends. She convinced one of the guards to let her go."

"So, she's okay then?" Anna asked. "Wait, did this girl look similar to the one outside tonight?"

"Why does that make a difference?" Damon asked.

"I don't know, it was always too dark to see clearly." Pearl said. "But when she escaped, I had given her my blood to protect her. Last I saw of her, a couple of the ones guarding the tomb were after her."

"Wait, she turned?" Anna asked. "If that's what happened, she could be anywhere by now." She turned to Damon. "I'm sorry about your girl."

"It's okay. Things like this happen." He told her. He left.

At Bonnie's, Bonnie went into her grandmother's room. "I've got it. Grams?" She didn't wake up. "Grams, wake up. Grams?" Then Bonnie realized what happened and checked for a pulse. "Oh my God! Elena!" Elena rushed into the room.

"What's wrong?"

"She's not breathing!" Elena checked her Grams and couldn't find a pulse on her. It was too late for her to do anything.

"I can't save her, Bon." Elena told her. "I'm sorry." She called the hospital.

"There has to be something I can do…."

"The paramedics are on their way. Maybe they can do something."

"I can't believe this." Bonnie said. Elena held her while she cried. She couldn't help but feel partly responsible for what happened.