The group met at the Boarding House. Alaric entered the room just then. "Thanks for coming, Rick." Stefan told their teacher/vampire hunter.
"Can I get you anything?"
"I think I'm good, thanks." Alaric told him. "Elena said you guys needed help."
"Yeah, we were hoping you could help shed some light on the Lockwood family." Damon told him.
"Why would I know anything about the Lockwood's?" Alaric asked them.
"You might not know, but you're vampire wife might." Jeremy said.
"You told us that Isobel researched this town and the supernatural." Elena explained.
"Her research about Mystic Falls mostly came from legends that I thought were fiction at the time." Alaric said. "Obviously I was wrong about the vampire thing."
"What else?"
"There was something about the lycanthrope."
"Wait, werewolves?" Jeremy asked.
"Okay, that's impossible." Stefan said.
"Is it really?" Elena asked. "You thought this vampire thing wasn't possible, either." The group turned to Damon.
"Don't look at me, I don't know anything about werewolves." He told them. "My focus was to keep this town safe from vampires."
"Why do you guys suspect the Lockwoods?" Alaric asked the group.
"The Gilbert device effected Tyler and Mayor Lockwood." Jeremy told him.
"And when they vervained the Mayor, it had no effect."
"At the carnival, Mason seemed to display some kind of strength that wasn't human." Elena added. "It all means they're some type of supernatural being."
"We're hoping Isobel's research could help us figure this out." Stefan told him.
"All of her things are still at Duke." Alaric said. "Her office is still there, since she's technically still missing."
"Can we get access to it?" Damon asked. "Look, we don't know what we're dealing with and if they're a threat to the town…"
"Look, we just need to figure this out. Because if this wolf thing is true, we could all be in trouble." Elena said.
A few hours later, Jeremy was packing for the trip. "Are you sure you want to go?" Elena asked.
"I don't know. Damon and I don't exactly get along well, but since Ric's with us, I think we'll manage." Jeremy said.
"Maybe we could wait a few days until we've got Caroline adjusted to this new lifestyle." Elena told him.
"I would stay here, but after the last week of events here, I think it'd be better if I went with them, make sure nothing's out to get us." Jeremy told her.
"I still have so many questions on how the heck Katherine and I are related, or if we're related at all." Elena said.
"Hey, I'm sure someone will know something." Jeremy told her. "I'll stay in touch the whole trip."
"Thanks, Jer."
A few minutes after they left, Stefan and Elena met Bonnie at the Grill. "You want me to what?"
"According to Elena, you're grandmother made these daylight rings." Elena held out her hand so Bonnie could look at it.
"We think the instructions are in Emily's spellbook, since Stefan told me Katherine had a pendant, too." Elena continued.
"That doesn't mean I can use the spell." Bonnie pointed out.
"You know how to fight vampires, I think you can figure out a simple jewelry spell." Stefan pointed out.
"I have some extra daylight charms that she gave me in case we needed to make a few extra ones." Elena added.
"How do we know Caroline won't accidentally hurt someone?" Bonnie asked.
"Because I'm going to help her." Elena said. "I'll make sure she doesn't." Bonnie still seemed hesitant. "If you can't trust her, then trust me."
Meanwhile, the guys were on the way to Duke. "You're more quiet than usual back there. You okay?"
"He's been like that for the past few days." Alaric said.
"Hey, at least she's not dead." Damon said, remembering how fast Anna recovered.
"To me, she may as well be." Jeremy said glumly.
"What happened to you, man?" Damon asked. Jeremy didn't say anything.
Meanwhile, the others were at Caroline's house. Caroline was holding a ring that Elena had given her. "Wow, it's beautiful."
"It's more than that, without it, you won't be able to walk in the sun like me." Elena told her. "But I thought you'd like this one."
"So now what?" Caroline asked.
"Now I do the spell and you'll be able to blend in like the others." Bonnie said. Caroline set the ring down. Bonnie glanced at her grimore and opened the curtain a little. A few seconds later, she handed it back to Caroline. "It's done." Caroline put the ring on.
"So, that's it?"
"I'm sure she knows what she's doing, Care." Elena said.
"I don't know if it worked." Bonnie opened the curtain. To Caroline's surprise, she wasn't burning.
"It worked." Bonnie said. "I'll see you later. Elena will take over from here." She left the room.
Meanwhile, the guys arrived at Duke and entered the office. "Excuse me, hi. I'm Alaric Saltzman, I called earlier."
"Yes, of course. I'm Vanessa Monroe, research assistant compare to folklore." The woman up front told them. "I'll just get Isobel's keys."
"These are my friends, Damon and Jeremy." Alaric told her. "I hope this isn't too much of an imposition."
"Isobel's office is this way. She was one of my first professors." Vanessa told him as she led them down the hall. "I'm a grad student. Has there been any news?"
"No, afraid not." Alaric told her, covering for the guys. Vanessa opened the door.
"Feel free to look around. I'm going to find out where the lights are." Jeremy and Damon looked at the shelves, full of books and boxes of materials.
"Hey, where'd she go?" Jeremy asked after a few minutes. Suddenly, the lights flickered on.
"Found them." They heard her say from the back of the room.
"It's a lot bigger than I thought." Damon said, noticing how much bigger the room was.
"She was a researcher." Alaric said.
"So, what is it you're looking for, exactly?" Vanessa asked them.
"We need research on anything dealing with the supernatural and Mystic Falls." Jeremy told her. "And Katherine Pierce." He added.
"No problem, I think I know where everything is."
In the woods, Elena was with Caroline. "So what I do when I see the rabbit?"
"Chase it, catch it, feed on it."
"Isn't killing cute defenseless animals the first step of becoming a serial killer?" Caroline asked.
"We're vampires, we don't want to hurt people." Elena said. "Granted, most of us drink from blood bags, but knowing how to hunt animals is an important survival skill. But if you can't handle that…"
"I can handle it." Caroline said. "But I've spent the last few days locked in my house. Everyone else is at the swimming hole, and I'm blowing Matt off after he told me how he felt. And now I'm a vampire and everything's…"
"Caroline," Elena said, cutting her off. "You're freaking out."
"No kidding."
"When you become a vampire, you're emotions are heightened. You remember how I was before the car crash." Elena said. "I'm still the same, but…"
"Is that why you avoided us?" Caroline asked. "Was it because you had just turned?"
"Happened about a month after adjusting to life without them." Elena told her. "It wasn't until meeting Stefan I realized how much I needed my friends. Anyway, I'll help you out here. We'll go to the swimming hole after this."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I think you being around Matt will help." Elena said.
"Thanks, Elena."
"Well, this is all I got about Katherine's disappearance." Vanessa told the group, bringing a large box over to them.
"Is this really everything about her?" Jeremy asked.
"Everything I could find." Vanessa said. "From the dates of her disappearance, pretty much everything you'd need to find out."
"That's a lot of stuff for a girl who went missing in 07." Jeremy said.
"Well, it was Katherine." Damon pointed out.
"Have you found anything yet?" Jeremy asked.
"No, but I'll be in the other room looking. Someone must've kept a record of her, a journal or something."
At the swimming hole, Elena and Caroline showed up as Mason drove past them. Elena had the feeling something was up. "Hey, you okay?"
"Yeah, just got a feeling about something." Elena said.
"I can tell. You're not exactly transparent when it comes to your feelings." Caroline said.
"So, you know when I've been lying?" Elena asked.
"I've let it slide since I know the truth now." Caroline told her.
It didn't take Elena long to find Stefan. He was sitting by the edge of the water. "Hey, how are things going?"
"They're taking some adjusting, but it seems to be going well." Elena said.
"Well, at least that's good news."
"Yeah, and I think there's something up with Mason. He drove by the second we arrived, and I was getting a weird vibe from him." Elena told him.
"As in he might be…" Stefan began.
"I don't know." She admitted. "But I'm hoping Jer finds something."
"Yeah, he better hurry." Stefan said. "I keep thinking that something's going to happen."
"Yeah, I have that feeling too." They smiled, then Elena noticed Caroline talking with a girl. She immediately realized what she was doing. "Oh, that's not good. Come on."
By the time they got to Caroline, Matt and the girl had left, obviously in different directions. "Hey, I saw that. You compelled her." Elena said.
"She deserved it."
"Caroline, you can't just compel people you don't like." Elena said. "Trust me, I know. I had to stop Jeremy from compelling Damon." Stefan looked at her. "I'm sorry, he just doesn't trust him."
"I get it, I barely trust my brother sometimes."
"Jealousy isn't a good reason to compel someone, though." Elena said.
"What was I supposed to do, watch her flirt with him?" Caroline asked.
"Hey, we promised we'd help you get through this, but this isn't going to be easy."
"I know, I've just been having trouble with the whole thing." Caroline said.
"You mastered a cheerleading routine in two days." Elena pointed out. "I'm sure you'll make it through this." Caroline looked at her, she still seemed unsure, but Elena saw she was determined, just like the old Caroline again.