Eliza rushed outside with Jackie when she heard the commotion and saw Alaric breaking up a fight between Matt and Tyler. She gasped seeing Matt bleeding but was happy to see Elena taking care of him. Even though they are best friends, she knew that there was a bond between him and her since they dated and sometimes he needed one Gilbert over the other in certain situations.

Heading back inside she left Jackie to keep a eye on Matt and went back to Damon explaining to him what had happened. It looked like the Lockwood curse was in Tyler and it was fueling him to get worse. She knew at some point he needed to be warned, his father should do it, but she knew how Richard Lockwood could be. If it didn't happen soon she would have to tell him what she knew.

Together Damon and Eliza went to find Stefan to check in on him and found him drinking yet again in the hall.

"Do you wanna hear the bad news or the really bad news?,"

"Actually I don't want any news Damon,"

"Alright let me rephrase that. Do you want to hear how the council's back in vampire mode, or how I just killed uncle John Gilbert,"

"Before you judge John had it coming he made me cry," Stefan grew mad at that news and suddenly didn't feel bad for that bit of news.

"What?,"

"Great party by the way huh?," Damon said as they turned and walked away.

Stefan was going to follow them when he stopped dead his senses going into high alert as he got the smell of fresh blood.

He turned around he couldn't help it and found Kelly sitting in the chair nearby crying and forehead bleeding.

"Is everything alright," he asked approaching Kelly.

"No. I ruined it. I always ruin it. What is wrong with me?," she asked as he knelt before her.

Reaching up he touched her forehead surprising her as his fingers came around covered in blood. Resisting the urge to feed he stood up quickly rushing out.

As he got outside he was surprised to see Lexi waiting for him by her car.

"Was gonna text you to come out but you saved me the issue get your ass in the car," knowing better then to not listen to her he quickly got in the car as she did too and together they took off.

Damon and Eliza stood by the bar when the feeling in the room got cold. It was then they saw none other then John Gilbert walk into the room quite alive.

"You got to be kidding me,"

"How did he survive that Damon?,"

"Good question baby girl," he said drinking the last of the bourbon in the new glass he had gotten.

Richard Lockwood then chose to begin his speech.

"Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you all for joining us tonight. In a few moments we will officially begin the countdown to our Founder's day celebration. And it's a very special one this year. The 150th birthday of our town. And I would like to welcome back one of our town's favorite son to do the honor of ringing our official charter bell. John Gilbert would you please join me up here?," he asked as John walked up shaking each other's hands.

Eliza and Damon stayed near the back to avoid the hoopla but she was disappointed that he was getting all the glory when it was her father who did more for this town since John was always gone.

"150 year of community, prosperity, family. We take care of each other. We look out for each other. We protect each other. It's good to be home," John said as he had everyone applaud.

Damon led Eliza over to where Alaric stood with Jenna.

"Look at his right hand," he said to the three of them.

"Whose?,"

"Fuck," Jenna exclaimed now knowing where her brother in law's ring went.

"The town's favorite son. Look at his ring," Damon pointed out as John began to ring the bell giving them a better view of it.

"Well it looks like mine,"

"Yeah and that'd be a big coincidence if he didn't just come back from the dead five minutes ago. Where the hell did you get that ring?," Damon asked clearly annoyed.

"Isobel, my wife," causing Damon to chuckle.

"Who gave birth to Elena under the medical care of the esteemed Dr Grayson Gilbert John's brother,"

"You think John knew Isobel?,"

"Would make sense since you both have the same ring,"

"And those rings were only made for the Gilbert's," Eliza pointed out.

"I think John knows a lot of things," Damon said as they all looked at each other in concern.

Eliza knew Jeremy had slipped out of the party to go home before Jenna and Elena. She also knew he was gonna raid her diary, per her suggestion, and would find out everything she kept from him to confront her.

At the Donovan house Matt was pissed he had left the party early and started throwing his moms stuff in her suitcase ready to tell her to get out.

"What are you doing? Matt don't,"

"I can't do it anymore mom. Just go alright? You've done it before more times then I can count,"

"I'm not leaving you. Matty," Kelly tried to make him stop reaching out to grab his arm.

"Mom! Don't you get it. I'm better off without," Matt said turning to angrily face his mother.

"I have friends and family here who love me, it's not blood that makes you family it's loyalty, compassion, trust. You know I found out that Eliza after she got her inheritance for my birthday paid off the bills that were past due to help me after Vicki she never wanted me to know but Jeremy couldn't keep it a secret. Elena and I may have broken up but she still cares enough to make sure I was okay after Tyler nearly killed me. I don't need you I have never needed you,"

"No. Tonight was.. God I'm so sorry. I know I've failed you, and I failed Vicki. But I won't do it to you again. I promise I'll get it together,"

"I want you out of the house and my life by morning," Matt demanded as he walked out of the room.

He couldn't stay there tonight so he grabbed a overnight bag and headed to Eliza's. He knew he was always welcomed there and as he walked up the stairs to her front door it opened to reveal Henry who had heard about what had happened and stepped aside letting Matt know he was welcome to come in for as long as he needed.

Back at the Lockwood mansion John Gilbert was leaving as Eliza, Alaric, and Damon followed him out.

"Going somewhere huh?,"

"I never like to be the last one to leave a party. It's too desperate. Are you here to kill me or are you going to let Mr Saltzman do your dirty work?,"

"Okay you obviously know who I am,"

"I do. Alaric Saltzman. The high school history teacher with a secret,"

"Sure know a lot for someone who just got back to town,"

"It's like he has a source around here doesn't it," Eliza pointed out.

"Like I know you finally inherited the Mackenzie name and everything involved with it. Guess that means you know my brother adopted you,'

"I may be adopted but Grayson and Miranda were and always will be my parent's and I will always love them,"

"Of that I have no doubt," John couldn't deny that loyalty she had for the family.

"My knowledge of this town goes beyond anything that you, or you, or the council knows. So if you planning on some clever high speed snatch ring vamp kill move know that if I die everything I know goes to the council, minus the details about Eliza. Including the fascinating little tale of the original Salvatore brothers and their present day return to Mystic falls,"

"How'd you get that ring that's all I want to know is how we both have the same ring?,"

"I inherited one. My brother Gray the other. This was his. And I wouldn't have given mine to Isobel had I known she would hand it over to another guy,"

"So you did know Elena's mother," Eliza spoke up finally getting the nerve to despite all the bombshells he dropped.

"Who do you think sent her to Damon when she wanted to become a vampire,"

"You sent her?,"

"Guilty. Why? Did you think someone else sent her? Maybe Katherine Pierce," Eliza gasped when John said her name.

"You know about her?,"

"I know she is the cause of your and your parent's deaths of that me and the Gilbert family never forgave her for," Eliza nodded accepting that he hated her just as much as she did.

"How do I know about anything Damon?,"

"What do you want?,"

"So many questions. It was a pleasure meeting you Ric. I've heard so much about you. Eliza I know I can't ask you to stay away from vampires but please be careful I do care about you, you are my niece after all,'

"Thank you uncle John," she said as he turned and walked away from them all.

Damon drove Eliza home and as they arrived Jeremy was just getting there after having gone home for a appearance for Elena's sake. After exiting the car and walking around Eliza kissed Damon's cheek in thanks for the night as she took Jeremy's arm entering the house.

Sitting on the couch was Matt,Henry, Harper, and Jackie who had left the party early as well, and so they joined them. Together they all accepted the night was messed up but would discuss it tomorrow tonight they just needed to decompress.