Summary: Set in the last scene of the S4 episode "Into The Wild." What if Damon hadn't seen the tattoo and had killed him? Will they get the cure in time for Damon?
It was a dark night in the woods, as Damon Salvatore, hurt emotionally by not wanting the cure because of not wanting to lose Elena, as well as not wanting to lose his brother to the cure, walked through the woods.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8I4J4PfeD
He stopped, senses alert, senses telling him someone was there. And not very far away, he could hear a heartbeat. Then, a moment later, he was stabbed in the side with an arrow. He groaned in pain and took it out, tossing it to the ground.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCWOEmzGz9
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSKpGXGkoc
Suddenly, someone tackled him to the ground from behind. That someone put an arm around Damon's neck. Damon grabbed the arm and twisted it to that someone's side. Then he let go and rolled on top of that person, before grabbing the stranger's throat, getting them both to their feet. Then, without question, he killed him by snapping his neck.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VpbrrISDa
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT0PYtkZDJ
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9j4K8z8KL
He knew he had to get back to the others. He had killed one of The Five and he knew what would happen soon. The hallucinations would start like they had when Elena had killed Conner.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9UxhqMxcH
He started towards the direction of the camp. He wasn't feeling that great, so he didn't use his vampire speed.
Elena was worried sick, wondering where Jeremy, Bonnie, and Shane were at. So she headed towards the trees to go in search of them.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8flCMFuTM
As she walked through the trees, almost to the heart of the forest of trees, she heard something and followed the sound. Someone was close by, but it wasn't human. That meant it was a vampire. She could tell, since she couldn't hear a heartbeat.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSIzIzvAGy
When she entered the heart of the forest of trees, she saw which vampire it was; the only vampire that she was in love with. He was leaning against the bark of a tree, eyes closed. She saw blood on the side of his shirt.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMvWuJ1Fj5
"Damon?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4G44YrPXjP
She was instantly in front of him. She could tell something had happened and he wasn't feeling well, as she stood there and looked at him. She rested gentle hands on either side of his face.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaju90izyN
"What happened?" she asked.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqERkYM5Mi
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMXawTlREd
"What tattoo?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtlwV4XKy8
"One of The Five."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjC3smfSOm
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCj0kiHggp
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDmeufQP4r
He opened his eyes and looked at her.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDrgIeZPnj
"It started."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡen0FFJ6WBg
"We have to get back," she told him.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpVwRn7aFt
She put an arm around him and he put an arm around her shoulders. Then they started slowly heading back together.
Half an hour later, Elena had him in her tent on a sleeping back on his back.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbYWP9WujC
He groaned.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUZqzmgrF4
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKExwRdcE7
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtdWeEHVB8
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH3zC7VN9n
"Elena."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjqzTiiWmI
"Stefan, we have a big problem. Damon went off alone. He was attacked. He killed him before he realized that he was one of The Five. And the hallucinations are starting."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BHXMLBi4m
"Where are you?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLAH0WP4Ds
"In my tent with Damon."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTcQxbZlsX
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl83wjlajmH
They hung up.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cDOqQnesH
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6wDDsbqo6
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScrNpikre4
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctleE0pZPq
Not long afterward, they found them. Shane was speaking to some guy whom had Jeremy chained with wrists and ankles chained along with his mouth duct taped.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVAeLnsxfx
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsKEgu361w
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6feNmt7TQ
At vampire speed, they both left the shadows of the trees. Rebekah pinned Shane to the bark of a tree, hand tightly around his throat.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYteJTZX5q
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHOw3TMWim
"I thought you wanted the cure."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdqBY6Csrq
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx3TrDcTsJ
"Fine."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRsd9kQ8N9
He told the guy to go and Stefan and Bonnie helped Jeremy. Then she let go and left Shane alone.
Once at camp, Stefan headed for Elena's tent to see how everything was going. He had Bonnie doing a locater spell, while Jeremy stood at the entrance and Rebekah walked inside.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1EKDQKCdQ
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh3BnzQY5v
Elena looked at him.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF8VTiuV2K
"Are you okay?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJnIGXyPKn
"I'm fine."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOPd36mCMy
She sighed in relief.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdySY0OmRI
Her gaze went to Rebekah.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77qZUMCKnX
"Thank you."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zZOOPkklI
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaeWyk82uk
"Shane?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeavDpbcfD
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcJYwX1Fm1
She watched the Original walk away.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlN1jPPz19
"A massacre. He brought us here to do the third massacre. He told me earlier before you walked in on us. I was going to find out how to stop him," Damon informed Elena.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKnFr0YRLv
Jeremy left.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDU1mo07tPT
Elena looked down at him.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjZ0wmbguW
"A massacre?"661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRTiZd2KKt
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMmLILBXNX
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkXdgups1Z
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
