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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4g40xhpYn
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ktCpBtFTp
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyDdqN3fGH
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrH0NNV2vw
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvfinXDM7D
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvrRY3PklY
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcJzmQrh7M
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3NR51QKhi
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC6NSvG54e
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67ba4BeMke
"Damon?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwh9h4cf9Ij
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1qUAmLGnQ
"What happened?" she asked.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWqe3J8Yda
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJdiIGCuld
"What tattoo?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtvPJqSPy1
"One of The Five."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoPY5964ob
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIfDo5NFff
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGF7V3clvg
He opened his eyes and looked at her.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvQvbqCenL
"It started."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PMjNLM3Ka
"We have to get back," she told him.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjemvUw3z1v
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgidh8PuRm
He groaned.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsO3hmoF4Vb
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXh11K79jb
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZE2k8m9sP
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5cRwedF4R
"Elena."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlp6hA4qd8
"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."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nn35fXNO3
"Where are you?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQU5Ws2WR1
"In my tent with Damon."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbqUbOwdHf
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sPkvS6ECW
They hung up.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz4L0jqmKC
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipAnXopNnn
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WiDrmxkyw
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxJMOOrbzg
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsdDzHjfBM
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzKFU4jLpp
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg4rBwjU29
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnvZEOzVrc
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2kZKimtuf
"I thought you wanted the cure."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nlU3PHigE
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokKHQSoVQn
"Fine."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQF2TmkUwV
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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8Aw4VaHp6
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51E0TQmWPo
Elena looked at him.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8f4Iryhmj
"Are you okay?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIthrMRkn2R
"I'm fine."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6CtMI0GkK
She sighed in relief.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWA2OYyue7
Her gaze went to Rebekah.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmw20JBXfA
"Thank you."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNhqVcuacA
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFj3eruzyZ
"Shane?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbR4NXEzWd
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QRKj4IM8Y
She watched the Original walk away.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtvpcv75BG
"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.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5bJI0kR9W
Jeremy left.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx4hWD5Lgb
Elena looked down at him.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRACrhWt2mK
"A massacre?"662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWP1LmEutaK
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkoPQth4Ro
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.662Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25CkaTIDfE
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
