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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KOS2MjUTS
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODK1N2riq6
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayy3NvrwaE
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn0I2C4M76
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERqGrMGALk
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByXfcFoKsJ
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7272IYHGf
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BVDCXBwME
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSYh3b2nil
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0ygfWu6Mz
"Damon?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYtYT5gB0b
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hFeEFJ1zS
"What happened?" she asked.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcabBqiMAmz
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgHPAKbTFr
"What tattoo?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ5JrYpogT
"One of The Five."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0rgoXIpdx
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSm8sTK2jf
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEBSBMjhxh
He opened his eyes and looked at her.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDexzap094U
"It started."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzFZuhSNlv
"We have to get back," she told him.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNT1VzWrgv8
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFLMuIQ7aC
He groaned.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNKKJgVfHp
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOQcoJ46en
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgnqb5Rcl0
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ux87PJjLa
"Elena."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTeXtXMdlc
"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."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYAlG9Fya9
"Where are you?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf54FVluVlE
"In my tent with Damon."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYgonXHvRV
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnl8veMqj5u
They hung up.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWoY9MNIOj
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtLvKrZdX2
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM097wv2aU
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydYQCC17a7
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuDdlS1B1T
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkgwDwXmgb
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJLemxsni9
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6Vx3g6MrE
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCUBHT2taI
"I thought you wanted the cure."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lzk1lS0kb
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJ9qh9inSd
"Fine."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r8yYDKKAk
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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43AiL189xt
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOdcA0EvMU
Elena looked at him.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwcGQhhPYz
"Are you okay?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3y5PlKt2J
"I'm fine."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHniXTCoH5
She sighed in relief.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4hAS2aYsh
Her gaze went to Rebekah.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHecq9lS0w
"Thank you."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3KoZRVkOz
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x2Isg1QoJ
"Shane?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiFhxONTsu
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4cLAMNDes
She watched the Original walk away.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvreZ9rdaD
"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.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloJH60uUHn
Jeremy left.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiPRfPjLS2
Elena looked down at him.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrF33lYlLci
"A massacre?"663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R4q2J4XGa
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJe5R8YF5V
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGuV9PwMrT
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
