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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSevahPSGl2
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJb97oDUT0
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTzbfahUXm
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKLtidT57J
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt27fenQLq
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH2Eh7QuJc
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJGnVJNKSe
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoBggrl9GN
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNfrj5dT3I
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEPUjKXyIC
"Damon?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDVG1dp7Gk
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQErPPSL8J
"What happened?" she asked.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAtPCe1ILJ
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyslsfcmqDO
"What tattoo?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbeiYW0Miv
"One of The Five."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz9KMPQ3ae
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQNQQwMdYV
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5f4FYHFyD6
He opened his eyes and looked at her.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyXhVxa00b
"It started."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8RQhzLhCG
"We have to get back," she told him.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v5RQ54Gpj
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAAc4bjotJ
He groaned.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAMYf6AbNC
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjm3eQ6mBg
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4CS72Oj2T
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaD8VojDMI
"Elena."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cgjkxeFSz
"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."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhV61WCyL1X
"Where are you?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHghpbUu0LM
"In my tent with Damon."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSv7Qv3eex
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1caZn6iRG
They hung up.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4LszSUHY7
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr92pdo7vTj
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxgk8dLexV
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXzwCmn0vs
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EGGkNeZ8y
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4BlMEfG5k
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9nyFIge5s
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0NWYrF1Mi
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORvjiYa24q
"I thought you wanted the cure."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzOz6BpBqX
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDcf32ioul
"Fine."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7vT5Pqff0
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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbzhnHwU5n
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpslkUNonK
Elena looked at him.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOZstjZ0Ca
"Are you okay?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogqlpfbk88
"I'm fine."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG2kejxmme
She sighed in relief.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYhTsuEpgd
Her gaze went to Rebekah.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHOS359jm4
"Thank you."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1z412OVNd
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUsxQLzd3L
"Shane?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdQWZkBKd3
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IjRfRvcTY
She watched the Original walk away.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWkb9AuYw7
"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.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qHu6QJGmD
Jeremy left.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsOV9XRCNX
Elena looked down at him.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpE7Bhl3ndT
"A massacre?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYiKJDNCXA
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9ZPrvXLVg
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HajuArqll
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
