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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6joS4jVYS
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5WxtD8QmJ
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwImhQIAZb
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGY8gStBpD
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡov4PlSEf35
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd4Dsq5kUP
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KHaXuwY0r
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkUpi9v7bt
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyMVKpWJV2
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JkJTXJYrD
"Damon?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwYh2r7ltF
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMK6c1Fq7s
"What happened?" she asked.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwj7JTzRM7
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ949HqMZBF6
"What tattoo?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gRvdTSbvB
"One of The Five."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuzslVp8KC
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE4oYD22JR
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7F3YiVB3I
He opened his eyes and looked at her.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXWtPxOiZt
"It started."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qHgTEQlbF
"We have to get back," she told him.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolBNDJHhBn
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkltt16d25I
He groaned.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHjCgIi7aP
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgwgHfR6Er
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k5U9M1cjO
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl6OdOJ0YE
"Elena."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QvTQk1Q8r
"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."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFaiNnG8RN
"Where are you?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoszkNNREiz
"In my tent with Damon."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnYktvwKSo
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fSQerYt0c
They hung up.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24j2Lyk67K
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxHdRgHl2c
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn3DuORd1D
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyky8wqRqn
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPTy7PjyQc
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnSg1a1oiU
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgs4uhJNcy
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKly95ncy0
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VVJ4jryti
"I thought you wanted the cure."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt2MKfe4Fy
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUIVfAPpG7
"Fine."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaHmN0nesS
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32hbaVd6T6
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZahwMoXBO9
Elena looked at him.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4N075Furrt
"Are you okay?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmhPWTzAp3
"I'm fine."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkz9ZI9IZBR
She sighed in relief.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumrleSl9gi
Her gaze went to Rebekah.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9s4QlqvSJ
"Thank you."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtIlEIvIFj
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8PsxDcSZH
"Shane?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67cn74G8kn
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUY61Wxjn7w
She watched the Original walk away.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3Ncq8hyba
"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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMN4UAoNnEf
Jeremy left.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqAxzqZhpb
Elena looked down at him.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6u8es3m1DT
"A massacre?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwnwoKjr7a
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKHZOOKqTh
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE7kU7eWao
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
