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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuDwI5aPjp
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL4IZVL4kG
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFat137UcN9
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQEGzlrr3M
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8mBv5k6Dh
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYW8yqls2x
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cQ393OQ0g
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhhgCOZJMg
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVlcVaAvWP
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ8akiG84O
"Damon?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOdWMr9ioj
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd6zaRGTZn
"What happened?" she asked.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8TWRjeyaM
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLumh9SxsB
"What tattoo?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9CnvZ5XT4
"One of The Five."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcU1Epp3o9
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHL7ITypngn
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FciTISWDF
He opened his eyes and looked at her.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM516EMGcq
"It started."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJTHMErIgJ
"We have to get back," she told him.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg24IarO1GN
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq66jdUKN1
He groaned.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaW01eyYtz
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWIqryz6cA
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR0dsaCLpg
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpkYaTiwD0
"Elena."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h1w1tsJ11
"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."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0YEeVqc8y
"Where are you?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2vTvlodPJ
"In my tent with Damon."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WEgsm0Eug
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILcJ6mslst
They hung up.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FpD2H8nTu
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYSKMcP9Tm
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDE9oZJ6eQk
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUywOb9h7h
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGg3uTewm0
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDapjNbs57a
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtQ7WKfz2p
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxWeQsG7W9
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sbiqtoBMr
"I thought you wanted the cure."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzVmQhNyjc
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObiZPFKfkK
"Fine."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdptHhY3l2l
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd12seaFEr7
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISfEBmo7kD
Elena looked at him.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J9irDOhYZ
"Are you okay?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVdvYSYKaE
"I'm fine."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf08sliexQe
She sighed in relief.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabNMgoZtOb
Her gaze went to Rebekah.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3SDRBVgt5
"Thank you."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDqsa8ndb9
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSFRY93nIf
"Shane?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNiTyIMU0Q
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWXTOYrvlI
She watched the Original walk away.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IXnipZ4Y4
"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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32NJA3Y0ne
Jeremy left.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZWfT3IWzq
Elena looked down at him.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tEsAYZCNn
"A massacre?"739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPrkfj9IJx
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhdvvHx9bX
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFYiZJjW0Y
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
