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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7C5GMxXLV
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L3XiYfYXJ
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3LRMBMtn7
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewzej7hyD5
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJrgrUcRJB
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJw29OoiGL
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhSqN9PoEG
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ9ivo3lRD
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1HXtApIoa
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgcD6gbOCu
"Damon?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkaAxkmWfb
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmss7aFFwZ
"What happened?" she asked.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDO3lYP2Kk
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE2hTGPvKi
"What tattoo?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAmsvw8jmj
"One of The Five."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZTSLA8MUq
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhscnNUEHPk
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85BB2cX45i
He opened his eyes and looked at her.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6xmg8Owi1
"It started."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvORASszTU
"We have to get back," she told him.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUlIWHGjfp
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aUlVNTxUF
He groaned.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVbFLJYldp
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrjv3C0yfO
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UoGrYdOkI
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8ZDOLYrq2
"Elena."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJMWWGi6rU
"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."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXm99lvwf8D
"Where are you?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfJmCnJjfi
"In my tent with Damon."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlzMtPPj3H
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVim64IdmZS
They hung up.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGVhHO0RsD
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTP4ojbej8
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0X2dJyA2i
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDGJ92Mhcv
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIQPw69XHj
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8fMRdYK7E
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnzPtCtfxv
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3kkyJwe7v
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwq4Wbv1zzd
"I thought you wanted the cure."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0UiLeN7E8
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MjSw9x2iK
"Fine."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBStItsjbRr
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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyXoSAuHDB
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeN6YtnOnE
Elena looked at him.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNDfo9nQtS
"Are you okay?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC5BsHVrc3
"I'm fine."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafUX4tYZpr
She sighed in relief.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoLzaLQU8X
Her gaze went to Rebekah.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B2IY8YqCg
"Thank you."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29EnBsT5J0
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5sML9MKyn
"Shane?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQsor5YrLz
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhaVHWBSxj
She watched the Original walk away.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU2Obb8z0a
"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.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKQvTZ1gcY
Jeremy left.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4ZH8OwOQH
Elena looked down at him.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2vB6wyXd1
"A massacre?"738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYNyQBlY2B
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQdi7ShbYH
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8Owo4HuuK
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
