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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1UQSDsCOW
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafnpRmY4L9
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMIjwC3qaT
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVf35P1HYX
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQYdKjeLT8
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpidKJampcr
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStphoaTA12
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybYweIgeKh
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCLNWtdgVT
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrD9lvXTZ1
"Damon?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0jUK0nmai
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV86vELRJXV
"What happened?" she asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60ap5MfRin
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F2wIaVH6p
"What tattoo?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpn6a6UQ2hb
"One of The Five."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzw1wg7IGc
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFwe04IyeJ
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbt2GsANp5
He opened his eyes and looked at her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFXNPYKqsp
"It started."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZmMzyYG6d
"We have to get back," she told him.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJDl4ajLgs
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF9mGKvH3F
He groaned.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6cg05XCAx
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzyWOU2kse
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rRvX6jBtq
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGohQgkjH6
"Elena."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM11uwcgBy9
"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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvz17woXBHk
"Where are you?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wTZoPuoxg
"In my tent with Damon."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOsUzKxAGx
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJj0in3CF9
They hung up.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCQJ6J29M1
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZAODXSH6h
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJVs7g3hFI
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiRhqkaAcI
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlDmq9PdoT
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCme1IKdsUh
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmXhjE8vcS
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jEOHXdLXN
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CBalRvfqv
"I thought you wanted the cure."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FKv30j9se
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQjrDVTbRo
"Fine."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM7Vkw5i9N
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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRpA3U3aLU
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjijH34YAx
Elena looked at him.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TywB1xcGB
"Are you okay?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oYgOs17Jb
"I'm fine."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1f9TvVVjB
She sighed in relief.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9JlPtIm1t
Her gaze went to Rebekah.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MMmbp6fMu
"Thank you."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkdDctWJM5
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIX6vjbcMD
"Shane?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuschfcRN2
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8XkCfod7m
She watched the Original walk away.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1KG7sMN61
"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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2wjIKPwXY
Jeremy left.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRFVfAacn4
Elena looked down at him.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8tUfDfr4l
"A massacre?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0GGJigCOS
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLL9xhVCui
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyN8Ubqvcj
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
