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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNdiYRe1gx
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwGXJBQ9Ds
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuMrgD5hlH
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHKK4zCYxa
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwftNRMGjiD
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdXn27z2X1
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVYbDXbUjW
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mfc1pk2k6
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk3ina1cpn
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbTVCkKnxn
"Damon?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV843GxnLGn
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGJvEboGpK
"What happened?" she asked.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9tIUSEU7c
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuBClpRElj
"What tattoo?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX0iaWxLzv
"One of The Five."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCLicFfu8I
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIahd42OZot
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPI0meXmHd5
He opened his eyes and looked at her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQno7hG1GAQ
"It started."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0xjV4LOmc
"We have to get back," she told him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvv02FGK6cm
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xkp1oxHC9
He groaned.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolQII9p34D
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyu6f9DckLf
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGDxRH8mDz
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtagn1PZB3k
"Elena."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQRvcAplvl
"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."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkNtULBFxg
"Where are you?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdIKnENomV
"In my tent with Damon."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZHXiO8sZ1
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6xd7N1qfS
They hung up.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsJsN0CVjn
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSeEpRFOOh
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiMoaUNfUy
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1IOvdUXoq
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSy0phiCykN
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88UWx4LyVS
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4pPnMmmFg
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94634GE1cV
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bzVK9oFBR
"I thought you wanted the cure."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9AffoO8ne
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuf3FTc7Jl
"Fine."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq6JJGArX5
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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxtLWO4ln0
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR57HpNb62D
Elena looked at him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNVrWIkgvA
"Are you okay?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd3OZgqkQC
"I'm fine."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcj73KLkyw
She sighed in relief.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lDvhs46lv
Her gaze went to Rebekah.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRPMJz1HMW
"Thank you."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6M16xYABt
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEPkpMpdOK
"Shane?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQzBY5urMW
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaoNFmNvzL
She watched the Original walk away.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUgDBTeZ6h
"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.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnneYSjpRx
Jeremy left.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcemZyz5yE
Elena looked down at him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoi5ucDZGFM
"A massacre?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02GlGKIzVE
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDJT8tYZ4U
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEOAw8jP1S
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
