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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8QFY15Sdg
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63AzamPTLj
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhEN1s5j0u
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnFnF3yF3e
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGa2ARMqVj
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iCCcPo4nK
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Jcf3u9Id4
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkOaATq4Ad
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizgL4yyZRJ
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEhp5tXMXS
"Damon?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV52Wpw0wvT
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3gEPt1IyK
"What happened?" she asked.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOJbIBKxKg
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FDdLQb36p
"What tattoo?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2knOTNgwm
"One of The Five."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbUPGvt414
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLs52AKAAky
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzOvv06XNZ
He opened his eyes and looked at her.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9jX3fxIXY
"It started."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhyKqkl1qq
"We have to get back," she told him.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekot0k1Ica
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DPsFe6JY7
He groaned.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbCfMvp3F4
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW4z0l8gof
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYWeV5LL0g
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRgWiz86XV
"Elena."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpzxwiLoQA
"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."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8JeptD4Bl
"Where are you?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVrTD2sm4S
"In my tent with Damon."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhtmspouSF
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyOqafTmUc
They hung up.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTNCQbXm2M
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0Z2PsDe8Z
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUjtJUwFJf
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9om1CJoce
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT13IIiZ3qt
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9eQpmEzIM
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FGFMgFUyd
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZKuEfy2Ab
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0boxmgF0FL
"I thought you wanted the cure."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPhkYCHQxd
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWCA07qOwd
"Fine."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe87eO5il4
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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx8lFgaI1k
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqlX4AYgyE
Elena looked at him.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbMro07z87
"Are you okay?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphFrpAauZS
"I'm fine."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gwOI57DWX
She sighed in relief.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZv79ERsCS
Her gaze went to Rebekah.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBMnxYUgFQ
"Thank you."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulXHRU9Icq
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu9M5Selc5
"Shane?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNRsCKGXdw
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73xw52q21H
She watched the Original walk away.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjKuwcxveE
"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.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCe5c0mBUh
Jeremy left.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdoIz5fhpP
Elena looked down at him.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsagr0Kfqs
"A massacre?"690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBttYY0fTF
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalPVS6l3Za
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.690Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM8vAU2AR9
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
