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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMyMCI4tNY
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJS0daoDVR
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8Hr0Mljws
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yBZE5vTVA
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jZ962wSkq
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9EMoemi60
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCq8TJMh76G
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaQUcq743p
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SHqvktxw2
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLPumztAGt
"Damon?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF26xEGcFGo
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2K5Y5m2gZ
"What happened?" she asked.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJKzxiTaJO
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9TzLGAPv6
"What tattoo?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3VoLZxdt0
"One of The Five."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0XdCKQAz3
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Dmey2fmjP
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc16ifnxf4o
He opened his eyes and looked at her.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWyTM0RDqd
"It started."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5GonHd24u
"We have to get back," she told him.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtYs9HC3gi
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtDyHGA781
He groaned.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcPr76ZQof
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ewjTxMJh
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTx5ZjEhQ4
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoSzo8o5HK
"Elena."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83BW1pAONB
"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."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvXSejB0rK
"Where are you?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fCIKSrvgn
"In my tent with Damon."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ2MFK9RPC
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7Zo71lNwV
They hung up.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sOHs0HLZd
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsd3gsyutFc
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBmGeLzzOB
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuc9hFuUnw
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzFIz4PjEq
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjiowGoeWU
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04NAZ21Nz4
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTZzqB3VVk
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwglKSp6Nq
"I thought you wanted the cure."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFekTywtFe
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIm2cf6Lof
"Fine."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNASE9ihkp
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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5gaOGMu2W
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF174shMrhW
Elena looked at him.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyhtaKDkvQ
"Are you okay?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXZKJldeEJ
"I'm fine."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHThQ4AyiF
She sighed in relief.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzYhQWvjhD
Her gaze went to Rebekah.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYF9y0leDX
"Thank you."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElyTDAJuD6
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEfzhLQcWP
"Shane?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4xejQ9MhP
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI68Q87dta
She watched the Original walk away.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yilvOsr6i
"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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PYkLOBnMk
Jeremy left.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJEzZDx4mK
Elena looked down at him.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzeoD75bbk
"A massacre?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ303RVoQqp2
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQw0NOMnLq
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkeIGXV7VO
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
