It was a dark night as John Gilbert, Elena's uncle, stood over Anna whom had awoken. The basement was on fire and wood started falling.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gjqXa9vPx
"Anna," John greeted before taking out a stake.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2W4Ew3jlK
"No," she whispered weakly, vervain still in her system.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFtbqR9Onz
John raised the stake.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzaimwMs7U
Just then, Elena Gilbert came rushing down the stairs.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIWsORJdNi
He stopped when he saw Elena.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsAGPqiSV7
"Uncle John, no!" she yelled.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTdZ67gf3u
"Elena, I have to."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8asN3VBoa
"No, you don't," she replied, standing just inches from him.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWPCVxzsvF
"It's our family duty," he reminded her.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9sMEkiroB
"No," Elena said firmly.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjD3kHiPfGG
He put the stake away.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cid3yVCmC
Elena knelt by Anna and helped her slowly to her feet, as she got to her own feet.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSy0vYwgag9
"Get out of here. Go find your mother and get home."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD9I5C0ABu
Anna slowly left to do as Elena said.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0XFsUc5ZF
Elena looked at her uncle.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT1kJaLwfA
"We're the good guys. We don't kill good people. Anna, Pearl, Damon, and the others have done nothing wrong. You should just go home."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4VwoPNNqs
Elena ran to Damon and knelt at his side.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b9H8Pt2V0
"Damon. Damon, can you hear me?" she said urgently to the unconscious Salvatore brother.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpE7qJYTe2
John left the building.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3yc6Hkhlf
Once John emerged, he saw Caroline and Alaric head towards the building.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxWRS12WOe
"She's in there," John informed them, as he walked past them.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRmwL23kRj
"I'll help her," Caroline said. "Stay here."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMKqPfI860
As Caroline headed in, she knew whom John had meant. Elena. Elena was in there. And as she headed down the stairs, she saw Elena at Damon's side.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOtEZYR3eG
Caroline Forbes came over.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyB1unaqmGF
Elena looked around and saw her vampiress best friend.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwKzHNxSIQ
"Get him out of here. I have to help Katherine," Elena told her BFF, before getting to her feet and heading over to Katherine.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyi6hBxDQE
As Elena knelt at her side, Caroline did as she was told. She knew better than to argue with Elena. After all, Elena could be stubborn at times; more so than herself.
"Katherine, can you hear me?" Elena called.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScpdePp7Cg
Nothing.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yITZf0lZC
"If you can hear me, I'm going to get you out of here."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmmccHp37S
With that, the human look-alike put an arm around her, put Katherine's arm around her shoulders, and got to her feet, using her own body weight to hold her up. Then she headed towards the stairs as another pillar that held up the ceiling, fell and the fire got even worst. As it did, she started to cough.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccqNvMgR1V
Ric helped Caroline with Damon when she appeared. They gently got him a distance away from the building, on his back, on some grass.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JQSrT6cGh
"We should be fine now. Find Tyler and get home," Ric said.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj7IUiZb8u
She obeyed.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCyycKjUhe
He walked into the flaming building to help Elena out, when he saw her with Katherine. He gently carried the vampiress when he saw them, Elena at his side.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJjpmkp1wy
Once by Damon, Alaric knelt down at his left and gently layed her down on her back.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Y0renbLqN
"I'll help Katherine," Elena said, going to kneel at her side.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZQB3NXRoC
The Vampire Hunter knew what she meant, so he got to his feet and took out his pocket knife, handing it to her.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YF3BeSun6
"Not too deep. It's sharp," he warned her.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL9uRZei3F
Elena took it and he knelt by his vampire friend.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmOmPfbxna
Elena cut her wrist, pulled Katherine gently into her arms, and put her wrist to the vampiress' lips, making the blood go down her throat.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9uSqgrcWh
Alaric didn't know what to do for Damon, so he just looked down at his friend. He'd give him his blood, but the Vampire Hunter had issues with giving vampires his blood.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAEViCLGTg
A few minutes later, Katherine started to drink. But a few moments later, she stopped and looked up at Elena. She then sat up and held out her wrist after biting it.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVkGEgvbfz
"You need to heal."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw43XpSAHLp
Elena knew she had to, so she drank, ignoring the taste.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgO3lMcEWZ4
A few moments later, Elena stopped and both of their wrists healed.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpQYmzERAk
Elena and Katherine got to their feet and went to stand by Ric and Damon.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8QqjZlK52
"You should make sure the others are okay," Elena told him. "I'll be alright. They won't hurt me."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlR0A7PPOV
Ric got to his feet.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXtFvLguSj
"I'll see you later then."604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitAUgdlkPJ
He left, as the girls knelt at his right side.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gSMoH492i
Kat bit her wrist and put it to her childe's lips, making her blood go down his throat to help him.604Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwmVfA74kh
Not long afterward, he drank before letting go and looking up at them. Then he got to his feet and together, the three of them left.
