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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDarJKf75aj
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFh3bO7M6KU
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9BRfXxujJ
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmyqN7sG7b
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP5f369JPI
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzU52ERHqqn
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRhrnK7xkC
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJsvDvMqYE
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4gsJHguSF
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILMd80OlzJ
"Damon?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBLRVuKsIi
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdeapRMK6N
"What happened?" she asked.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDsBOMIi0B
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvywLY09PPO
"What tattoo?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5fNU1CQEM
"One of The Five."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuYyYaP6uP
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdq1v4NGvD
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xB3Qic6FC
He opened his eyes and looked at her.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwcaZSN2se
"It started."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGxcmksyuo
"We have to get back," she told him.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSf9zFgtdt
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyzAES7dLE
He groaned.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYGkfgfQne
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWduqxyytF
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiz28Nb8F0a
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaZCc18ZQ5
"Elena."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANSGwl3pDy
"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."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ1NSBKuoR
"Where are you?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6JxCiSsC5
"In my tent with Damon."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYL0Zz52Ch
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kbwLyQXSA
They hung up.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFbTQli4Js
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkIRrMX1dS
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQAEvfo5De
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rIX8oE6r9
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ftcm3rxx9
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo5FYE5NzG
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8uzak2QpF
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUV8gYOzfO
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz7ZDARgjc
"I thought you wanted the cure."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQV3kLUU2H
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrtcTJyB7K
"Fine."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6AJESKQgD
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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xAKYWQkor
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVMMvA4V3N
Elena looked at him.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nbfxX3ntA
"Are you okay?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3nlo9FgQm
"I'm fine."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34OQ3uuH0h
She sighed in relief.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfD0GqTOcxS
Her gaze went to Rebekah.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ77lyqOGP
"Thank you."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIOVAoI4fQ
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dEgNnFKg8
"Shane?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhGm7vzC9y
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZD5FParuR
She watched the Original walk away.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O4hUrP9JE
"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.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiW9gFVSOkR
Jeremy left.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIphBxraJrX
Elena looked down at him.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoybq83cTK1
"A massacre?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ3jFNhl11
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwUlMl8NH3
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOvukKcV1H
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
