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.609Please respect copyright.PENANAKPICxSh5h7
"Anna," John greeted before taking out a stake.609Please respect copyright.PENANACcMVXkhf9z
"No," she whispered weakly, vervain still in her system.609Please respect copyright.PENANA0z4dSzR5MT
John raised the stake.609Please respect copyright.PENANAf7o1Yjin4t
Just then, Elena Gilbert came rushing down the stairs.609Please respect copyright.PENANAk4Ug1AgmP2
He stopped when he saw Elena.609Please respect copyright.PENANAqpElA0dp1g
"Uncle John, no!" she yelled.609Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6sv2I5CGt
"Elena, I have to."609Please respect copyright.PENANA30kCBYYlAm
"No, you don't," she replied, standing just inches from him.609Please respect copyright.PENANATrVF11t06b
"It's our family duty," he reminded her.609Please respect copyright.PENANAGzs1jxF3TX
"No," Elena said firmly.609Please respect copyright.PENANA2shd5PYWOe
He put the stake away.609Please respect copyright.PENANAQp4oukKh3K
Elena knelt by Anna and helped her slowly to her feet, as she got to her own feet.609Please respect copyright.PENANAXX5ZILU44z
"Get out of here. Go find your mother and get home."609Please respect copyright.PENANALkpxx48Oja
Anna slowly left to do as Elena said.609Please respect copyright.PENANAVgkUwZkafr
Elena looked at her uncle.609Please respect copyright.PENANA8F9awW6txR
"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."609Please respect copyright.PENANATLi97i4ftK
Elena ran to Damon and knelt at his side.609Please respect copyright.PENANApKIAUt212T
"Damon. Damon, can you hear me?" she said urgently to the unconscious Salvatore brother.609Please respect copyright.PENANAVFFbPuSA82
John left the building.609Please respect copyright.PENANAQ134ohmX27
Once John emerged, he saw Caroline and Alaric head towards the building.609Please respect copyright.PENANAzVpoC4bpbX
"She's in there," John informed them, as he walked past them.609Please respect copyright.PENANAHo8yKS7xJ1
"I'll help her," Caroline said. "Stay here."609Please respect copyright.PENANAlg3ye936Iu
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANAUZznHpdy18
Caroline Forbes came over.609Please respect copyright.PENANANoHPCTbmn4
Elena looked around and saw her vampiress best friend.609Please respect copyright.PENANA6nXQ0bf43N
"Get him out of here. I have to help Katherine," Elena told her BFF, before getting to her feet and heading over to Katherine.609Please respect copyright.PENANAEnjNiurS6Q
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANASNaHo7mnUT
Nothing.609Please respect copyright.PENANAKZ5pB7aw2z
"If you can hear me, I'm going to get you out of here."609Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5pvdcu5DQ
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANACRwGpiqDAV
Ric helped Caroline with Damon when she appeared. They gently got him a distance away from the building, on his back, on some grass.609Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0qxeBYJqv
"We should be fine now. Find Tyler and get home," Ric said.609Please respect copyright.PENANAKlVapKAS3a
She obeyed.609Please respect copyright.PENANAvtVP642pea
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANAx4rkfsDLX1
Once by Damon, Alaric knelt down at his left and gently layed her down on her back.609Please respect copyright.PENANAC2o7Bkn1JH
"I'll help Katherine," Elena said, going to kneel at her side.609Please respect copyright.PENANAu0DunXtIl7
The Vampire Hunter knew what she meant, so he got to his feet and took out his pocket knife, handing it to her.609Please respect copyright.PENANAjwmstL22c7
"Not too deep. It's sharp," he warned her.609Please respect copyright.PENANAa0RCLdl7In
Elena took it and he knelt by his vampire friend.609Please respect copyright.PENANAWgGg5rbwSS
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANAOaqJLfOKAG
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANANJqn4InF7w
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.609Please respect copyright.PENANAE9gyVPpByv
"You need to heal."609Please respect copyright.PENANASUpO1kBYwE
Elena knew she had to, so she drank, ignoring the taste.609Please respect copyright.PENANAlfNaas0fOG
A few moments later, Elena stopped and both of their wrists healed.609Please respect copyright.PENANA5Pn7JCXLYn
Elena and Katherine got to their feet and went to stand by Ric and Damon.609Please respect copyright.PENANA9kx80GZLQk
"You should make sure the others are okay," Elena told him. "I'll be alright. They won't hurt me."609Please respect copyright.PENANARhzVHuw1Ah
Ric got to his feet.609Please respect copyright.PENANAwD6me5uxYU
"I'll see you later then."609Please respect copyright.PENANABMNMvx8etz
He left, as the girls knelt at his right side.609Please respect copyright.PENANAJZz9FMZSuM
Kat bit her wrist and put it to her childe's lips, making her blood go down his throat to help him.609Please respect copyright.PENANAWP1BIo7rsO
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.