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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSe2yVNYdT
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVuToHc8iF
"Really?" he said, groaning in pain.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxrmHtBc6G
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTbEm9DpGK
After his body fell to the ground, he saw the tattoo on his hand.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFHAgL9QJ0
"Oh, great," he said. "Just what I need."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI0xylvhZy
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zu7vyDmJW
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWsPjWSDTG
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3KAxcmNK5
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccumJtcOw3
"Damon?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsul2fCg32U
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMlBw74w7V
"What happened?" she asked.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWThJllFO8A
"I didn't see the tattoo before I killed him. He attacked me first."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6C2acjiMS
"What tattoo?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDDrsE6hZv
"One of The Five."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZVok0zFLP
She realized what he meant and what had to be done about it.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2vt5gskTO
"I'll get Stefan and Rebekah, but right now we have to get back."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmt0n49i3Qs
He opened his eyes and looked at her.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah2y3fk4YF
"It started."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3w8mzeTjyA
"We have to get back," she told him.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraN9HG3sww
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehgRPpKUnT
He groaned.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmyiQIUCVD
"We'll fix this," Elena promised him. "Hang in there."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dloaYqwWx
Elena took her phone out and called his brother.
Rebekah and Stefan were deep in the woods, when Stefan's phone rang.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ayevuimN5
He sighed, seeing it was Elena.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohESNGBuHe
"Elena."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHdLoKid3J
"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."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jcHwXRxnB
"Where are you?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uemNxAdYS
"In my tent with Damon."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmnXXeiG5E
"Stay there. We'll find a potential and the others."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRnmyOabB7
They hung up.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKGNjHCp9x
Stefan and Rebekah looked at one another.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWul1Pj4hG0
"We best get going," Rebekah said, having overheard the conversation both ways.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLpfa20GzA
Rebekah and Stefan continued walking, searching for them first. They figured they could have Bonnie locate the potential. It would be so much faster.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJoyYORhM3
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoa7tNSkul
"He's a witch," Stefan said. "Any suggestions?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJ0d9KwWQs
"I take Shane. You do the rest," she replied.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdtA27Jq38
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFByisfXWeQ
"Call them off," she ordered, knowing compulsion wouldn't work.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgevUvLgmr
"I thought you wanted the cure."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDL8worYJ8
"Not at the expense of this," she replied.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM8k3lyjOg
"Fine."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpH5SeYMui
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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKXkG6K26O
"I heard," Jeremy told his sister.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD88mZVasH
Elena looked at him.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QCgGu5sdY
"Are you okay?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLvN3YB7fz
"I'm fine."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NZaK24rd1
She sighed in relief.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN8NamVnfw
Her gaze went to Rebekah.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJSShq15zl
"Thank you."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEnqM39w8G
"I didn't do much. I just told Shane to stop it."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6iLZkkIFZ
"Shane?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbhi9GYlE1
"Yeah. He was about to do something. I don't know what."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgVdXtUEpM
She watched the Original walk away.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HZgZ8oO00
"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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqLn7HqpDf
Jeremy left.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBz8VNYDRZ
Elena looked down at him.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VruCfMIUy
"A massacre?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstdMPdBFcC
"He said he needs three massacres before he can raise Silas."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Bp47SQnke
Rebekah and Stefan watched Bonnie do a spell to locate the potential.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdDDyPpbb6
Soon after, they found the potential close by, had him kill a vampire that would start the mark, and Damon was back to himself.
and then Add to home screen.