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.680Please respect copyright.PENANAjMntSaILVJ
"Anna," John greeted before taking out a stake.680Please respect copyright.PENANAzMxf52P0cg
"No," she whispered weakly, vervain still in her system.680Please respect copyright.PENANA9FGjGwWmys
John raised the stake.680Please respect copyright.PENANAgVT1S0Drcc
Just then, Elena Gilbert came rushing down the stairs.680Please respect copyright.PENANAftL3jfUCCG
He stopped when he saw Elena.680Please respect copyright.PENANAkEQmod6QLy
"Uncle John, no!" she yelled.680Please respect copyright.PENANAHUNGyMfRng
"Elena, I have to."680Please respect copyright.PENANA0ngRZ8KSaX
"No, you don't," she replied, standing just inches from him.680Please respect copyright.PENANAjqlUAQ7kBf
"It's our family duty," he reminded her.680Please respect copyright.PENANAmE2zg3sg6o
"No," Elena said firmly.680Please respect copyright.PENANAWmv8hRQ7Yg
He put the stake away.680Please respect copyright.PENANAGjudM3yjmL
Elena knelt by Anna and helped her slowly to her feet, as she got to her own feet.680Please respect copyright.PENANADGAA6tagMG
"Get out of here. Go find your mother and get home."680Please respect copyright.PENANAXOO6i3N4xB
Anna slowly left to do as Elena said.680Please respect copyright.PENANAnP2AVdaxqZ
Elena looked at her uncle.680Please respect copyright.PENANAbkBOk3BlGo
"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."680Please respect copyright.PENANAjofQbwDBZi
Elena ran to Damon and knelt at his side.680Please respect copyright.PENANAdctbvob5k4
"Damon. Damon, can you hear me?" she said urgently to the unconscious Salvatore brother.680Please respect copyright.PENANAhUNMJcpZBI
John left the building.680Please respect copyright.PENANAIrfUIC7MqF
Once John emerged, he saw Caroline and Alaric head towards the building.680Please respect copyright.PENANAZFkPgPVSIi
"She's in there," John informed them, as he walked past them.680Please respect copyright.PENANARSHrtsnYzx
"I'll help her," Caroline said. "Stay here."680Please respect copyright.PENANAb58dv8OP7q
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANAYeqXlOmUgq
Caroline Forbes came over.680Please respect copyright.PENANAKUCa0iDP02
Elena looked around and saw her vampiress best friend.680Please respect copyright.PENANAvL11cW1jPh
"Get him out of here. I have to help Katherine," Elena told her BFF, before getting to her feet and heading over to Katherine.680Please respect copyright.PENANARoJdM5mc6J
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANAfDjCciP4I3
Nothing.680Please respect copyright.PENANA5usTCeiE1F
"If you can hear me, I'm going to get you out of here."680Please respect copyright.PENANAe2Gpgnjp0C
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANAgeWG11s11I
Ric helped Caroline with Damon when she appeared. They gently got him a distance away from the building, on his back, on some grass.680Please respect copyright.PENANA3MkBI9xpiO
"We should be fine now. Find Tyler and get home," Ric said.680Please respect copyright.PENANAWS2KU9B2Fc
She obeyed.680Please respect copyright.PENANANKccAgexT9
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANApadnh0CP0A
Once by Damon, Alaric knelt down at his left and gently layed her down on her back.680Please respect copyright.PENANASKfroAIL1D
"I'll help Katherine," Elena said, going to kneel at her side.680Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7E7JhtI8q
The Vampire Hunter knew what she meant, so he got to his feet and took out his pocket knife, handing it to her.680Please respect copyright.PENANArTEUYskePw
"Not too deep. It's sharp," he warned her.680Please respect copyright.PENANANjsUG7o9hi
Elena took it and he knelt by his vampire friend.680Please respect copyright.PENANAwfoh39HVOK
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANA4Q8KcNgdri
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANAwz8rJerj28
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANA1KdcW99Oxz
"You need to heal."680Please respect copyright.PENANAKmRuJJb9zn
Elena knew she had to, so she drank, ignoring the taste.680Please respect copyright.PENANASWfV0om4RW
A few moments later, Elena stopped and both of their wrists healed.680Please respect copyright.PENANAQX9chMOtMb
Elena and Katherine got to their feet and went to stand by Ric and Damon.680Please respect copyright.PENANA3xhk01xIzb
"You should make sure the others are okay," Elena told him. "I'll be alright. They won't hurt me."680Please respect copyright.PENANAkuRI2xNLlH
Ric got to his feet.680Please respect copyright.PENANA2kexPQuSd3
"I'll see you later then."680Please respect copyright.PENANAE30ZYXHF0G
He left, as the girls knelt at his right side.680Please respect copyright.PENANAppYKLaJQjr
Kat bit her wrist and put it to her childe's lips, making her blood go down his throat to help him.680Please respect copyright.PENANAAt75zEm2cb
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.