1Flashback 1 - Six Months Ago
Morning - Gilbert House - Elena's Room
Elena were sleeping in her bed.
The time on Elena's alarm clock on her nightstand turned 6:45. The radio turned on as the alarm.
(Song:) So What? - P!ink
Elena woke up.
Emma walked in smiling , turning up the music, nodding her head.
Elena got out of bed, standing in front of the mirror, pulling her hair up into a ponytail, turning to look at Emma. "Ready for practice?"
"About as ready as I'll ever be." Emma told her, grabbing her pom poms, throwing them onto the window seat where her cheerleader uniform was laid out.
Elena smiled.
(Song Ends)
...
Kitchen
Elena was in her cheerleading uniform, walking in.
Jenna Sommers was making coffee. "Hey."
Emma sat on the island next to her. "Jeremy locked himself in the bathroom again. Does he think we don't know what he's doing in there?"
"He's 14." Jenna told her. "They don't think." Elena grabbed a coffee pot. Jenna took it back. "Hey, you'll get me in trouble."
Miranda Gilbert walked into the kitchen. "Good morning."
"Morning, Mom." Emma told her.
Miranda kissed Emma on the cheek, then Elena.
Elena and Emma smiled.
...
Now
Same Night - Mystic Falls Hospital - Elena's Hospital Room
Elena woke up in the hospital bed, looking around in confusion.
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Mystic Falls Hospital - Hallway
Jeremy, Isabella and Meredith were standing in the hallway outside of Elena's hospital room, observing her while she slept.
"She's gonna be fine." Meredith told them. "She got a little banged up today, hit her head, but it was just a slight concussion. Nothing to worry about."
"But she collapsed." Isabella told her. "There was blood. Morgana or I would've gave her my blood, but Jer told us not to because Elena doesn't like taking it."
"Honestly, Isabella, she's okay." Meredith told her. "She just... She's been through a lot. Is there anyone you want to call?"
...
On the Road - SUV
Damon was driving.
Stefan was in the passenger seat.
Elizabeth was in the backseat, holding her phone on speakerphone.
"You did what?" Damon asked.
Isabella's voice was on the other line. "We took her to the hospital." She and Jeremy were in the hospital hallway, speaking over speakerphone. "When you find your sister/friend unconscious, you call 911."
"Not when you have a parade of vampires at your disposal." Elizabeth told them.
"Every remaining Original is gonna want Elena dead to stop Alaric." Stefan told them. "She's a sitting duck in there."
"So, why did you leave Emma here?" Jeremy asked.
"Emma has no choice." Elizabeth told them. "She has a freaking tumor on her carotid that very well could be the death of her unless they get that thing out of her tonight. Elena doesn't have that excuse, does she?"
"Well, Meredith wants to keep her here for observation." Jeremy told them.
"Jeremy, Isabella, get Elena home." Damon told them. "We're on our way."
Elizabeth hung up. She looked from Damon to Stefan. "Have I told you lately how much I appreciate you two not being the dumbest brothers on Earth?"
"You know one of us needs to keep moving, right?" Stefan asked. "If Klaus really is the sire of our bloodline, we need to keep his body hidden before Alaric finds him, kills him, and we all end up dead."
Damon gave Stefan a look, looking over the two of them. "Our life is one, big proverbial coin toss."
"I'm sitting this one out." Elizabeth told them. "This one's up to you guys."
Stefan and Damon gave Elizabeth a look. "Elizabeth."
Elizabeth gave them a look.
...
Mystic Falls Hospital - Meredith's Office
Meredith walked in.
Alaric was sitting at her desk. "Hello, Meredith."
"What are you doing here?" Meredith asked.
"I'm Elena's guardian." Alaric told her. "I thought it was strange that I didn't get a phone call."
"How did you find out?" Meredith asked.
"I have eyes and ears everywhere now." Alaric answered. "It's funny, the people of this town are actually good at their jobs when you allow them to be. Speaking of, you are a little too good at your job." He stood, walking toward the mini fridge, opening it, pulling out a rack of test tubes filled with vampire blood. "But that's because you cheat. So, I found your stash of vampire blood."
Alaric opened the test tubes one by one, starting to pour the blood onto the desk.
"No, stop!" Meredith told him. "No, don't do that. Stop it!"
Alaric emptied the last tube of vampire blood on her desk. "The Council will be in touch with the medical board to have your license suspended. Mayor Lockwood and Sheriff Forbes are being relieved of their duties. I'm getting this town back under control. Starting with finding Emma Gilbert, using her as leverage against Stefan, Damon, Elizabeth and Isabella so they will give me Klaus Mikaelson, and all of this will be over."
Alaric walked out, leaving.
...
Operating Room
Alaric walked in.
A surgery team stood around Nicola.
Emma was lying on the table, unconscious. Her hair was in a net. A wound was in her neck right over her carotid artery.
The head surgeon looked at Alaric. "What are you doing here? You can't be in here."
Alaric compelled him. "Actually, you're the ones that shouldn't be here. Leave us."
The doctors, under compulsion, started to leave.
The surgeon had had the knife in Emma's wound on her neck, taking it out hastily, carefully placing a bandage over her wound, leaving with the others.
Alaric stepped toward the table, looking over Emma's unconscious form. He raised the white oak stake, about to plunge it into her heart to kill her.
Tyler and Evelyn rushed in, grabbing either of Alaric's arms, pushing him into the wall.
Morgana put her hands on Alaric's chest to keep him there.
"Not happening, Alaric." Evelyn told him.
Alaric looked at Morgana in shock. "You're dead."
Morgana tilted her head. "So are you."
Caroline and Isabella lifted Emma from the table, rushing away, getting her out of there.
Alaric pushed Tyler and Evelyn away, raising the white oak stake to kill Morgana.
Tyler grabbed Morgana by the arm, rushing them out of the operating room, leaving.
Evelyn rushed out, following them just as quickly, leaving.
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Hallway
Rosie, Liam and Jeremy led Elena out of the hospital room.
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Operating Room
Alaric was very angry that Evelyn, Tyler, Caroline and Isabella had saved both Emma and Morgana, rushing out of the room.
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Hallway
Alaric angrily walked down the hallway, stopping next to Elena's hospital room, seeing that it was empty and that everyone was gone.
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Gilbert House - Foyer
Evelyn, Tyler and Matt walked in first, looking around.
Caroline and Liam stood on either side Emma, linking their arms with hers, leading her inside.
Rosie and Morgana stood on either side of Elena, leading her inside.
Liam looked at Emma. "Couch."
"I'm fine." Emma told them. "I just... I want something to eat first. They told me not to eat anything since last night because of the surgery."
"We're on it." Evelyn told her. "As soon as we make sure no one is lurking in the closets."
Evelyn walked into the kitchen.
Tyler walked into the side room.
Matt walked upstairs.
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Living Room
Morgana, Rosie and Elena led the way into the living room.
Caroline and Liam led Emma to the couch.
"All right, couch, now." Caroline told her.
"Uh, I told you I'm fine." Emma told them in complaint.
Rosie leaned against the doorway to the room. "You were nearly killed on the operating table."
Elena and Morgana sat in two chairs.
Liam grabbed a blanket off of a chair, walking closer. "Doctor says rest, you rest." Emma sat down on the couch. Caroline sat on the arm of the couch. Liam covered Emma with the blanket. "Now, what can I get you? Do you want some tea, maybe some vodka? Both will help you sleep."
Emma looked from Liam to Caroline.
Liam sat next to her.
Caroline sighed. "I know, we're being smothering. It's what we do."
"No, it's-it's nice." Elena told them.
"I'm thinking, maybe tea with vodka." Rosie told them.
The girls laughed.
Caroline and Liam stood. They walked with Rosie into the kitchen.
Emma settled back into the couch to get some rest.
Elena watched her. They looked at the picture on the table of them both in cheerleading uniforms and poses, smiling nostalgically.
...
Flashback
Day - Mystic Falls High School - Outside
(Song:) Wasted - Low Vs. Diamond
Matt, Elena and Emma were walking across the school grounds.
Matt and Elena were holding hands.
Matt was wearing his Letterman jacket.
Elena and Emma were in their cheerleading uniforms.
"Caroline told me that my ponytail lacked 'zhuzh'." Emma told them.
Matt laughed. "I don't even know what that means."
"It means Caroline is driving Emma crazy, as usual." Elena told him. "Oh, and Bonnie said that she psychically predicted that flare jeans are making a comeback."
"That doesn't make her psychic, Elena." Emma told her. "It means that she watches too much 'Top Model'."
"Say what you want, but I have a good feeling about the bonfire tonight." Matt told them.
"It doesn't matter, because we can't go." Elena told him hesitantly. Matt turned to face them. "I know, but Jenna's in town, and our parents want to do family night."
"You have to go." Matt told them. "See if you can sneak out." Elena smiled. Matt kissed her sweetly. "Gotta see Coach Tanner. Love you."
Matt walked away, leaving.
Emma looked at Elena. "You didn't say it back."
"What?" Elena asked.
Emma tilted her head. "You know what. You can't string him along, Elena. If you're not into it anymore, just tell him."
(Song Ends)
...
Now
Night - Gilbert House - Living Room
Emma was sleeping on the couch.
Elena had fallen asleep in her chair.
Morgana was sitting on the window seat, looking outside.
Elena woke up to see that Matt was sitting in the chair across from her.
Morgana looked toward them.
"Where is everyone?" Elena asked.
"Tyler, Rosie, Caroline and Liam got a call from their moms/aunt." Matt told her. "What were you dreaming about?"
"Sophomore year." Elena answered.
Morgana smiled. "Must seem like forever ago."
"It was." Elena told them. She looked at Matt. "I'm sorry that I strung you along. I should have figured out what I wanted and just been honest about it." She looked at Morgana. "We're now making the same mistakes with Stefan and Damon. It's not right what we're doing to them either. We-we have to let one of them go."
Morgana looked down.
"Which one?" Matt asked.
Stefan opened the door, walking inside, quickly walking across the room toward Elena.
Elena stood, walking toward him, wrapping her arms around him. "Stefan."
Stefan returned the embrace. "Hey."
Emma woke up from the noise, starting to sit up. "Stefan?"
Stefan pulled away from Elena, walking closer. "Em. Hey. Are you okay?"
Emma stood, walking closer in relief. "Hey. Yeah. I'm okay."
Stefan and Emma embraced in relief.
Morgana smiled a small smile.
...
Mystic Grill
Jeremy was standing at the bar.
Isabella stood by the door.
The bartender handed Jeremy a bag of food.
"Thanks, man." Jeremy told him. "Tell the kitchen I appreciate them staying open for me."
Alaric set two bottles of beer on the bar next to him, looking at Jeremy. "We need to talk."
Jeremy looked at Alaric in shock.
Isabella watched from nearby the door, apprehensive, ready to get Jeremy out of there, but being careful because she knew that Alaric could kill her in a heartbeat.
...
Gilbert House - Living Room
Stefan, Morgana, Matt, Evelyn and Elena were in the kitchen.
Emma was sitting on the couch. "I'm being over coddled. I feel completely fine."
"You just had surgery that saved your life after being sick with a nearly-cancerous tumor that almost killed you, and you were nearly killed at the hospital." Evelyn replied. "You're supposed to be coddled."
Emma sighed an annoyed sigh.
Matt looked at Morgana and Elena. "Wouldn't it be smarter if we just got you two the hell out of town?"
"And do what?" Elena asked. "Go on the run for the rest of my life or for the rest of eternity?" She walked toward Emma. "No, thank you."
Emma pushed the blanket off, standing, handing it out to Elena. "And I'm not invalid. I'm done with the couch."
Emma walked out of the room.
Elena watched her go, sighing.
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Kitchen
Morgana, Stefan, Matt and Evelyn were cooking.
Matt looked at Stefan. "So, you're just gonna let them call the shots?"
"Letting them make their own decisions." Stefan answered.
"Even if they're wrong?" Matt asked.
"Nothing wrong with free will, Matt." Morgana told him. "Trust me, you don't realize that till you lose it."
They heard Emma's voice. "Stefan. Evelyn."
...
Foyer
Emma walked toward the door, in shock. "Elijah."
Elijah nodded to her. "Hello, Emma."
Elena, Morgana, Stefan, Matt and Evelyn walked in.
Elijah nodded to them.
...
Mystic Grill
(Song:) Airplane - Shadow Rewind
Isabella was in hiding, watching Alaric and Jeremy.
Alaric and Jeremy were still standing at the bar.
"I need you to tell me where they're keeping Klaus' body." Alaric told him.
"I don't know." Jeremy told him. "And even if I did, why would I tell you?"
"Elena's association with vampires nearly got her killed again tonight, Jeremy." Alaric told him. "Does that even register with you?"
"Of course it does." Jeremy answered.
"Well, she can't seem to cut them out of her life, but I can." Alaric told him. "And with your help, I'll get rid of all of them. Find out where Klaus' body is being hidden, or tell me where Morgana is, I will kill her to kill her sire line, all his siblings, and when I die, vampires will no longer exist."
"If you kill Klaus, you're killing Elizabeth." Jeremy told him. "You've already tried to kill Morgana. The only way for you to die is if Elena dies."
"Elizabeth has already said she will gladly die if it means Klaus dies once and for all." Alaric told him. "That's her choice that I'm trying to help her with. After I kill the Originals, lock me up. Have Bonnie and Sally put a spell on me like they did with Klaus. Let Elizabeth die the way she wants. Let Elena live a long, healthy human life, and when her life is over, mine will be, too." Jeremy looked at him skeptically. Alaric pulled out the indestructible white oak stake. "This stake is the one weapon on earth that can kill them. I'm gonna get Klaus either way, Jeremy. Be on the right side of this."
Alaric walked away, leaving.
Isabella stepped out of hiding.
Jeremy looked at Isabella.
Isabella didn't give a reaction, looking down somberly.
(Song Ends)
...
Gilbert House - Kitchen
Stefan, Elena, Morgana, Emma and Elijah were sitting at the table.
Evelyn and Matt stood nearby.
"All we need is to take that stake away from him." Elijah told them. "Once he's been disarmed, the weapon's in my possession, my family will scatter to the ends of the earth. And Alaric will follow us."
"And you'll just run?" Evelyn asked.
"We've done it before." Elijah told them. "Klaus, Morgana and Rebekah spent the better part of a thousand years evading my father. What's another half century while Elena is able to live out the rest of her natural life?"
"We've finally stopped him, Elijah." Emma told him. "After everything that he's done to us, we can't just let you bring him back."
"I give you my word, Emma." Elijah told her, looking from her to Elena, back to Emma. "I will not revive Klaus within either of yours nor even within your children's lifetimes. Perhaps that will finally teach him some manners."
"Why should we trust you?" Matt asked. "All you've done is screw us over."
"And for that, I am deeply ashamed." Elijah told them. "But know this. Elena could have been dead the instant I walked through that door tonight. So, Elena, I leave it to you to make the decision whether to trust me or not."
Elijah looked at Emma as he finished.
Emma looked down at the phone that was on speakerphone on the table to avoid Elijah's gaze.
Damon's voice was on the other line."Not! Hello? Did that concussion give you brain damage? Or are you like, Emma, having the lack of blood flow to your brain?" Emma glared tiredly at the phone. Damon was driving the SUV. Elizabeth was in the passenger seat. "His lunatic siblings will kill you the first chance they get."
"Morgana, Rebekah and Kol will honor the terms." Elijah told them. "If you return Klaus' body to us, Elena will come to no harm. Do we have a deal?"
"No!" Elizabeth told them. "No, no, no, no. Did I mention, no?"
"Elena, it's up to you." Stefan told her.
"Oh, come on!" Elizabeth complained. "Her decisions are very, very bad, and very, very dangerous, which could get all of us very, very dead."
Elena looked at Elijah. "Why do you want Klaus' body?"
"He's my family." Elijah answered. "We remain together."
There was a long silence.
Stefan and Emma looked at the phone as if they were looking at Elizabeth and Damon.
Elizabeth and Damon looked at the phone, as if they were looking at Stefan and Emma.
Emma and Elena looked at each other.
Elena sighed. "We have a deal."
...
Lockwood Mansion - Foyer
Caroline, Tyler, Liam and Rosie walked in.
Rosie looked around. "Aunt Carol?"
...
Living Room
Carol and Liz were waiting.
"In here." Carol told them.
Caroline, Liam, Tyler and Rosie walked in.
"What's going on?" Liam asked.
"Alaric outed us to the Council." Carol answered. "He told them everything." She looked at Caroline, Tyler and Rosie. "The whole Council knows what you are..." She looked at Liam. "And they know that you know. Which they say is as bad as being one of them."
"He's got them looking for Klaus and then they're gonna come looking for you." Liz told them. "You can't be here when they do."
"What are you saying?" Caroline asked.
"All three of you need to get out of town." Liz told them.
Liam took a deep breath of surprise, looking from Caroline on one side of him to Tyler and Rosie on the other side.
"I pulled together some cash and Liz will get you some new identification, and we'll get school records..." Carol trailed off.
"Whoa, wait a minute." Liam told them. "You want them to run?"
"We can't protect them anymore, Liam." Liz told her.
"Well, we can't just pack up and leave." Caroline said.
"If you stay, you're going to end up dead." Carol told them. "You don't have a choice."
...
Gilbert House - Outside
Jeremy, Matt and Isabella sat outside at home on the porch.
"So what are you gonna do?" Matt asked.
"What I wanna do is run in that house, grab Morgana and Elena, and get them out of here and away from all this." Isabella answered.
"So why don't we?" Matt asked.
"Good luck getting her past all the vampires in there." Isabella told them. "Vampires that are stronger than me. I don't stand a chance against, by the way."
"Even if I wanted to help Alaric, I have no idea where Klaus' body is." Jeremy told them.
"I do." Matt told them.
Jeremy and Isabella looked at him in surprise.
...
Mystic Grill
Alaric was sitting at the bar. His phone rang. He pulled it out, seeing that it was Jeremy calling, answering. "Yes?"
Jeremy was inside the Gilbert House. "I know where Klaus' body is."
"Good." Alaric told him. "Tell me."
"Damon and Elizabeth are on their way to bury him in the woods off Route 12." Jeremy told him. "I'll text you with the specifics."
"Thank you, Jeremy." Alaric told him. "You're doing the right thing for your sisters."
"I know." Jeremy told him. He hung up, looking at Elena and Emma, who were sitting at the table with Isabella, Matt, Evelyn, Stefan and Elijah stood around them. "He bought it."
Everyone looked at each other.
...
Lockwood Mansion - Study
Tyler, Caroline, Rosie and Liam were in the study.
Caroline paced.
Rosie ran a hand through her hair. "We can't just leave town."
"Yes, you can." Liam told them.
"But our friends need us." Caroline told her. "You need us."
"And our mothers need you to stay alive." Liam told them, standing, walking toward them. "Look, Evelyn, Isabella, Stefan, Damon, Elizabeth and Morgana are gonna do whatever it takes to protect themselves, but this is your lives. So you need to do whatever it takes to protect yourselves."
"And leave you behind?" Caroline asked.
"I'll be with you." Tyler told her.
"I'll go anywhere with you." Caroline told him. "I mean, if we have to spend the rest of our lives running, I will run with you."
"But, first, we have to help our friends." Rosie told them.
"I'll get stuff together and meet you guys at the cellar in two hours." Tyler told them.
"Deal." Caroline told him, kissing him.
"We've got to travel light, so what do you need?" Tyler asked.
"Just you." Caroline told him. "Maybe a curling iron."
Caroline laughed, kissing Tyler.
"Oh, I have to tell Bonnie and Sally." Rosie told them.
"I'll call them, okay?" Tyler asked. "Two hours. Don't you dare be late."
"Okay." Rosie told them.
Rosie, Caroline and Liam embraced for a long moment, pulling away.
Rosie and Caroline walked out, leaving.
Liam turned to face Tyler, tears in his eyes.
"Hey, Liam, it's gonna be okay." Tyler told him.
"I need you to protect Care." Liam told him. "I know you will do anything it takes to protect Rosie, but I need you to protect Caroline."
Tyler wrapped his arms around Liam comfortingly. "I'll protected both of them." Liam returned the embrace in relief. "I promise."
...
Storage Building
Damon, Elizabeth, Bonnie and Sally were walking together.
"You know, we're not half way out of Virginia, and Elena sells our souls to the Originals?" Damon asked.
"It was her call." Sally told them.
"You know what else is her call?" Elizabeth asked. "Every thing bad ever."
"Where's the body?" Bonnie asked. "As long as it's unspelled, Alaric is one witch away from finding it."
"Hidden." Elizabeth answered. "And why do you gotta talk like we're in some mystery, drama/thriller movie?" Bonnie and Sally barely kept from smiling. Elizabeth pointed at them, smiling. "Got you to smile. Maybe you don't hate me as much as you think you do."
Sally tilted her head. "Keep pushing, Elizabeth." Elizabeth smiled smugly. "Which unit?"
"We were gonna go with Unit 666, but figured that would be a little obvious." Damon told them. "So..." They stopped in front of a unit. "1020. Mini fridge, a couple bird cages, a box of Playboys." He opened the door. "One beef jerkified Original."
...
Unit 1020
Damon, Elizabeth, Bonnie and Sally walked in.
Sally opened the coffin, revealing Klaus' desiccated body inside.
Klaus opened his eyes.
Elizabeth was suddenly not in the laughing mood, seeing him like this, no matter how much she tried to deny it.
"Oh, creepy." Damon told them.
"We need a minute." Bonnie told them.
"Just jam the witch locator, bat signal or whatever and get on with it." Elizabeth told them.
"Elena and Emma lost Jenna and Alaric because of him." Sally told them. "Tyler and Scott are hybrids. Rosie was on the run for most of the school year. My boyfriend's brother is still on the run. Abby's a vampire. Could you give us a minute to just appreciate the sight of him like this?"
Elizabeth held her hands in a harmless gesture, backing away.
Damon and Elizabeth walked out of the unit, leaving.
Bonnie leaned over the casket, looking at Klaus. "You should burn in hell. But if you die, so do our friends. So does my mother. What are we supposed to do about that?"
...
Hallway
Damon and Elizabeth were walking away from the unit.
Damon looked at Elizabeth. "You didn't look as psyched as I thought you'd be." Elizabeth didn't answer, walking away. Damon groaned, grabbing her arm, turning Elizabeth to face him. "Come on, Lizzie, please tell me you didn't actually let him get under your skin."
"I didn't let him get under my skin." Elizabeth told him.
"But that doesn't mean that he didn't, does it?" Damon asked. Elizabeth sighed. Damon groaned, closing his eyes in disgust. "Elizabeth..."
"Drop it, Damon." Elizabeth told him.
"With pleasure." Damon replied, smirking.
Elizabeth turned around, walking away.
...
Gilbert House - Emma/Elena's Room
Stefan and Elena were standing around in the room.
"Stefan, make sure that Alaric doesn't lay a hand on Morgana or Jeremy." Elena told him.
"They will be fine." Stefan told her. "Between all of us, we'll have the strength in numbers to disarm Alaric." Elena looked worried. Stefan placed a hand on her cheek. "Hey, what's wrong?"
"Lately, I feel like every time someone walks out of this house, there's a chance they may not make it back home." Elena answered.
"Well, I promise I will do everything in my power to make sure that we all come back." Stefan told her, rubbing Elena's arm soothingly, walking past her toward the door.
Elena turned after him. "Stefan..." Stefan stopped, turning to face Elena. Elena hesitated. "Forget it. Um, we-we can talk later."
Stefan turned to leave the room, hesitating in the doorway. He turned around, walking toward Elena, placing a hand on either of her cheeks, kissing her passionately. He pulled away. "That's just in case there is no later."
Stefan and Elena looked at each other for a long moment.
Stefan walked out, leaving.
Elena watched him go, worriedly.
...
Storage Building
Elizabeth was relaxing on a couch, propping her feet up on the table in front of her.
Damon stood behind the couch, leaning against it.
Elizabeth was holding her phone on speaker. "Bonnie and Sally just left. Morgana should be here soon to pick up the body."
Stefan and Emma walked out of the Gilbert House.
"We've got Evelyn, Caroline, Rosie, Isabella and Elijah in place." Stefan told them. "Jeremy is gonna lead Alaric to us."
"You just had to let her make the choice, didn't you?" Damon asked.
"What would you have done, Damon?" Stefan asked.
"Grabbed her, gagged her, throw her into a well." Damon told them. "I don't know. Anything other than let her trust Elijah. I'd throw Morgana in there with her so Alaric didn't kill her to get at all of us."
"You're on speaker." Stefan told them. "Emma's right here."
"Aw, does Emma still have a thing for the untrustworthy honorable Original brother?" Damon asked.
"In case you've forgotten, we're all alive because of him." Emma told him.
"And in case you've forgotten, he's also the reason Klaus is still alive." Damon replied.
"Hmm, yeah, and if he had kill him, you'd all be dead, too." Emma told them.
"Keep it up, Emma, and you're gonna go in the well with Morgana and Elena." Damon told her.
Stefan and Elizabeth both chuckled in amusement at their bickering.
"You know they'd just hate you for it, right?" Stefan asked.
"Elena hated me before, and I didn't care." Elizabeth told them. "Emma's hated me before, and look at the super duo we are now. We'd all still be alive and I'd be hated again, and I wouldn't care." She nodded expressively, raising her eyebrows, pointing to the phone on the table with one hand, pointing at Damon with the other. "Thus, the eternal difference between you and me, friends."
"As soon as you get the stake, hand over the coffin and get out." Emma told them. "Alaric's got half the police searching for Klaus' car."
"Will do." Damon told them. The elevator dinged. "Gotta go. One half of the Original sisters is here." Elizabeth hung up. Damon walked along. "About time, Sexy Gana."
Alaric appeared behind Damon, grabbing him from behind in a chokehold. "Where is Klaus?"
Elizabeth rushed toward them.
Alaric held the stake posed over Damon's heart.
Elizabeth slowed to a stop. "How did you find us?"
"Oh, you'd be amazed at how competent law enforcement is when it's not corrupted by vampires." Alaric told them, lowering the stake to his side. "Now, where is Klaus?"
"In a storage locker." Elizabeth answered. "There's only about a thousand of them. Have at it."
Damon passed out.
Alaric placed his body on the floor, rushing toward Elizabeth.
Elizabeth rushed away, into hiding before Alaric could get to her.
...
Gilbert House - Emma/Elena's Room
Elena was sitting at the window seat.
Matt walked in with a cup of tea for her.
Elena took the cup from him. "Mm, thank you."
Elena took a drink, making a face.
Matt sat in a chair next to her. "Sorry, I over-honeyed. I suck at tea." Elena chuckled. "So, Stefan?"
Elena sighed. "He saved my life, you know. He saved Emma's, too. I never told you that. The night that my parents' car went off the bridge, Stefan was the one that saved us."
"So, do you feel like you owe him or something?" Matt asked.
"No, it's not that." Elena answered. "It's... after the accident, I kind of felt like I didn't know how to live anymore, like I didn't want to, but then being with Stefan... It just... somehow I figured it out. And that's what love should be. You should love the person that makes you glad that you're alive."
"So then, what's the problem?" Matt asked.
"The problem's Damon." Elena answered. "When I'm with him, he just consumes me. And I know that I can't love them both. I know that it's wrong. But I... when I choose one, then I'll lose the other. And if I choose wrong, and if I hurt Emma by making a wrong choice, then I'm afraid that I could lose her, too. And I don't want to lose anyone else. I-I just... I wish that I had my mom here to give me some advice."
Elena looked out of the window, taking a drink.
...
Flashback 3
Night - Woods
(Song:) Sick Muse - Metric
Elena walked away from the bonfire party, on the phone. "Hey, it's me."
Jenna was standing in the kitchen of the Gilbert House. "Your dad is making me play Pictionary. I suck at Pictionary."
"You do." Grayson told her. "You're terrible."
"Bite me, Grayson." Jenna told him.
"Listen, do you think someone could come pick me and Emma up?" Elena asked.
"Oh, you and your sister having second thoughts about ditching family night?" Jenna asked.
"No, Emma is somewhere." Elena told her. "I don't know where, but I'm pretty sure she is getting drunk."
Miranda walked up to Jenna. "Here." Jenna handed her the phone. "Elena, is everything okay?"
"Matt and I got into a fight." Elena told her. "He was talking about college, and marriage, and all the stuff that he always talks about. And I just, I couldn't."
"He doesn't really care about that yet, honey." Miranda told her. "He's just trying to figure out how you feel about him right now."
"I don't know how I feel." Elena told her.
"Yes, you do." Miranda told her. "You're just afraid to say it."
"Yeah, but I don't want to lose him." Elena told her.
"You're not gonna lose him, honey." Miranda told her. "You're setting him free."
Elena took this to heart.
...
Now
Night - On the Road - Matt's Truck
Matt was driving.
Elena was sleeping in the passenger seat, waking up. "What's going on?"
"It's the only way I was gonna get you in this truck." Matt told her.
Elena looked at him in realization. "The tea. You drugged me?"
"I'm sorry, Elena, but you're right, okay?" Matt asked. "You don't have any parents to tell you what's right or wrong. You've got Emma and Jeremy and a bunch of vampires fighting a war you shouldn't be in the middle of."
"What the hell is going on, Matt?" Elena asked.
"I'm getting you out of town, Elena." Matt answered. "It's the only way to keep you safe."
Elena looked confused and frustrated.
...
Storage Building
Alaric was looking for Elizabeth, looking for Klaus' body at the same time, breaking off the locks of off units, opening the doors, but not seeing Klaus.
Elizabeth was hiding behind a row of storage lockers, looking around the wall behind her.
Alaric saw Elizabeth, rushing toward Elizabeth.
Elizabeth rushed away, hidden, her voice taunting. "Gotta be faster than that."
Elizabeth only let Alaric see her because he had been in the aisle with Unit 1020.
Alaric wasn't now.
They heard the elevator ding.
Morgana walked in. "Damon! Elisaveta! Elisaveta, where are you?" Alaric walked toward the sound of her voice, pulling the white oak stake from his jacket. Elizabeth knew that she had to get to Morgana first, quietly and quickly making her way over. "This isn't funny."
Morgana walked into the aisle that Elizabeth was waiting in.
Elizabeth pulled Morgana into hiding, putting a hand over her mouth to keep her from making a sound. "Morgana. Shh."
...
Elsewhere
Alaric made his way to 1020, seeing that the lock to the unit was already broken. He opened the door, only to reveal that Klaus' coffin was not inside.
...
Elsewhere
Damon was waiting by his SUV.
Elizabeth and Morgana quickly wheeled Klaus' coffin closer.
They began to move it into the SUV.
Alaric rushed toward them, grabbing Morgana by the head, hitting it against the car, throwing her to the floor.
Damon rushed toward Alaric.
Alaric kicked Damon away.
Elizabeth punched Alaric as hard as she could, to no avail.
Alaric backhand punched Elizabeth in the face, gripping her by the throat, hitting her head against the coffin, throwing her into Morgana, making them both fall. He turned to Klaus' coffin, opening it.
Klaus opened his eyes.
"No!" Damon told him.
Elizabeth was horrified and desperate. "No, don't!"
Morgana was angry, in a rage but despaired and devastated all the same. "No, no, no!"
Alaric staked Klaus in the heart.
Klaus' body burst into flames.
Damon had to hold Elizabeth and Morgana away from Klaus' body, barely able to do so, keeping them back.
Morgana was raging with anger and devastation, crying, screaming.
Damon was in absolute numb.
Elizabeth was in denial, unable to take her eyes away from Klaus' body in horror.
Morgana fell to her knees, making Elizabeth and Damon fall with her.
Alaric took the stake out of Klaus' chest, turning toward Elizabeth, Morgana and Damon, gesturing to Morgana. "Next."
"Morgana, run." Elizabeth told her. "Run!"
Elizabeth and Damon pushed Morgana toward the opposite direction.
Morgana rushed out, leaving.
Damon rushed toward Alaric, trying to distract him. Alaric pushed Damon to the floor.
Elizabeth rushed toward Alaric.
Alaric rushed away before Elizabeth got to him, going after Morgana.
Elizabeth turned to watch her go. She turned to look at Klaus' burning body in horrified denial, looking completely numb and devastated.
...
Damon was sitting on the floor, making a call, putting it on speaker.
Elizabeth was standing next to Klaus' coffin, looking at his burnt body inside.
Stefan's voice was on the other line of the call. "Damon."
"Bad news, brother." Damon told him. "Alaric staked Klaus." Elizabeth looked at Klaus' body. "He's dead."
Stefan and Emma were in the woods, speaking over speakerphone. They were worried and in shock.
"I feel okay." Stefan told them. "Do you feel anything?"
"No." Damon answered.
"Elizabeth?" Emma asked.
"I'm fine." Elizabeth told them in an emotionless monotone.
"It took Sage about an hour before she got sick." Emma told them.
Elizabeth cleared her throat, closing the coffin so she wouldn't torture herself by looking at the body anymore, turning away. "Yeah, or Klaus was lying about being the sire of your bloodline."
"Well, if he wasn't lying, an hour is not enough to get you both all the way back to Mystic Falls." Stefan told them.
"For us to have our epic goodbye, Stefan?" Elizabeth asked.
"Not just us, Elizabeth." Stefan told her. "Damon, Morgana, Emma and Elena."
"Well, I guess you'll just have to say goodbye for both of us, won't you?" Damon asked. "Call us if you cough up a lung."
Damon hung up.
...
Woods
Stefan and Emma looked at each other in shock, shaking their heads.
Jeremy, Evelyn and Isabella were standing with them.
Evelyn took a deep breath, tears in her eyes, putting her hand to her mouth sadly.
"Guys." Jeremy told them. "Elena's not home. Matt and I, we're getting her out of town."
"It's gonna be fine." Stefan told them. "Klaus was lying. We're all gonna be okay."
"Not all of us." Evelyn told them, her voice thick. "Tyler. Elizabeth."
Caroline, Rosie and Elijah walked closer, looking at them in confusion, worried.
"What happened?" Caroline asked.
Stefan shook his head.
"Emma?" Elijah asked.
Emma didn't answer. She couldn't tell Elijah that his brother was dead. She couldn't tell Caroline and Rosie that Tyler was going to die.
Rosie looked at them in confusion. "Isabella?"
Isabella looked at them with tears in her eyes, starting to cry.
Elijah seemed to realize what it meant, looking at Stefan and Emma in denial.
Emma looked down sadly.
...
On the Road - Matt's Truck
Matt was driving, on the phone.
Elena was in the passenger seat.
"Got it, Jer." Matt told him, hanging up.
"We have to go back." Elena told him. "Listen to me, Matt, if Klaus is the one that turned their bloodline, then they're all gonna die. We have to go back, Matt."
"Elena." Matt told her.
"What?" Elena asked.
"Damon and Elizabeth aren't with them." Matt told her.
"What?" Elena asked softly.
"They're a hundred miles out of town." Matt told her. "You can't say goodbye to them in person if you want to go back."
...
Storage Building
Elizabeth walked away from the coffin, keeping her back to it, slowly sinking to the floor, sitting down with her legs crossed, holding her hands in her hair.
Damon was sitting on the floor. His phone rang.
Elizabeth looked toward Damon, lowering her hands to her sides.
Damon looked at Elizabeth, showing his phone to her so that she could see that Elena was calling.
Elizabeth nodded.
Damon stood, walking away to answer. "Let me guess. Calling to see if the Grim Reaper's paid a visit?"
Elena was still on the road with Matt. "How are you feeling? Are there any symptoms?"
"Not yet." Damon answered. "But I'm sure we'll have a laugh when we find out Klaus is a big, fat liar."
Elena nodded, trying to convince herself. "Yeah, I'm-I'm sure we will."
"Hey, where are you?" Damon asked.
Elena hesitated. "Matt's taking me home."
Damon sighed. "To Stefan."
"Not just to Stefan, Damon." Elena told him. "To Emma, to Evelyn , to Tyler, to Caroline. Klaus might be lying about being the sire of your bloodline, but we know for a fact that he's not lying about being Tyler and Elizabeth's sire. My friends are going to die, Damon. I have to be there for them."
"I know." Damon told her. "I get it. So, since I'm possibly a dead man, can I ask you a question?"
Elena nodded. "Yeah, of course."
"If it was just down to Stefan and me, and you had to make a choice, who got the goodbye?" Damon asked. "Who would it be?"
Elena had tears in her eyes. "I love him, Damon. He came into my life at a time when I needed someone, and I fell for him instantly. No matter what I feel for you, I-I never unfell for him."
"Yeah, I get it." Damon told her. "It's Stefan. It's always gonna be Stefan."
"I can't think about always." Elena told him. "All I can think about is right now. And I care about you, Damon." She started to cry. "Which is why I have to let you go. I mean, maybe if you and I had met first..."
Damon scoffed at the irony. "Yeah, maybe."
"You're gonna be fine." Elena told him. "You hear me? You're gonna be fine, and I'm gonna see you soon."
Alaric walked toward Elizabeth.
Elizabeth slowly stood. "Damon!"
"Real soon." Damon told her. "Goodbye, Elena."
Damon hung up.
Elizabeth looked at Alaric. "I see you're still pissed. I take it Goldiloca gave you the slip. You know, 'cause Morgana's like a loca version of Goldilocks."
Alaric rushed toward Kaylin, punching her in the face.
...
Forbes House - Foyer
Caroline and Liam were talking, where Caroline had told Liam what was happening.
Liam was crying, holding Caroline tightly. "This can't be happening. You can't..."
Caroline was crying, holding Liam just as tightly. "Liam , you turn around, you go to your room." She cried harder over the next few words, shaking her head. "You don't look back. I don't want you to watch this. You saw what happened to Troy and Sage. You saw what happened to Daddy. I don't want you to see that happen to me."
Liam closed her eyes, shaking his head, not letting go. "No. No, Care, please."
Caroline opened her eyes, pulling away, placing her hands on Liam's shoulders, trying to remain strong for her little brother. "Liam... please." She was trying to stop crying, but she couldn't stop. "Please... Liam. I don't want you to watch."
"Care..." Liam trailed off.
"Please." Caroline told him. Liam hesitated, nodding, unable to do anything. They embraced tightly one last time. "When I let go, you're gonna turn around and walk away, and you're not gonna look back. Do you understand me? Promise me."
Liam nodded, crying. "I promise."
Caroline let go.
Liam slowly turned around, starting to walk away, fighting everything inside of hi, because everything inside of him told him to turn around and go back. He walked out of the room.
...
Hallway
Liam stopped walking in the hall. He couldn't move anymore, leaning against the wall, sliding to the floor, wrapping his arms around his knees, crying.
...
Foyer
Caroline stood on the other side of the wall as Liam, turning her back to it, sliding to the floor, wrapping her arms around her knees, crying.
...
Old Lockwood Cellar
Rosie ran down into the cellar. "Tyler! Tyler?" She stopped in the middle of the cellar, putting a hand to her head, tears in her eyes. "Oh, my God."
Tyler walked out of the shadows toward her. "Rosie?"
Rosie turned to face him. "Tyler! Oh, my God."
Rosie ran into Tyler's arms.
"Hey." Tyler told her. "Sorry, I was just with Bonnie and Sally." They pulled away. "What happened?"
"Klaus died." Rosie told him. "He's dead."
Tyler processed. "Then you don't have to worry. You'll never be a hybrid."
"How can you say that right now?" Rosie asked. "You're going to die."
"There's no point." Tyler told her. "I'm a lost cause, but you're strong and you have a beautiful future ahead of you. And when you go home, just tell my mother I left town like I was supposed to, okay?" Rosie wrapped her arms around Tyler tightly, starting to cry. Tyler pulled away, falling to the floor, coughing, clutching his heart, turning away from Rosie. He stopped, standing, turning to face her. "I need you to get out of here. I don't want you to watch me die."
"No, I'm not leaving." Rosie told him. Tyler fell to the ground in pain. Rosie knelt next to him. "I'm staying."
"No." Tyler told her.
"Yes." Rosie told him.
"You run." Tyler told her. "Or I'll make you run."
"I'm not leaving." Rosie told him.
Tyler started to transform into the wolf.
Rosie stood, backing away.
"Go!" Tyler told her. "Rosie! Go!"
Rosie didn't want to leave, though he was going to make her, crying, using wolf speed to rush out of the cellar, leaving.
...
On the Road - Matt's Truck
Matt was driving.
Elena was in the passenger seat, on the phone. "You too, Kace."
Elena hung up.
"What now?" Matt asked.
Elena had tears in her eyes. "It's Tyler. He, uh... he's..."
Matt realized what she was trying to say, in denial, shaking his head. "Damn it." He began to choke up, getting angry, starting hitting his fist against the steering wheel. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!"
"Matt," Elena told him. "Matt! No. Stop it."
Matt had tears in his eyes, looking at Elena, shaking his head, trying not to cry. "This isn't how our lives were supposed to be, Elena."
Elena looked away.
...
Woods
Elijah and Rebekah were standing in the woods.
Morgana appeared, in tears. "He's gone. There was nothing I could do to stop it."
Rebekah and Elijah walked toward Morgana, wrapping their arms around her.
Elijah pulled away. "Tyler Lockwood is dead, but the rest survived, including Elisaveta Petrova, who is a direct descendant from Niklaus. You said that he turned their bloodline."
"I thought he did." Rebekah told them.
Elijah looked at Morgana. "It wasn't me. It wasn't Rebekah. It wasn't Kol."
"It wasn't me, Elijah." Morgana told him. "It was Niklaus. I'm sure of it."
Elijah thought for a long moment. "Then how are they still alive?"
...
Old Lockwood Cellar
Bonnie and Sally walked in.
"We know you're here." Sally called.
Tyler walked out of the shadows. "I must say, both of you really did that spell brilliantly. I didn't think you had it in you."
"We did it to save our friends and my mother, Klaus." Bonnie told him. "Not you."
"The spirits won't be happy with you." Tyler/Klaus told them.
"The spirits don't get to tell us what to do anymore." Bonnie told him.
"We're done getting pushed around by all of you." Sally told him. "We did it because we wanted to."
...
Woods
Stefan and Emma were standing together.
Emma sighed, wrapping her arms around Stefan out of impulse.
Stefan returned the embrace. "What was that for?"
Emma pulled away, pushing both hands into his chest. "Like you have to ask." She slowly, barely shook her head. "I thought you, Elizabeth, Isabella and Damon were gonna die. Even after the hell we've all put each other through... I couldn't imagine that."
Stefan managed a small smile. "Well, Emma, you don't have to worry about that anymore. Klaus lied. We're all gonna be okay." His phone rang. He pulled it out, answering. "Hello?"
Rebekah's voice was on the other line. "You're alive. Congratulations."
"Rebekah." Stefan told her, signaling to Emma who he was talking to.
Rebekah was somewhere unknown. "Elijah spoke to Elena. Her and Matt should be arriving back in town any minute."
Stefan and Emma walked toward Stefan's car.
"Yeah, he told me that." Stefan told her. "He also said you two and Morgana would be long gone out of town by now."
"That's the problem." Rebekah told him. "Elijah says that we have to run, that the hunter will keep coming after us, but I don't want to run anymore, Stefan. I've spent my whole life running."
"What are you talking about?" Stefan asked. "We had a deal."
"I'm sorry, but Klaus is dead." Rebekah told him. "There is no deal. If my brothers, sister and I are going to survive, we need to get rid of Alaric, and the only way to get rid of Alaric..."
Stefan realized what she was going to do, horrified. "Rebekah, no."
Emma looked at him in confusion.
...
Wickery Bridge - Matt's Truck
Matt was driving his truck down the road.
Elena was in the passenger seat. "I need to call Jeremy, but my phone is dying."
Matt took out his phone. "Here. Use mine."
Rebekah was standing in the middle of the road ahead.
"Matt, look out!" Elena told him.
Matt swerved out of the way from hitting Rebekah, breaking the guard rail, submerging under the water.
...
Flashback - Wickery Bridge
The Gilbert car had submerged underwater.
Miranda and Grayson were in the front seats.
Emma and Elena were in the back.
Emma woke, coughing, looking at Elena, who was unconscious. "Elena?" She looked at Miranda. Miranda was unconscious. Grayson was trying to break the window. "Mom!"
Grayson looked at Emma. "We're gonna be okay. I promise."
"Dad!" Emma told him.
The car started to sink, submerging in the water.
...
Now
Night - Storage Building
Alaric had Elizabeth and Damon beaten and bloody.
Damon rushed toward Alaric, pushing him away from Elizabeth.
Alaric repeatedly punched Damon, making him fall.
Damon didn't move.
"You're not gonna fight back?" Alaric asked.
"You're kind of invincible, Ric." Elizabeth told him.
"Don't call me that." Alaric told her, kicking Elizabeth in the side. "We're not friends."
"We were." Elizabeth told him. "All of us were."
"Well, those friendships were part of the problem." Alaric told them. "It's what kept me weak. It's also why it took so long for the real me to break through. And now I'm gonna break you."
Alaric punched Damon in the face, making him back away.
...
Flashback 5
Night - Road
Damon was lying in the middle of the road, waiting for his next meal. He heard a familiar voice.
Elena walked onto the street, on the phone. "I know, Emma, you're right. You and our mom both are. I just can't bring myself to tell him. At least not tonight. I'm out by the road. Meet me here."
Elena hung up.
Damon appeared in front of her. "Katherine."
"No, um, I..." Elena trailed off, looking behind her to make sure he wasn't talking to someone else. She looked at Damon. "I'm Elena."
"Oh, you-you just look..." Damon trailed off. "I'm sorry, you just really remind me of someone. I'm Damon."
"Not to be rude or anything, Damon, but it's kind of creepy that you're out here in the middle of nowhere." Elena told him.
"You're one to talk." Damon told her. "You're out here all by yourself."
"It's Mystic Falls." Elena told him. "Nothing bad ever happens here." There was a long silence. "Got into a fight with my boyfriend."
"About what?" Damon asked, holding up his hands in a harmless gesture. "May I ask?"
"Life, future, he's got it all mapped out." Elena told him.
"And you don't want it?" Damon asked.
"I don't know what I want." Elena told him.
"Well, that's not true." Damon told her. "You want what everybody wants."
"What, mysterious stranger who has all the answers?" Elena asked.
"Hmm, well, let's just say I've been around a long time." Damon told her. "I've learned a few things."
"So, Damon, tell me." Elena told him. "What is it that I want?"
Damon walked closer to her. "You want a love that consumes you. You want passion, an adventure, and even a little danger."
"So, what do you want?" Elena asked.
Damon hesitated.
Emma walked toward them, looking behind her, laughing, a little drunk.
Elena looked at Emma. "That's my sister. Her name's Emma."
Damon looked at Emma, surprised by Emma who looked exactly like Katherine.
Elena turned to Damon.
Damon was in front of her, compelling her. "I want you to get everything that you're looking for, but right now I want you to forget that this happened. Can't have people knowing that I'm in town yet. Goodnight, Elena."
Elena blinked.
Damon rushed away, leaving before Emma could see him.
Emma turned toward Elena, stopping next to her. "Did you say something?"
Elena turned toward Emma, shaking her head, clearing her throat. "No, just waiting for you." Emma smiled. Elena tilted her head. "How drunk did you guys get?"
Emma smiled widely, spinning in a circle.
Damon stood in the shadows, watching them in curiousness.
...
Now
Night - Storage Building
Alaric was still beating Damon and Elizabeth.
"Is that all you got?" Elizabeth asked.
"Not quite." Alaric answered, trying to stake Elizabeth.
Damon caught Alaric by the wrist, pushing him back, standing, punching him in the face.
...
Wickery Bridge
(Song:) Dauoalogn - Sigur Ros
Matt's truck had sunk to the bottom of the river.
Elena and Matt were unconscious.
Elena woke, looking at Matt, turning his head toward her, starting to shake him desperately.
...
Flashback
Night - Wickery Bridge
Grayson was trying to open the car door, attempting to break the window open.
Emma watched, turning toward Elena, shaking her desperately.
...
Now
Night - Wickery Bridge
Elena continued to shake Matt desperately, continuing to yell his name without a sound. She tried to open the door, attempting to bust the window.
...
On the Bridge
Stefan dove into the water below.
Emma ran onto the bridge, catching herself against the broken guard rail, looking below into the water, breathless.
...
Flashback
Water
Grayson was still trying to break the window open.
Emma tried to speak through the water, but her voice didn't have a sound. "Dad." Grayson turned around, taking Emma's hand in his, shaking his head, indicating to her that there was no way out. Emma nodded sadly. "I love you."
Stefan swam toward the car.
...
Now
Night - Wickery Bridge
Stefan swam to Matt's window.
Elena desperately tried to shake Matt back into a conscious state.
...
Flashback
Night - Wickery Bridge
Stefan looked into the driver's window to Grayson.
Grayson shook his head, pointing back to Emma and Elena.
Stefan swam to the back window, looking inside, seeing them, startled by how much they looked like Katherine.
Elena was unconscious, nearly dead.
Emma was barely hanging to consciousness, not enough to know what was happening.
...
Now
Night - Wickery Bridge
Stefan ripped Matt's door off, swimming across him, toward Elena.
Elena shook her head, pointing at Matt, silently telling him to get him up, not her.
Stefan shook his head, trying to grab Elena out.
Elena persisted on him getting Matt out first.
Stefan and Elena looked at each other for a moment.
Stefan struggled with the decision, abiding to Elena's wishes, grabbing Matt, swimming back to the surface, breaking through.
Emma ran toward him, kneeling to the ground, pulling Matt onto the grass.
Stefan helped her push him out. "Call help, now. Try to save his life."
Emma nodded, dialing the number on her phone, putting it on speaker, putting it on the grass, listening to the ringer as she compressed Matt's chest.
Stefan dove back under water.
Emma put her lips to Matt's, breathing for him, pulling back, compressing his chest.
Matt coughed his way into consciousness.
Operator: "911, what's your emergency?"
...
Water
Elena looked relieved as she saw Stefan swim toward her. She lost the air she had, closing her eyes, becoming lifeless, her dead body trying to float to the ceiling of the truck, the only thing keeping her still being her seat belt.
Stefan made it to the truck a second too late.
...
Storage Building
Alaric pushed Damon back, trying to stake him.
Elizabeth rushed toward them, catching Alaric by the wrist wrist, squeezing with all the strength she had, making him drop the stake, kicking him in the stomach, making him back away.
Alaric started to feel weak, dizzy. "What's happening?"
Elizabeth realized what was going on. "Oh, no."
"What's happening?" Alaric asked, falling to his knees.
Damon fell with him, holding his dying best friend, knowing Elena was dying with him. "No. No, no, no, no. Ric! Ric! You are not dead. You are not dead."
Damon had tears in his eyes.
Elizabeth knelt in front of Damon, looking at him sympathetically.
Damon looked around in despair.
...
Gilbert House - Outside
Jeremy sat on the porch swing.
Isabella was pacing, leaving a voicemail on her phone. "Matt, where are you guys? You should have been back by now."
Isabella hung up.
Alaric appeared behind Isabella. "Jeremy."
Jeremy stood, worried. "Isabella, get inside." Isabella followed his gaze, but she saw nothing, looking at Jeremy in confusion. Jeremy looked at Alaric. "Haven't you done enough?"
"I just wanted to say goodbye, and it kind of happened." Alaric told him.
"Ric?" Jeremy asked.
Isabella looked from Jeremy to the air he was looking at in realization. "Ric's dead?"
"I just wanted you to know that I'll always be here to look after all of you, Jeremy." Alaric told him. "That you'll never be alone, okay? I promise."
Isabella realized what had happened. "Oh, my God, if Ric's a ghost... But if he's dead, that means Elena..."
Isabella shook her head in denial and sadness, running off the porch, down the stairs, rushing off into the darkness of the night.
...
Mystic Falls Hospital - Morgue
Elena's body was lying on a stretcher.
Stefan was sitting next to her with tears in his eyes.
...
Waiting Room
Emma was speaking to Meredith, looking completely in shock. "You-you actually did..."
Damon burst in through the doors. "Where is she?"
Elizabeth followed him inside, pulling him back. "No, Damon, wait."
Jeremy and Isabella ran into the hospital, tears in their eyes,
"Where's my sister?" Jeremy asked. "I have to see my sister."
Elizabeth pulled Damon to a stop.
Emma held out a hand to stop Jeremy and Isabella, nodding to Meredith. "All of you need to listen to her."
Meredith looked at Jeremy and Isabella. "You need to know, when you two brought Elena in here earlier tonight, her injuries were worse than I let on. It wasn't a concussion. It was a cerebral hemorrhage, bleeding of the brain."
"What are you saying?" Elizabeth asked.
Meredith looked at Jeremy and Isabella in sympathy. "You were so worried, I didn't want to tell you." She looked over all of them. "But I-I helped her. She needed my help. She needed my help."
Isabella looked at her in complete shock. "You what?"
(Song Ends)
...
Morgue
Elena's body still lied on the stretcher.
Stefan sat nearby.
Elena came back to life, looking straight up, gasping for air.