Previously on Vampire Diaries:
Does Elena enjoy having both of you worship at her altar?
I love you. Look me in the eye and tell me you don't feel something for him.
- Aah! - To break the sire bond...
you gotta make yourself turn.
I turned about 100 times in the Appalachian mountains.
I won't know if it's broken till I test it.
If you are to kill all of my children, I will need to bind your ring to the stake.
Rendering the white oak indestructible.
- What are you doing with him? - I'm going to re-make him.
Make him strong, fast, a true hunter.
I'm not gonna complete the transition.
- So we're just gonna let you die? - I can't be a vampire.
You're ditching my clean-up committee?
Klaus called. He's leaving town and wants me to pack up his house.
Well, since when does sire bond equal mover-slave?
Since he realized you're not gonna dump me for him.
Ugh, he's being petty.
And he still thinks I'm sired to him.
It's fine. I'll keep up the act and it will all be over soon.
- I'm late, I gotta go. I love you. - I love you too.
Hello?
- Where's Matt? - He bailed.
- Got called into work at the last minute. - Are you kidding me?
- So it's just us? - Yes, and you're late.
Clean-up committee started at 8:00.
- It's, like, 8:02. - Exactly. I managed to turn up on time...
and I didn't even get to attend the dance that I organized.
I'm sorry about your mom.
I mean, I know you, like, hated her and everything...
but still...
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about your teacher.
He seemed like a nice guy.
Yeah, he was.
I'm gonna get started on the gym.
- You're supposed to be dead. - I am.
- Going darker, huh? - It's the only color we had.
That's what happens when you decide to paint your dead-guardian's room.
I don't suppose anyone tried to talk you guys out of doing this so soon.
We have to keep moving, otherwise we'll start thinking.
- And we don't wanna think. - You want a hand?
- So are you two, like, back together? - What? No, Jer, we're just...
Uh, I was just checking up on you guys. Seeing how you were doing after, uh...
After everything.
We're fine.
But if you are trying to be the good guy again, why don't you do the right thing...
and give us one day without any vampires in it.
- He didn't mean that. - Yeah. Yeah, he did.
I'll get that.
We have a problem.
Alaric Saltzman just tried to kill me.
Alaric Saltzman is supposed to be dead.
He's not and he's a vampire, thanks to Mother's spell...
with a white-oak stake that can't kill him.
He's stronger, Nik, too strong.
- Where is he now? - Stuck at school without a daylight ring.
But as soon as night falls, he'll come after us.
We need to leave now.
Fine. I'll collect Elena and we'll be on our way.
Forget Elena, you don't need any more stupid hybrids.
What I need is protection from Esther's continued assaults against us.
We'll protect each other. Like we always have.
Always and forever, Nik.
I'm not leaving without her.
I'm leaving now.
You either walk out that door with me or you are on your own.
Fine.
Trust your hybrids over your family.
Let your spite be the death of you, see if I care.
Move it, sire boy.
What's her deal?
What do you mean he turned? You were standing guard.
Don't blame me. Blame Bonnie the blood bank.
- She fed him. - I had no idea what was happening.
The witches led me there. They wanted him to feed so he'd turn.
- So where's the stake now? - The one that can kill an Original...
and wipe out an entire line of vampires? We don't know.
If you are so upset with me, why'd you feed me your blood to save my life?
Because I do stupid things, Bonnie. I do things like...
let my friend die with dignity when I should've just killed him.
- How do we kill him now? - I've been trying to figure that out.
A witch can't truly make an immortal creature.
There's always a way to undo a spell.
So, what's the witch-y workaround?
That's the problem.
I don't know.
Whoever this is, it's not funny.
Who else would it be?
Ric?
Listen closely.
I'm at the school. I have Caroline.
And if you wanna keep her alive, I need you into get in your car...
and come down here right away.
If you tell anyone where you are going...
I will kill her.
- What the hell do you want? - Is that any way to treat a guest?
What are you doing here?
For starters, young Jeremy here could show some manners and invite me in.
Why don't you go up to your room?
Now.
Hmm, poor lad. Loses one questionable father figure...
only to be replaced by the two of you.
Yeah, about that, something happened.
Oh, I know about my mother's invulnerable little creation, that's why I'm here.
I'm leaving town. Just need to pick up a few road-trip necessities.
Spare tire, flashlight, doppelgänger.
Can't help you there.
Elena.
- Where is she? - I don't know.
She was just here a few minutes ago.
- Where is she? - She's not here.
What do you mean she's not here? Where did she go?
What's going on?
Klaus wants in. I have to keep him out.
Aah, duck!
Right on time.
Caroline.
Let her go, Alaric.
Free her yourself.
Hey.
You said that you would let her go.
How many times do I have to tell you? Stop trusting vampires.
I think you're probably gonna want to let me in.
Elena's car's gone.
Why wouldn't she tell anyone where she was going?
Get down! - Missed me.
Missed me again!
Alaric.
Put it out.
Come outside and make me.
Elena's not here. Alaric has her and Caroline.
He's gonna kill them both unless you turn yourself over to him.
Now, I know you're not asking me to walk into a certain death.
I really wish we could.
Unfortunately, if Alaric kills you, there's a 1-in-4 chance we die too.
- I'll take those odds. - And a 100 percent chance Tyler dies.
Could live with that too.
Why don't we just figure out a way to put Alaric down, hmm?
How about Damon sneaks in and distracts Alaric...
while Stefan grabs Elena and carries her to safety?
Great idea. What's to stop me from getting killed instantly?
Nothing.
Caroline's in there. Don't you have a thing for her?
Or did she just reject you too many times?
This isn't really, uh, helping too much.
I might have an idea.
My mom used a desiccation spell on Mikael...
that immobilized him for over 15 years.
If I can get it, I might be able to use it.
"If" and "might." Your words inspire such confidence.
I'll get it.
But even with the spell, we'll need a lot of vampire muscle to take him down.
Including yours.
Just so we're clear, the sun sets in about eight hours.
If we don't succeed before then, Elena will be dead, I'll be gone...
and the rest of you will be left to fend for yourselves.
No. I don't want to. Please no more.
- Alaric, stop... - Sit down.
This keeps the vervain in her system.
It's like inhaling razor blades with every breath.
Why are you doing this?
To make it easier on you when you put her out of her misery.
What? No.
Isn't this what you wanted?
For me to teach you how to kill a vampire?
Well, here's a vampire, Elena.
Kill her.
- This isn't what I want. - Of course it is.
All those hours you spent training, getting stronger.
You could be a hunter, Elena.
But you've never actually staked a vampire through the heart.
Well, this is promising.
Relax, Abby will be here.
I'm sorry. I forgot about her stellar track record in the dependability department.
Jamie said she was coming, okay?
Just give her time.
Don't get your hopes up, might be a Girl Scout.
Hello, Bonnie.
Thanks for coming.
Jamie's worried about you, he said it was urgent.
I just didn't think you'd ever wanna see me again.
Like Jamie said, it's urgent.
- Abby just showed up. - Good.
Perhaps this plan won't be an epic failure after all.
If this does go off and we drop the history teacher in the Atlantic...
I'm still leaving with Elena.
I'll go with you.
Really?
- What's the catch? - There's no catch.
I'd turn my back on everything here to make sure Elena's safe.
And that is what makes you her better option.
It's a shame it's not easier for Elena to see that.
Personally, I think she's wasting her time with Damon.
All this energy you've spent trying to get me and my brother to hate each other...
- ...it's actually had the opposite effect. - Heh, heh.
Has it? Has it really?
Then perhaps I should let Elena decide which Salvatore joins us?
Being as you and Damon are so close.
Ah, go for it. Damon and I have been through a hell of a lot worse than you.
- Why didn't I have to be invited in? - Only vampires live here.
We'd signed over the deed to Elena, but she died and the seal broke.
It's a very long story. Blood?
Oh, come on. Think of it as a peace offering.
Fine. More for me.
We called you here because I need help with a spell.
Esther created a vampire that can't be killed.
I wanna desiccate him like you did to Mikael.
Bonnie, it's too dangerous.
Your magic comes from the earth. It's pure.
This spell asks you to tap into dark places.
Places of temptation, places you can't handle.
You turned your back on me for 16 years.
You have no idea what I can handle.
Gotta say I'm Team Bonnie on this one.
How hard can it be to parch a vampire?
The spell allows you to stop a vampire's heart.
The blood will stop flowing and his body will desiccate.
- That's exactly what we wanna do. - To stop a vampire's heart...
you need to find a balance among the living.
Can you handle that?
What? What does that mean? Bonnie, I don't speak witch.
I have to stop a human heart.
We just got this. It connects me to Caroline and Elena through our phones.
They're in Alaric's classroom.
- We should go in from the south entrance. - Hmm.
Digital locator spell. Why the hell do we need you then?
- Hand it over. - Not giving you my ring. Let me do this.
By my math, you've already bit it once, possibly twice, wearing that thing.
If for some reason Bonnie can't restart your heart and you do die...
then before you know it...
we have another psycho alter-ego case on our hands.
- Which is bad. So give me the ring. - This is my ring, Elena's my sister.
No one's gonna fight harder for her than me.
Fine, be stubborn.
Try not to kill him, will you?
Look at this, one big happy family.
Drink this, it's my blood. It bridges us all together...
so when I stop Jeremy's heart, you'll have the power to stop Alaric's.
You'll have to make a physical connection to his bloodstream.
A vein, artery, something connected to his heart.
If one of gets a clean shot, take it. The other two hold him down.
Before we all walk through these doors, let's get on the same page, shall we?
I was the one who created your vampire bloodline, therefore...
I am responsible for your lives, and Tyler's life, Caroline's life...
and, of course, Abby's life, should anything go wrong.
- Or you're lying to save your ass. - I'm not lying.
Go ahead, call my bluff.
Let the teacher kill me, you'll all be dead soon thereafter.
Let's just get this over with. Shall we?
Why are you doing this?
Because you need me.
You're an 18-year-old girl without parents or guidance...
or any sense of right and wrong anymore.
Look at you. How is this right?
She's a murderer.
She told me she killed someone and liked it.
Now, how is that right?
Listen, Elena, your parents led the Council.
It was their life's mission to keep this town safe.
They weren't dead six months before you undid it all.
- You don't know anything about them. - Why, am I wrong?
Do you actually think that they'd be proud of you?
If you don't side with the humans...
you're just as bad as them.
Now kill her.
Or I'll do it for you, and I'll make it hurt.
- Thought I taught you better than that. - You did.
Get help.
Not so fast.
Shh. It's okay. It's okay. It's me.
It's okay. You're safe.
We'll save Elena. You go straight home.
You stay inside, do you understand?
Do you understand me?
Thank you.
I should kill you. I should gut you like Brian Walters, Bill Forbes...
and all the cowards I plan on ripping apart.
You're the worst offender of them all, Elena. You don't deserve to live.
So then why am I still alive?
There's obviously no humanity left in you.
So, what's stopping you, Alaric?
Unh, if you want me dead, then kill me.
Do it. Kill me!
Do it, now.
They made contact.
It's happening...
What's wrong?
Something happened. The connection broke.
Stop!
Let him go, or I'll kill myself.
Put it down, Elena.
Why? Because you still need me alive?
There's a reason why Esther used me to make you, isn't there?
She didn't want you to be immortal, so she tied your life to a human one.
Mine. That way you have only one lifespan...
to kill all vampires and then you'll be gone.
So when I die, you die too. That's it. It has to be.
You're wrong.
Am I?
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Oh, be careful.
Moving only makes it hurt more.
What are you doing?
Draining you of all your blood.
- Elena? - Tyler.
Help me.
He can't.
He needs to go fetch me more empty blood bags.
- About three liters' worth, please, Tyler. - Tyler, please.
Get Stefan. Please.
No, Tyler, get the bags.
Forget the girl and get the bags.
Now.
So that's it? You're just gonna bleed me dry?
Yes, but don't worry...
it'll be completely painless.
As the last drop is drawn...
you'll simply fall asleep.
Why am I still alive?
Get up.
I said get up.
- Klaus is gonna kill Elena. - What?
What are you talking about?
Klaus needs Elena's blood to make hybrids.
She's the last person he'd kill.
The witch bound my life to Elena's.
If she dies, I die.
Klaus figured that out and now he's taken her.
Now, I'm trapped here until the sun goes down.
So you two better get doing what you do best, saving Elena's life.
What about your hybrids?
You'll need more than this to create your army.
These last few liters will have to suffice.
You see, by attempting to kill us...
my mother strengthened the bond between my siblings and I.
I don't need hybrids.
I have my family.
If you believe that, then why take my blood at all?
You want a backup family.
You know that your siblings will never trust you again.
You know, Stefan blames me for trying to tear him from his brother.
But I think we both know who really came between them.
You.
That's why you won't choose.
You know once you pick a Salvatore, you'll destroy their bond.
Mm. Consider this me doing you a favor.
Once you're dead, you won't have to choose.
No broken hearts, their family stays intact.
But just between us girls...
who would you have picked?
Rot in hell.
Hmm.
You're welcome.
Sweet dreams, Elena.
It's been fun.
- What are you doing? - Shh.
Tyler.
So much for that sire bond.
I'm not your little bitch anymore.
How did you break the sire bond?
By breaking every bone in my body 100 times for the girl I love.
- That's impossible. - Is it?
Or maybe real love is stronger than fake loyalty.
- But what would you know about that? - You know, you should be thanking me.
I gave you a gift, I took away your misery.
You didn't give a crap about me. You just didn't wanna be alone.
Come on.
Goodbye, Tyler.
Hey. You okay?
Come on.
Oh, my God. Jeremy?
Jeremy!
We should get her home before the sun sets.
You two are really gonna walk me all the way to the door, aren't you?
Lost a lot of blood today.
Yeah, I know, but I told you I'm fine. I just have a little headache.
Sun's about to go down and Ric's gonna be able to terrorize the streets.
Yeah, but he can't hurt me.
It's you two that we should be worrying about.
Ah, he won't be able to find us.
I'll, uh... I'll call you when we get back.
I know it's selfish.
I know that it seems like I'm stringing you both along, but I...
I don't know what I'm supposed to do.
I mean...
if I choose one of you, then I lose the other.
And I've lost so many people, I just...
I can't bear the thought of losing one of you.
Uh, it's, uh...
It's been a long day.
Yeah, we'll call you from the road.
After we dump Klaus' body in the Atlantic.
Just be careful.
Both of you.
What are you guys doing here?
Welcome to our victory party.
What victory?
We failed, Alaric's still out there.
We know. But we've been trying to get rid of Klaus forever.
And Caroline convinced us to enjoy it, for a night.
Gonna be honest.
I'm pissed none of you let me help take down Original Brother Number 2.
He would've taken you down to the hospital.
I'm more stealth than that. I'm like a ninja.
- You wish. - Here. You need this.
I heard.
And you know that sooner or later you're gonna have to choose, right'?
I know.
Hey. Give me your hand.
Thank you for standing up to Klaus like that.
Let's just say it's been a long time coming.
Way too long.
- All right, let's drink. - I do not condone this, by the way.
You survived Klaus. Make an exception.
You can go back to being responsible tomorrow.
- Okay. Heh. - Hang on.
Do you guys hear that?
That is the sound of a Klaus-free life.
To a Klaus-free life.
And to all of you.
- My family. - Cheers.
Cheers. Yes.
Carol, what's so urgent you called an emergency Council meeting at this hour?
I didn't call the meeting, Liz.
He did.
Join us, sheriff. I was just telling the Council about our vampire problem.
- Or should I say your problem? - What do you think you're doing?
Perhaps you and the mayor can enlighten the group...
on the strides you've taken to eliminate the issue.
Oh, that's right. You haven't.
You see, the sheriff, a woman we elected...
to keep our families safe and town secure...
has a vampire for a daughter.
And our lovely mayor, a son...
who is half-vampire, half-werewolf.
- Why are you doing this? - These women are hypocrites.
They claim to head our defense against a supernatural presence...
then cover up attacks committed by their children.
That's enough. We're done here. It's time to go.
Sit down, Liz.
We're just getting started.
Yeah.
What?
How many desiccated hybrids does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
- You're in a good mood. - Yeah, I'm in a good mood.
Klaus is dead, my brother's halfway sane again.
Give or take an immortal hunter that wants to kill us...
we won, Stefan.
- Come on, say it. Say it. - We won.
Once more, with feeling.
- We won. - Thank you.
No, you know what? Thank you.
Turns out we make a pretty good team, huh?
- It only took a century and a half. - Hmm.
What happens when, uh...
Elena makes her decision?
You know how these things pan out. She'll make a list of pros and cons...
and at the end of the day, dump both of our asses.
What if she doesn't?
Then she'll pick one of us.
Well, if she chooses you...
I'll leave town and let you two be happy and not be bothered by me.
And in 60 years...
we'll go back to being brothers and none of this will have mattered. Right?
Heh. Yeah.
Fine. If she chooses you, I'll...
leave town too.
All this over one girl.
She's a pretty special girl.
Yes, she is.
Hey. Everyone gone?
It's just us.
I hate this room.
Me too. Heh.
Mom and Dad were right.
Alaric should just kill all the vampires and put an end to all of this.
But then that means that Caroline dies.
And Bonnie loses her mom.
The mayor loses her son.
And I lose Stefan and Damon.
So if it makes me the bad guy for wanting to keep those people alive...
then fine, I'll be the bad guy.
You forget Alaric never wanted any of this.
Once he carries out his plans, what if he decides he doesn't wanna live anymore'?
And he kills his human connection to end his life.
That would mean I would lose you.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
I'm gonna shower and get some sleep.
Good night, Elena.
Good night.