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chapter one
❛LOST SOUL❜
1x14

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YEAR
957 A.D

"Bellona, you cannot correct a spell if you give up" Bellona's mother says as she sits across from her 5-year-old daughter Bellona Bloodworth. They sit together in their makeshift home made out of clothing fabric and nature. Near them is a fire brewing to keep them warm throughout the night.

"Mother, I does not enjoy this magic. Hurts my skull, mother" Bellona declares as she places a hand on top of her head before her mother swats it away and lifts her head as she holds underneath her chin. "I did not give you your name for thou to stop completing and for thou to not continue. Thy name means--" Bellona mother explains before Bellona proceeds to intrude.

"Goddess of war. Thy said I shall make chaos and mayhem arise for all of eternity like the evil queen did years ago. Tell me the story again, Mother" Bellona, or also known as Belle, begs as she takes a seat on her mother's lap and listens to her mother chuckle before bringing her over to the cot where they both lie.

"Once upon a time, an evil queen roamed amongst the English villages. Thy looks and thy hands and thy words scared thy villagers, causing them to flee, but many came along, then fled. It was an endless cycle of terror that the evil queen fled and went onto teach others those heinous teachings, so they'd never be hurt again..."

YEAR
2010
(present day)

A woman lifts up a house phone that rest on her kitchen counter. She dials numbers in. Those numbers are easy to remember for her like she has dialed them before. Like she already knew who would pick up on the other line.

"Sheila Bennet, it's been a long time. I can't believe you called" A woman declares on the other line while Shiela lets out a sigh of relief. "Me neither. I can't believe this is your number after 35 years" Sheila states with a chuckle, "Oh, please, it's been longer than that" The woman spoke into the phone while Sheila scoffs jokingly.

"I can't tell since you only look about 30 years old" Sheila declares, knowing what her actual age is. "I hope so after 1,000 years" The woman declares before the jokes die down and the tension over the phone becomes serious.

"What's wrong? I can sense worry" She says to Sheila, who lets out a sigh, "Bonnie has been taken and supposedly by someone who wants to open up the tomb. You told me to call when I need your help so... I need your help" Sheila declares to Bellona, a long-lost friend.

Bellona sits up in her seat with the phone still to her ear, "I'll be there."

The call ends and Belle places her cellular device down on a wooden table next to her carved throne that she sits in every morning. In the distance, her daughter Kalevala, which means daughter of death, sits in a circle of candles with her eyes closed as she uses her mind and her Latin words to ignite all of the candles around her. She also does this every morning to keep the witch side of her alive and useful.

"Where will we be going this time, mother?" Kali asks before footsteps echo throughout the large halls of the home. The home looked as if it was broken down. Some of the paintings on the wall had dust on them and webs grew in the corners of the home, making it clear it has been years since someone has lived there.

The floor was freshly tiled, rarely any carpet in a large home like this. The stairs took up majority of the corridor and led to 6 bedrooms upstairs. Most of them were nonvacant besides the rooms the daughters had chosen to sleep in. The beds were creaky, but the Bloodworth family never stayed at a place long enough to care where they slept, and Bellona never slept so she didn't care at all.

"I hope it's an Island this time. I need a getaway." A younger girl speaks as she waltzes into the room, her boots with small heels hitting the tiled floor and her arms crossed over her chest as her hips slightly swayed with every step. "The last 600 years of your life has been a getaway, Myra" Kali calls out her younger sister, Myra Bloodworth.

Despite being the youngest, Myra had the mouth of a trucker and the strength to back it up. She didn't take jokes lightly and she was always on edge, which made it hard for her to make friends wherever her mother dragged her off too. But she liked it that way. She didn't like people and people didn't like her, so it was a win-win.

"Girls, enough" Belle calls out, both of her daughters quieting down and Kali stopping her magic, which causes all of the candles to go out. "Were going somewhere nearby. We're going someplace we used to call our home" Belle declares as she places each hand on one of the arms of her throne and stands to her feet, grasping her children's attention even more.

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me. I knew we didn't come to Virginia for nothing" Myra groans, having a feeling she already knows what her mother is about to say. "Mother, we need to leave that place behind and the people along with it" Kali backs up her younger sister.

"I believe that too, but a friend of mine needs help and we have other business to attend to" Bellona declares before clearing her throat.

MYSTIC FALLS
HIGH-SCHOOL

"I see you girls moved around a lot" The office clerk states as she stands from her seat, holding both Myra and Kali's files in her hands, along with their class schedules. "Let's hope this is a permanent situation for you two ladies" The office women states before handing the girls their class schedules.

"The students are very nice here. If you need help finding where to go, just ask anyone" The women declares before she walks away, going to place the girls' files in a cabinet, along with the rest of the students of Mystic Falls High.

Meanwhile, Kali and Myra stand in the doorway and look at the students wandering the halls whilst holding their backpacks and books in hand.

The sisters look horrified as they hear the sounds of lockers slamming and students laughing. "We haven't been to school in the last 200 years, and it looked nothing like this" Myra says softly with her arms crossed over her chest. "Well, get used to it. We have a job to do" Kali says quietly before she notices 3 girls in the distance, hovering around a certain set of lockers.

A blonde girl stood over them since she was wearing heels, allowing herself to be seen through the large crowd of students. The other girl had long brown hair and held onto the strap of her bag that was on her shoulder, indicating to Kali that she was shyer than the blonde girl and once the brownskin girl with slightly curly hair that went to her shoulders turned her head, Kali widened her eyes slightly.

"Bonnie" Kali announced.

"Elena, seriously-- Holy" Caroline pauses as she looks down the hall and sees a girl with brownskin and her hair braided down to her hips. She has on a schoolgirl like outfit but looks professional and hot at the same time. Bonnie realizes Caroline has completely left the conversation and knows it's one or two things, she's bored or she found a hot guy and when Bonnie looked in the same direction, it was neither.

"Kali?" Bonnie questions as she takes a step forward, but Caroline swiftly grabs ahold of her arm and holds her back, "Wait, you know her?" Caroline questions as Bonnie scoffs jokingly and goes to give Kali a hug once she's closer.

"This is my cousin Kali. Her mom is my Grams sister" Bonnie introduces and Kali waves to Caroline first and Caroline lifts her hand up and gives a dry wave, while her eyes stay mesmerized on the sight in front of her. "I didn't know your Grams had a sister. Hi, I'm Elena" Elena introduces and Kali turns towards the voice and her face drops into one of shock.

"Elena?" Kali questions and Elena clears her throat and nods her head before reaching her hand out towards Kali to give her a handshake, which Kali accepts quickly and feels a surge through her, but not an evil surge like she would feel with--

"Right, Elena. Bonnie's best-friend" Kali states, remembering Bonnie mention her once or twice while growing up. Well-- while Bonnie was growing up.

"And I'm Caroline and you are hot-- I mean-- yes, you are hot, but I didn't mean to be so forceful. I just meant that-- Um..." Caroline lets out a sigh after her ramble before she looks to Kali, who lets out a laugh, which is like music to her ears.

"Well, thank you Caroline and you are-- hot as well" Kali states with a wink before looking down at her class schedule.

"I can help you with that" Caroline offers forcefully and Kali nods her head, "Lead the way" Kali encourages and Caroline smiles from ear to ear before gently taking the paper from Kali's hands and looking at each one of her classes to see if they have any together.

Somewhere in the hallway, Myra got lost. She had her class schedule in her hand even though she planned on not doing any work, she still had to attend class and make it seem that way.

"Ugh" Myra sighs before she turns swiftly and bumps into a muscular body, "Woah, sorry" A boy says as he notices his books have fallen on the ground and Myra looks down at the books and back up at the boy, who wonders if she'll go down and help pick them up.

Once neither of them moves for a moment, Myra takes a smooth step back and the tall boy with wavy brown hair, sort of an emo look going on, scoffs and bends down to pick up his books from the hallway floor.

"Not very friendly, are you?" He asks and Myra shakes her head, "Not at all, but you look like you are so help me find this class" Myra says, not as a question, but a demand.

The boy chuckles before looking down at the paper in her hand and seeing what class she has first. He then clears his throat and uses his index finger to point to the right of them, which is where an open classroom door is and where students are filing in while the teacher sits at the desk.

Myra sighs and nods her head before she and the boy both walk in the same direction, indicating they have the same class. "Let me guess, you have this class as well" Myra states and the boy nod his head, "Yep, Myra... Bloodworth. That's an... ancient kind of name, but cool" He states and Myra shrugs.

"I'm an ancient kind of gal" She jokes, but without the laugh and the boy next her slowly dies down his laughter, creating an awkward atmosphere between the two of them. "Well, um- I'm Jermey" He tries to introduce before Myra rudely and quickly interrupts, "Yeah, and I don't care."

As Myra walks into the class before the bell rings, Jermey is left standing outside, watching as she struts away. He shakes his head and lets out a chuckle before adjusting his bag strap and entering the classroom as well.

SALVATORE BOARDING
HOUSE
(later that night)

Damon Salvatore. He sits in the comfort of his own living room, looking down at the fire that flames in the pit. He sips on a glass of bourbon and lets out a sigh before he hears the sound of wind flowing quickly through the air grabs his attention.

He doesn't move and instead he sets his glass of bourbon down on nightstand next to him and uses his vamp speed to rush to the middle of the room and looks around, not very frightened, but very aware.

"Damon..." A whisper is heard loud in Damon's ear, making him take a step back and place a hand on his ear as he frantically looks around, wondering where the sound has come from. He slightly sniffs, seeing if he recognizes the scent, but the only smell he receives is from himself and the liquor he has been drinking the whole night.

"Behind you..." A singsongy voice echos throughout Damon's mind before he turns around and continues too, causing himself to continuously rush around in circles to find the culprit that has vacated his home.

"You really don't want to mess with me" Damon declares, "Oh, but I do" A voice calls out from the large entry way, causing Damon to turn around and see a young girl with orange glowing eyes. "You've got to be kidding me" Damon groans, his eyes shocked as if he knows that face, before he feels his head start to ache and feels like his brain is about to burst.

"Ahh!" He screams in agony before falling to his knees as two bodies come up beside the young girl in the entry way. "Looks like you've gotten comfortable in this town" Another voice calls out before the pain in Damon's head stops, allowing him to catch his breath as his vision clears and he finally gets a good look at the 3 women inside of his home.

"The Bloodworth family..." Damon breathes out, his voice sounding with disappointment and slight fear. Bellona takes a step forward and looks around the home that she has been in a few times.

"Wow, still looks the same" Bellona recalls before sliding her fingers across a painting, collecting the dust off the edges of it then blowing it off of her finger.

"Why are you here? I haven't seen you since- I don't know, 100 years" Damon declares as he tosses his arms in the air. "It's okay, I don't want us to be here either" Myra calls out, standing up against the entry way wall while Kali stands next to her with her arms crossed over her plaid schoolgirl like skirt.

"Why are you trying to open my tomb?" Bellona asks, turning her body to face Damon, who widens his eyes before relaxing them. "Since when was it your tomb?" Damon asks, Bellona speeding over to him and quickly placing a hand on his chest and pushes him up against the wall, proceeding to dig her fingers into his skin, causing him to let out a loud scream of pain.

"Since I orchestrated the whole thing and helped Emily Bennet with the spell to close it. Now stop asking questions and answer mine. I've been a live a lot longer than you, Damon Salvatore. So that means I don't have the time nor the patience" Belle explains as Damon groans once Bellona twist her hand inside Damon's skin before ripping her hand out and bringing her fingers to her mouth and licking them, noticing how Damon watches as her eyes turn a deep red and veins form underneath them.

"I've been alive awhile too, Belle and I don't make it a habit of telling people my plans and that isn't going to start right now" Damon declares as he takes a step forward, not backing down despite the fearing rumors and truth behind the stories of the Bloodworth family.

Bellona let's out a chuckle, "It's okay. I already know why" She states, causing Damon to furrow his brows in confusion. "What?" Damon questions before Bellona turns on her heels.

"My daughters and I have been alive a long time, Damon. You died in 1864, but your mind didn't" Bellona states, her words echoing through Damon's mind as she and her daughters proceed to exit the home through the front door as if nothing ever even happened...

CHURCH RUINS

Flashes of Sheila shine through Kali's sight and they are surrounded by flamed torches. "Elena!" Someone shouts into the tomb, their voice echoing, and Kali sees Sheila tighten her hold on Bonnie's hand before her voice starts to slur and she falls out near the tomb, blood dripping from her nose and ears.

"Grams! Grams! Wake up! Please wake up!" Bonnie screams in horror as she desperately shakes her grandmother before a scream is heard which brings Kali out of the vision.

Damon arrives with Elena, making their way through the woods before they come across Stefan, Bonnie and Grams. They are standing there having a heated conversation, but Damon was unable to hear what it was about since they stopped once he arrived.

"I can tell when I'm not being told something so... what is it?" Damon asks as he roughly pushes Elena away, not holding onto her anymore. "I came to clear the debris and set torches, but it was already done" Stefan explains and Damon knits his brows in confusion, "What do you mean? We should've been the first ones here" Damon declares as he rushes towards the entrance of the tomb.

"We're not because I brought a friend. Multiple..." Sheila announces, causing Damon to stop in his tracks and Elena to take a step forward, wondering what friends they could be talking about. "Bonnie, what is she talking about?" Elena asks and Bonnie shrugs her shoulders, "This is the first I'm hearing of this..."

"What did you do?" Damon asks before he rushes down the stairs, everyone else joining him. They look at the tomb that's large rock door is fully opened, only darkness being able to be seen inside.

Damon uses his vamp speed and tries to enter the tomb, but it doesn't allow him and then suddenly a voice echos throughout the tomb and Damon's body is slammed against the hard rock walls. Elena reaches for Stefan, who places her behind him as 3 women step further towards the entry way of the dark tomb, revealing themselves.

"What?" Stefan questions shockingly, recognizing each and everyone one of them. "Aunt Belle?" Bonnie voices, not knowing that they would be here and looks over at her Grams, who greets them with a nod.

"I'm getting sick and tired of you just showing up here with your minions, Bellona" Damon declares as he uses the wall to stand to his feet, "And I'm getting tired of your smart remarks leave that disgusting mouth of yours... we should clean it out" Bellona states before she chants in Latin, the flames on the torches igniting larger as Damon drops to his knees and grabs onto his throat and chest as blood starts to escape his mouth.

Pools of it actually and it's nonstop. Bellona is causing all the innocent human blood that he has consumed over the last couple decades to endlessly pour out of him.

"Ple-Please stop" Damon begs as he tugs on his clothes, the pain becoming excruciating. "Stefan, make them stop" Elena urges, but Stefan stands there in shock and with no solution. He knows he can't because they'll hurt him worse, and he wouldn't get the chance to make a move.

"We came here for one thing and one thing only and that wasn't to terrorize each other" Sheila announces, causing Bellona to stop the spell, making Damon let out a breath of relief before spitting the remaining pools of blood out of his mouth and having it land with the rest on the dirt ground.

"I will allow the spell to happen for 15 minutes. Any longer and I close it. If you so happen to be in there once the spell is done... that's just too bad" Belle voices as she and her daughters exit the tomb side by side, but Damon hasn't suddenly gotten over what Belle has did to him and starts to feel rejuvenated enough to make a move, so he uses his vamp speed and rushes over to Bellona, her daughter Myra stepping in front of him and grabbing ahold of his arms.

Her veins turn a bright orange, and the palm of her hand is bright red, and it starts to heat up Damon's skin and burn through his clothes. Myra's eyes begin to turn into a fiery like scenery, just like the torches surrounded by her and Damon groans in pain, "We are doing you a favor and allowing you to search for lost hope. Don't make us regret it" Myra says softly before she roughly twist Damon's arm and steps to the side with her family.

Damon pops his arm back into place and watches as his burn marks starts to heal and go away. "Let's just get this over with" Damon declares before he grabs his gear such as a flashlight and a bag of blood for when he finds who he is looking for. Their body will be mummified, but with the right amount of blood they can form the color in their skin again and be back to the same person they were before.

A couple moments later, while Bellona gets ready to unlock the spell for Bonnie and Sheila to use, Bonnie pulls Kali to the side. "How come I never sensed it or something? That you were a witch?" Bonnie wonders, having so many questions. "Because I made you and everyone else not sense it. It's a spell and it keeps me safe. Keeps my family safe" Kali declares.

Belle finishes the spell that allows them to open the tomb. "Air. Earth. Fire" Sheila voices, "Water." Bonnie calls out before she holds up a water bottle and Sheila takes it, sprinkling the water on the floor.

"That's it? Just water from the tap?" Elena questions and Kali chuckles, "I don't see a magical water source anywhere, do you?" Kali asks jokingly.

"We're ready" Bonnie announces and Kali looks over at Sheila and watches as she swallows a nervous lump down her throat as she wipes her slightly damp hands from the water down on her pants.

Bonnie and Sheila are reciting a spell at the tomb, their eyes shut, and hands interlocked. "What are they saying?" Damon asks and Stefan tilts his head slightly, "Sounds Latin" Stefan declares before Kali scoffs, "It's not Latin." Kali says and after a few more seconds of the witches reciting the spell, the torches flare up and Elena grabs onto Stefan's arm.

"What's happening?" Elena asks before a gust of wind flows through the area, allowing them to know that the tomb is now open. "I suggest you get in there. 15 minutes is all you have" Bellona inquires before Damon grabs a lantern and placed the bag of blood in his pocket.

He then looks to Elena and grabs ahold of her arm, "You ready?" He questions and Elena has no idea what he is talking about.

"You think I'm going to go in there by myself so you can seal me in?" Damon asks, already knowing the witches don't like him, so why would he trust them. "I figured you would, but you need leverage. Go ahead, take her in" Belle states and Elena looks to Damon with a scared expression on her face, but she knows that the women is right. He needs to know that they won't close the door when he goes inside.

"You can't seriously allow this. She isn't going with him" Stefan argues back, "Let him take her in" Bellona demands as she raises her hand to quiet Stefan down.

"No! Just don't close the door, let him get who he needs, and we can go" Stefan fights back and goes to grab Elena, but Bellona reaches out her hand and makes Stefan's whole body go stiff with one spell.

"No!" Elena cries out and tries to go towards Stefan, but Damon keeps a harsh hold on her.

"Take her inside, 13 minutes left" Bellona orders and Damon enters the dark tomb, his lantern lighting up the narrow entryways. "P-Please" Stefan begs before Bellona stops the spell and walks over to Stefan.

"You can go if you want, but you won't make it out and neither will he" Bellona inquires and Stefan knits his brows in confusion, "What? He will hurt her when he finds out" Stefan states and Bellona chuckles softly as she tilts her head, looking down at Stefan, "It's funny that you think I care what happens to her."

"No! Elena!" Stefan shouts and Belle rolls her eyes in annoyance before looking to Myra, "Get him out of here" Belle orders and Myra walks over to Stefan, grabbing ahold of his arm. He snatches it away and goes to throw a punch across Myra's face before she ducks and speeds towards him, slamming his body against the wall before she holds him tight and speeds them both outside to the woods.

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Myra tosses Stefan onto the dead grass and listens as he groans in pain. "You can't seriously care that little" Stefan declares as he coughs harshly before standing to his feet, "I can, and I do" Myra responds before the two of them hear footsteps in the distance and see a body roll out from the darkness.

Myra steps closer and notices it's the boy from school. Jermey Gilbert. "Jermey?" Stefan questions as two more people extend out of the darkness and one of them looks really familiar. "Myra Bloodworth. I can't believe you are really here" Anna announces and Myra scoffs while Anna takes a step closer.

"Yeah, I could say the same thing, but I think I already know why. Looking for mama?" Myra questions, the last sentence used in a slightly baby voice. "I just want to get my mother. I don't want to cause problems" Anna sighs and Myra looks down at an unconscious Jermey, "Too late for that." she retorts.

"I'm not letting you stop me" Anna declares and Myra shrugs her shoulders, "I could care less what you do, it's him I'm worried about" Myra says as she looks to the boy that joined Anna and is standing above Jermey.

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Meanwhile, in the church ruins, Anna walks down the steps and reveals herself to Bellona, Kali, Grams and Bonnie. "I just want to get my mother" Anna declares and Bonnie scoffs in disbelief, "You aren't going in there!" she argues, and Anna raises her eyebrows, "You think you can stop me?" Anna questions and before she can get another word out, Bellona is standing in front of her.

"I do, actually" Bellona says and notices how Anna swallows a nervous lump in her throat. "Like I said, I just want to find my mother" Anna says, her voice shaky. "Is that why you brought that boy here? Jermey?" Bellona asks and Bonnie knits her brows in confusion.

"What? Jermey is here?" Bonnie asks frantically, wanting to go check on him.

"Don't worry about it. Myra will take care of him and that other vampire you brought with you" Bellona assures before she moves out of Anna's way, "Tick-tock" Bellona rushes and Anna grabs a flashlight and quickly heads inside to search for her mother.

"Why did you let her go inside?" Bonnie questions, "Because it's no use in telling them that they won't make it out" Kali answers and Bonnie sighs, wondering if this is rather a good thing or a bad thing and then she looks over to Bellona, noticing how fast she sped over to Anna.

"How are you so fast? You are just a witch" Bonnie questions and Bellona clears her throat, "Belle is a special kind of witch. Special kind of person, really" Sheila declares with a tired chuckle.

"What she is trying to say is I am not only a witch, Bonnie. I'm extraordinary and I rather not say too much since there are ears everywhere" Belle states and Bonnie takes a step forward, "Can you show me?" Bonnie asks and Belle looks over to Sheila, who nods slowly and with that confirmation Bellona pulls Bonnie in, causing a loud gasp to escape her.

Bellona whispers in Latin while Bonnie's eyes roll to the back of her head, and she sees images of Bellona when she was younger learning spells, not necessarily good spells, but spells to keep her protected from abominations and people in general. The flashes continue and Bonnie sees an older version of Bellona, kind of what she looks like now, lying down on the ground with blood staining her white cloth clothing until suddenly she wakes up unexpectedly.

The flashes go on and Bonnie sees a close up of Bellona's eyes and how they are a dark red and also takes a look at her teeth, her sharp teeth. Sharper than usual, but sharp like a...

"Oh, my god" Bonnie gasps as the images stop and she is back in regular time. She looks to Bellona, her face normal and skin clear as if she hasn't aged in years, in which she hasn't. "How old are you?" Bonnie asks and Belle slowly let's go of her hands, "Older than most."

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Outside in the woods, Ben moves closer towards Stefan. "You know, I've heard about you. You don't feed. You're not strong enough to beat me." Ben, the boy that tagged along with Anna and has been keeping Jermey away from Stefan and Myra, "But I am" Myra declares as her eyes turn a bright orange and Ben can't believe what he is seeing.

Suddenly, Myra speeds towards him and slams him up against a tree, causing him to groan in pain before slamming her hand on his face and make it feel like he is burning in the sun. "Ahh!" Ben screams loudly as he drops to his knees, "Watch out!" Stefan calls out to Myra as he picks up the hose connected to the gasoline can.

"Is that all you got?" Ben asks and Myra looks down at him in annoyance before she grabs his arm and twist it behind his back and slams her foot on his leg, crushing it on impact before throwing him a few feet away from Stefan.

"Oh! God!" Ben cries out, squirming around on the rough grass before Stefan ignites the torch and sets Ben on fire. Ben screams and flails around, before finally falling to the ground, dead. His screams start to die down and Myra slowly walks over to the familiar boy, Jermey, who is still unconscious.

"I remember you. Your family came to mystic falls in 1864. Then you helped put the vampires away in the tomb. Made everyone think you were good people" Stefan asks and Myra sighs as she rolls her eyes, "Well, we had to. You think back in 1864 people who look like my family had it coming easy?" Myra asks, already knowing the answer.

"You were a respectable family. We never judged" Stefan tries to explain, but Myra shakes her head, "You didn't, but your father did and many women in the town hated my mother and not because she was outspoken, or because she was confident. It was because of the color of her skin, which is why she and my sister, and I were never allowed at your table."

Suddenly, a scream echos throughout the tomb, Stefan and Myra lifting their heads up in concern before they realize who it is.

"Elena" Stefan calls out, but before he can go, Myra grabs him, "You heard what my mother said, you will not come out if you go in there" Myra declares and Stefan roughly tries to pull his hand away, but Myra doesn't budge, and his hand stays in her grasp.

"Why do you care?" Stefan asks, "I just don't want your blood on my hands and if Elena is anything like Katherine, she'll be fine" Myra taunts and Stefan growls angrily before pushing Myra away, "She is nothing like Katherine" Stefan rebuttals as Myra chuckles before speeding behind him and wrapping her arm around his neck, causing his throat to close up.

"Has she not gone for Damon yet?" Myra taunts and Stefan continues to growl angrily while also being choked aggressively until Myra decides to finally let him drop to the ground.

"Go fetch your puppy. Let's hope she's dead before you even get in there" Myra whispers softly, stepping over Stefan and going over to look at Jermey Gilbert as he lies restless on the ground.

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Meanwhile in the church ruins, another scream is heard from Elena and Stefan vamp speeds down to the ruins and panics, upset that he doesn't know what is going on and knows if he goes in there, there is no chance of him getting out.

"Grams, you can't expect him not to save Elena and then have no way out" Bonnie voices and Bellona looks over at Bonnie with a curious expression, "Bonnie..." Sheila says softly as Bonnie grabs the grimoire and begins searching through it.

"Stefan, I'll get you out. Go save her" Bonnie promises and Stefan quickly races inside the tomb and Bellona widens her eyes, looking down the dark hole of the tomb. Secrets that have been buried in there could be brought back to life. A whole line of vampires that hate her, could eventually make their way out of an eternity of misery and mummification.

They could retaliate. He could retaliate...

"Kali, please, help me" Bonnie begs and Kali stammers over her words, not knowing what to say, "Or don't, either way, I'll do it myself" Bonnie is determined and Kali sighs before she looks down at the grimoire and the pages begin to fly endlessly until they make it to a certain page.

"Follow that spell" Kali declares and Bonnie looks down at the grimoire and back up at Kali in amazement while Bellona whips her head in shock, "Kalevala!" Belle shouts out and Kali rolls her eyes, "She's our family, mom" Kali defends as her and Bonnie gather in the middle and hold hands when suddenly they are interrupted by Sheila joining in on the spell.

"We do this together" Sheila declares as she tightens her hold on the girls' hands and they all close their eyes until they heard rapid footsteps and Elena comes bursting out the entrance of the tomb, Stefan right behind her, but still standing in the doorway.

"Stefan, what are you doing?" Elena wonders as Bonnie assures her the problem will be fixed.

"What is it?" Elena asks as Stefan shakes his head, "I can't get out" he declares and Elena scoffs in disbelief, hoping this is some kind of joke, but the more Stefan doesn't move, the more scared Elena gets. "Oh my god. We can't leave him in there. We promised him. Both of us" Elena whines.

"Then shut your trap and let us do this spell, please" Kali demands and Elena turns around, not liking her tone, but quiets down anyway and looks over at Bellona, who refuses to help. "You're just going to sit there? You need to be helping!" Elena calls out towards Bellona and starts walking towards her, but Bellona stops her with her magic and Elena groans in stiffness.

"You must have a habit of making bad decisions because even stepping in my presence is one of them" Belle declares before the spell stops and Elena looks into the eye of the older women, challenging her with her eyes, but not moving an inch of her body. And that's when she realizes... she can't move, but how? Bellona stopped the spell.

"Why can't I move?" Elena questions worriedly as a smile spread across Belle's face, "Because I told you not to" Belle whispers softly, Elena widening her eyes in fear as the fire on the torches engulfed in even larger flames and the sounds of the 3 women doing a spell now fill the room, causing Bellona to stop her compulsion and allow Elena to move again.

Anna starts to emerge with Pearl, her mother, by her side. "Belle?" Pearl groans as Anna tries to defend her actions. All she wanted was her mother back and she got it. But what about Damon? What did he get?

The torches begin to falter and Bonnie stumbles over, "Bonnie, you have to keep trying!" Kali shouts before she tightens her hold on Grams and Bonnies hands, channeling their magic to make the flames on the torches larger and the magic to grow stronger.

"Ah! What is happening?!" Bonnie questions as she continues to chant the spell softly.

"She's helping us, baby." Sheila assures as she sends a message through to Kali, slightly interrupting her through her magic process. She can feel Sheila's pain and the pull this magic has on her, so she finally opens her eyes and looks over at Sheila, who shakes her head, allowing Kali to sadly go back to the spell.

"They have 2 minutes left" Belle calls out and Elena rushes towards the entrance of the tomb and shouts out to the two boys still left inside, "Hurry! Stefan!" She screams and suddenly, the two boys appear both of them walking out slowly, Damon with an upset look on his face as he drops the lantern at the same Kali lets go of Bonnie and Grams' hands, the spell stopping for good and the flames on the torches dyeing down.

THE WOODS

The small group emerges from the ruins, exhausted, some devastated and betrayed. "It looks like you guys went through a hell of a lot down there" Myra calls out as she stands up the against the tree that Jermey's unconscious body lies under.

"Is he okay?" Elena asks and Myra shrugs, "He's breathing... so, I guess" Myra answers as she watches Elena look down at her little brother and look over at the brunt up vampire body, mostly because the smell was lingering throughout the woods.

Bellona looks over at Damon, who looks like his heart had been physically ripped out of his chest and tossed to the side. "I told you that you were searching for a lost soul. Besides, do you love a woman that much?" Belle questions and Damon forms a sad smile on his face before it slowly goes away, "I was enchanted, not in love, enchanted. I woke up and still dreamed about her. After all these years, I thought she did the same" Damon confesses.

"Katherine is incapable of loving anyone and I honestly admire how well she was at hiding it, but at least you have the next best thing, right?" Belle questions tauntingly as she motions over to Elena and Damons stare lingers over to her as she pushes a strand of hair behind her ear whilst looking down at her brother.

Meanwhile, Stefan is right beside her.

SHEILA'S RESIDENCE
(the same night)

"What did you do back in the tomb? It was like I was doing the spell, but I couldn't feel any pain. I couldn't feel anything" Bonnie admits and Kali smiles, "I took it away from you and Grams. I could feel how it was draining both of you, so I helped" Kali admits and Bonnie looks at her with an admiring expression.

"That's... amazing" Bonnie chuckles as Elena comes out of the kitchen with two cups of tea, one for Bonnie, one for Grams, since Kali declined the offer. "I'll go take this to Grams" Bonnie decides as she retrieves one of the glasses and begins walking towards the room, Grams is lying down in.

"Your family seems hectic" Elena confesses, trying to make conversation as she sets down the glass of tea in front of Kali on the living room coffee table, Kali eyeing it suspiciously as Elena takes a seat on the soft chair a few feet away.

"Were fine" Kali answers as she sits up on the further edge of the couch. "You know, my family and I have been around a long time, and I know when someone is plotting something and I'm not a vampire so I can't smell the vervain bursting out of that glass, but I can see it so, nice try" Kali reveals, and Elena swallows a nervous lump in her throat.

"How long have you been around, exactly?" Elena asks and Kali chuckles, "You can't kill me or my family, Elena. We are always 10 steps ahead" Kali declares before a scream echos through the house and Bonnie's voice is heard.

"Bonnie?!" Elena calls out, her and Kali rushing towards the sound and seeing Bonnie shake an unconscious Grams. "Call the police! Grams! Wake up!" Bonnie shouts sadly as Kali covers her mouth in shock before stepping towards Bonnie and placing a hand on her shoulder just for her to jerk it away.

"Bonnie, look at me!" Kali demands and forces Bonnie to turn around, "I took away her pain" Kali says softly and the tears stream more and more down Bonnie's cheeks, "You-- You knew?" Bonnie questions before she falls to her knees, just for both Elena, who just got off the phone with 911, and Kali, to catch her gently and hold her and catch her tears.

"It's going to be okay" Elena promises as she rocks Bonnie back and forth comfortingly, Kali having no idea what to do besides call for her mother through her magic, letting her know the news and just as Bellona was coming to knock on the door of Sheila's home, she felt the surge of sadness and the cold chill of Sheila's dead body flow through her.

Her hand dropped to her side, and she refused to let herself cry because as she turned her head, she saw the sight of Sheila beside her, letting her know that she is one of the witches on her side and she has granted her permission to channel her powers as well as multiple witches over the course of a thousand years.

"Take care of her" Sheila whispers before her body is casted away and is flown into the wind. Belle sucks in a gasp of air, feeling a new sense of power and strength before she places her hand on the doorknob of the home, entering it.

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i put in the work honey! long chapter, but i hope you guys enjoyed and felt some suspense in this chapter since there is so much more to come and so many plot twist and new characters to be revealed!!!!!