THE TRIBRID [Daroline Baby]

7. THIS ISN'T HAPPENING

THE TRIBRID

A/N: I DON'T OWN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS EXCEPT MY OCS

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7. THIS ISN'T HAPPENING

~WHITMORE COLLEGE – COMMONS AREA~

Stefan's body lies on a couch. Caroline cries over his body. Elena rushes in, followed by Damon. She notices Stefan's body.

"Oh, my God. Stefan!" Elena gasped before she sits on the coffee table in front of the body.
"I didn't know where to bring him, and I just couldn't leave him outside." Caroline sobbed as Damon looks at Stefan's body, disconcerted.
"Bonnie has a plan, right? She—she said that she could bring people back." Caroline said through her tears.

Neither Elena or Damon responded.

"Tell me that she can bring him back!" Caroline looked up at Damon.
"We'll bring him back." Damon assured her. "Come on. Let's get away from prying eyes." Damon starts getting Stefan's body while Elena and Caroline helped.

The scene turns into a blue hue, indicating it's being viewed from the Other Side, from which Stefan observes them.

Still on the Other Side, there is a rumble and trembling. Stefan tries to prop himself leaning on a column. It doesn't work, as we see him being dragged through the hall in direction of a window. He's lifted up in the air and he tries to hold himself at a wall corner. Right when he's about to not hold it any more, a woman reaches out and grabs him by the wrist.

"I got you!" The woman said.

She's able to pull Stefan out of danger. He looks surprised. The woman is none other than the elusive Katherine Pierce. And of course with her daughter by her side.

"Looks like I've now saved you from both metaphorical darkness and actual darkness. I think you owe me a beer." Katherine smirked.

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~MYSTIC FALLS CITY LIMIT~

Two men prop up Mystic Fall's city sign that reads 'Welcome to Mystic Falls, Virginia. Population 6,923.' There are people (Travelers) on the street walking into Mystic Falls at the same time as a Sheriff's car rides in the opposite direction. Markos stands on the road, hands behind his back, smiling. He turns around and faces the Sheriff.

"It is a good day, Sheriff." Markos smiled.
"Maybe for you. It took me all night to evacuate the 10-mile civilian radius around the Town Square." Liz told him.
"Hmm. Gas leak. Very clever. I appreciate your cooperation." Markos said to her.
"It will keep our residents away for now but certainly not forever." Liz told him.
"I'm sure we can think of something if we put our heads together." Markos told her.

Liz notices the two men with shovels meddling with the city's sign.

"Why did they move our sign?" Liz asked.
"Our desire was to end spirit magic everywhere. As you can see, we hit a snag. Nevertheless, this is our home now, and just to keep things simple, we've reset the official border of Mystic Falls to where the spell begins, right there." Markos explained.
"Of all the small towns to call home, you probably shouldn't have picked one full of vampires." Liz told him.
"You think I'm afraid of vampires? Maybe you think your friend Damon or your daughter can come save the day." Markos told her as they start walking. "Let me give you an example of why that would be unwise." He said before a man opens the door to a black van.