Break on through

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*Mystic Falls Hospital,Alaric is lying down on an MRI couch, about to go into the MRI scanner. Elena,Aria,Jenna and Meredith are in the control room, preparing to scan Alaric.*
Elena: What are you looking for?
Meredith: I don't know. A tumor, vascular anomalies, anything physical that might explain his behavior. If it's medical, I can treat it.
Aria: And if it's not?
Meredith: Well, then we'll deal with that too.(A technician slides Alaric inside the machine. Alaric stares at his reflection in the mirror placed above him.)
Elena: When did you suspect him? That it was Alaric who was killing all of those people?
Meredith: It was after he told me about his ring. I remembered a story my grandmother had told me about Samantha Gilbert and her secret journal. I don't know if you know this, but we Fells are notorious busy-bodies.
Jenna: I'll say.
Elena: But then, why did you protect him?
Meredith: Because I'm a doctor, I don't like to see someone hurt by something they have no control over. And because he could possibly harm or kill Jenna and I don't want that to happen seeing as Jenna has become a very good friend of mine.
Jenna: aw... you are fun to hang out with when you know...aren't kidnapping me.(Alaric continues to stare at his reflection in the mirror in the MRI machine. His reflection glares down at him, but Alaric is not making the same expression. Alaric starts to panic. Meredith talks to him over a speaker.)
Meredith: Everything alright in there?(Alaric closes his eyes and opens them, he stares at his reflection again, its expression is the same as his.)
Alaric: Yeah. Yeah, everything's okay.(After the scan, Alaric is in a regular hospital room getting ready to leave. Elena and Aria come in.)
Elena: Meredith says that everything is normal.
Alaric: Yeah, well, everything is normal, because there is nothing wrong with me. I didn't kill Brian Walters, I didn't kill Bill Forbes, and I sure as hell didn't shove a hunting knife into my stomach or killed Jenna.(Alaric looks down at the ring, which is the only thing he hasn't picked back up.)Or I did and I've gone insane, just like your ancestor who wore that ring.
Elena: am going to call Bonnie,since the rings were made by a Bennett witch so maybe she can reverse the damage.(Alaric pushes the ring towards Elena.)
Alaric: Take it. I don't want it any more.(Elena takes the ring and looks at Alaric. Damon and Jenna enter the room.)
Jenna: Are you ready to go?
Damon:Yeah,you ready to ditch this House of Horrors? Oof, you look terrible.
Alaric: Yeah, let me...let me check outta here.
Jenna:I'll go with you.
Aria:(she looks at Elena) I...I need to go somewhere I'll meet you later.
Elena:ok...(Alaric,Aria and Jenna leave the room. Elena gives Damon a hateful look and leaves too)

*Outside Mystic Falls Hospital,Elena is walking out to her car, Damon is following her.*
Damon: Don't worry about him, take him out for chicken soup, get him a martini, make sure he doesn't kill anybody.
Elena: What is wrong with you? How could you just go out feeding with Stefan like some vampire pub crawl?
Damon: Oh right, I thought we were talking about Alaric, but of course we're talking about Stefan.(Elena turns around and walks up to Damon.)
Elena: You stood there and let him feed on an innocent girl.(Damon closes the gap between them.)
Damon: I didn't let him do anything, if you want to get nit-picky about it, I made him.
Elena: Why would you do that?
Damon: Because we're vampires, Elena. We need human blood to survive. We're predators, not puppies.
Elena: Well, Stefan found a way around it before.
Damon: Stefan has built himself a delusional wagon which he has repeatedly fallen off of. What he needs to learn is control.
Elena: He was able to manage when he was drinking my blood. Small amounts every single day.
Damon: Ah, yes, back when you two were in love and it was all rainbows and unicorns.
Elena: I'm just saying, maybe you're not the right person to be teaching Stefan about self-control.(She gets into her car and gives Damon another death glare before he walks away.)

*Abby's House,Bonnie comes out of the house and sees Caroline walking up with an ice chest.*
Caroline: Hey.
Bonnie: Hey.
Caroline: I totally lucked out. The hospital just had a blood drive, so I got some O negatives, some A's, and my personal favorite (Caroline pulls out a blood bag.)B positive.(Bonnie and Caroline are watching Abby who is in her garden standing next to an empty bird bath.)
Bonnie: I made her a daylight ring. She's been standing out there all morning. I don't think she's taking this very well.
Caroline: Well, it's only been a few days since she turned. Your mom is still adjusting.(Caroline and Bonnie walk over to Abby.)Ms. Wilson, why don't you come inside? Have something to drink?
Abby: I can't feel it any more. My garden, it's gone. I can't feel anything.(Abby walks towards the house.)
Caroline: I don't understand.
Bonnie: Witches have a connection to the Earth. We can literally feel nature. Life.(Bonnie cups her hands on both sides of a dead plant. She recites a spell and suddenly the plant starts to bloom into a beautiful flower.) When Abby became a vampire, she lost it. I don't know how to help her.
Caroline: well...maybe Aria might have a spell or know something that could help.(Bonnie gives her look) what? She is a thousand year old witch,well at least has the brain of one.
Bonnie: I...I don't want to talk to Aria right now.
Caroline: come on Bonnie, you can't blame her for your mother turning into a vampire.
Bonnie: I know that and I don't blame her for that,I never did.
Caroline: well...I don't think she knows that.(Bonnie looks down thinking)


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