Inaction's and Consequences

Chapter 43

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).

Stefan was officially concerned. He'd tried calling Damon and Bonnie's phone's all morning, but there was no answer. Then he'd tried Elena's, but again there was no answer. The phone he was using was a temporary one for security and he didn't have Jeremy's number which left him without another contact at the safe house, which Damon still hadn't spilled as to its exact location. Eventually out of desperation he called Caroline to see if she knew what was going on as Caroline usually knew everything. After only three rings she picked up.

"Stefan." Caroline answered cheerily. "How's New Orleans?" she asked.

"Hey Caroline. Thank god there's someone answering their phone. We've got a lot of information." Stefan told her. "Elijah has given us a lead on a coven of witches who would protect the baby. We just need to let Damon and Bonnie know the next moves. Have you heard from them?" he asked.

"I'm with them now at the safe house. Well sort of." Caroline told him."They're outside with Bonnie. She's doing a spell with them." she said.

"What kind of spell?" Stefan frowned.

"Apparently the baby is getting really powerful, so Bonnie has to suck the magic out, or something like that." Caroline explained. "But to do that, she needs the baby to cut Bonnie's tie to Silas and protect the three of them from his mind compulsion. Once she's done that, she's going to protect the rest of us." she said.

"Does that include me and Ric?" Stefan asked.

"Yeah, I stopped off at the boarding house and took one of your journal's and Ric's mug." Caroline told him. "Don't worry, I haven't read it." she assured him.

"Which year?" Stefan asked.

"It was 1922." Caroline replied causing Stefan to grimace as Ric entered the kitchen. Stefan mouthed the word Caroline to him.

"Hey Caroline, I'm going to put you on speakerphone so Ric can hear. Is that okay?" he asked, pressing the speakerphone function on the screen of his phone.

"Sure." Caroline said.

"How are they going to control the baby's power?" Stefan asked. "Elijah suggested putting the baby's magic into objects." he said.

"Um..Jeremy..." Caroline said. "Do you know what Bonnie has planned?" she asked. "I'm just putting Jeremy on speakerphone as well." she told them.

"That's what Bonnie's planning to do." Jeremy told them. "Right now she's breaking her link with Silas and gaining the trust of the baby to allow her to use its magic. Then she's putting the protection spell on them so they're all safe from Silas's mind control. After that she can channel the baby's power for magic instead of using her own. Hopefully that will drain the baby's powers a little so she doesn't have to put the magic in an object too often as it won't be nice for Elena." he said.

"Why what will happen to Elena?" Ric frowned.

"The magic removal will make her weak and possible feel sick." Jeremy told him. "She'll need extra blood to keep her strength up and it will need to be straight from the vein. So I'm not taking vervain anymore." he said.

"You think she can control the blood lust?" Stefan asked worriedly.

"I'd like to say Damon would be able to help, but the baby is now affecting him too." Jeremy told him.

"How?" Stefan and Ric exchanged concerned looks.

"Earlier, Bonnie and I came into the kitchen." Jeremy told them. "They were making out in a heavy way. When they heard us they stopped and were on guard to attack us. Their faces were all vamped out, and it took a few seconds for them to realize we weren't a threat." he said.