NARRATOR: Previously on The Vampire Diaries:
AARON: My name's Aaron Whitmore. -Whitmore? So you, like, own this school?
KATHERINE: I Passengered myself into Elena's cute little head.
I'm sorry, Damon. We're over.
Elena thinks I'm a monster. She's right.
Agh!
DAMON: Wes has this sick little scheme to destroy vampires...
...by making them feed on each other.
Damon, stop.
Which one of you is gonna get to kill the elusive Katherine Pierce...
...once and for all?
Well, you're here. It means you're dead.
True. I left Elena with a little bit of a parting gift.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY ON SPEAKERS)
ELENA: Woo! Ha-ha-ha!
What is she doing?
(LAUGHING)
-Woo! -Well, having fun obviously.
About time too. Take it off.
ELENA: Woo! -Matt.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
(ALL CHEERING)
Jeremy, come on.
To friends.
ALL: To friends.
Am I seriously that easy to impersonate...
...or do you guys not know me at all?
(LAUGHING)
What?
Elena, what's going on?
When have I ever danced on a bar half-naked?
You think I would come to a college bar with my brother and do tequila shots?
-Elena, what are you talking about? -I'm not Elena, Matt. I'm Katherine.
It's not me. You guys know me. I would never do that.
Guys, Katherine has taken over my body. This isn't me.
Hello?
STEFAN: Hey.
You're awake.
Stefan, what are you doing here?
-Where is everyone? -Everyone's gone.
Whole school cleared out for spring break. You've been in-and-out since you first woke up.
Oh. Okay. Yeah, that makes sense.
I thought I was going crazy.
-What's going on? What--? -We had to seal you into the building.
We have a lot of catching up to do.
ELENA: Last I remember, I was running through the woods...
...and my head felt like it was being attacked by Katherine's whole life.
Then I saw Damon, I threw my arms around him...
...and then nothing.
Yeah, that was about three weeks ago.
Three weeks ago?
Wow.
Three weeks, huh?
Yet it took just one second for Katherine to infect me with some virus...
...that makes me wanna kill all my friends.
You know Katherine. She's not about to go out without a grand finale.
Do you really think this whole lockdown is necessary?
I mean, I feel fine.
Look, we shouldn't take any chances.
If Damon taught us anything, it's that the virus makes you wanna attack...
-...at the mere scent of vampire blood. -Well, how did you...?
-Liv. -Liv?
She's a new witch. Bonnie's been teaching her some spells.
I know that this is a lot to process, but just know...
...that Caroline is out looking for an antidote.
And in the meantime, we figured out a way to ration blood to keep you satiated.
We're gonna figure this out. Okay?
I need to talk to Damon.
(GROANING)
Hilarious.
Give me the damn cup.
(SIGHS)
Ugh.
Wipe that smile off your face.
Hey, you're lucky I'm even helping you.
Considering the last thing you did for me was tell Enzo to strangle me.
-Quit crying. You're still around. -More than we can say for Aaron Whitmore.
-Weren't he and Elena tight? -Yep.
-Does she know Damon killed him? -I don't know. Does she?
No, she doesn't because I'm gonna be the one to tell her.
And if either one of you clowns beats me to it, I'll rip your tongue out.
(PHONE RINGING)
Don't even think about it.
Damon's phone.
-Jer? -Elena. Hey, how you feeling?
Confused, but good. I miss you.
-Yeah. Same here. -Killed you once before, Gilbert.
I'll kill you again.
Someone wants to speak to you.
Agh.
Hey, you.
So eat anyone yet?
Nope. So far, I am symptom-free.
Although, Stefan still has me on the Damon diet just in case.
Oh, yeah. It sucks. Oof. You're gonna be craving carbs constantly.
But hey, you know what?
There's a plus side. You get to keep your girlish figure.
(CHUCKLES)
I'm calling you on a pay phone.
Well, how retro of you.
Does that mean you memorized my phone number?
Maybe.
Katherine put a passcode on my cell, so I can't use it.
Oh, that would explain all those crazy Instagram pics you've been uploading lately.
-What? -Kidding. Kidding.
(SIGHS)
Damon, that's not funny. I don't know what I've been doing for the last three weeks.
I know. I'm sorry.
Well, what do you wanna know? I'll tell you.
How did she do it?
How did she do what?
Break your heart.
Oh, that.
I don't know.
It's not like it's been playing on a loop over and over. So I don't really remember.
I'm so sorry.
I really am. I mean, the last thing I remember, I was running into your arms.
And I felt so safe.
Well, it was all downhill from there.
I wanted to fight for you.
I still do.
Oh, Elena.
This second we're cured of this and don't wanna rip each other's heads off...
...I am gonna hunt you down and give you the most mind-blowing night of your life.
I think I could schedule you in.
(CHUCKLES)
One question. How exactly do we cure this?
WES (ON RECORDING): I've managed to extract werewolf venom from Nadia Petrova's blood.
The addition of the venom will make the Ripper virus even more lethal to vampires.
Oh, my God.
ENZO: So werewolves are real.
I always thought that was just, like, you know, a joke.
I'm Enzo.
The Enzo.
No, the other one.
Heh. All right, Other Enzo.
I don't know what you're doing, but I don't want any part of it.
I'm here for the same reason you are.
I want this vampire-feeding virus out of our lives.
Why? You want your killing buddy back?
Is killing innocent people not as much fun when you're alone?
Right. Damon mentioned you get a little judge-y.
But then again, he also said you had a thing for accents.
Just stay out of it.
We don't need any more problems.
Then you're not the least bit impressed that I have the antidote?
DAMON: Can we talk about the irony of Katherine Pierce...
-...sitting through a college lecture? -Ha-ha-ha.
Oh, no. I'm flunking, aren't I?
No way.
If anything, there's some sucker compelled to spend his entire spring break...
...doing your homework.
Yeah. You're probably right.
Let's add that to the list of things I need to fix. Starting with Aaron.
Aaron? What the hell does he have to do with anything?
I haven't talked to him since he found out I was a vampire and thought I wanted to kill him.
Well, uh, you probably won't find him.
Why?
No reason.
STEFAN: Elena? -Uh--
Stefan just got here. He bought me a new cell phone.
I'm gonna call you right back. Okay?
-Unh. -You okay?
Ah, not feeling so good all of a sudden.
That's because you're starving.
Yeah.
Here, I got you four ounces of my blood.
You won't be scaling any buildings, but it will curb the cravings.
Thank you.
(SIGHS)
I need more.
I'm sorry.
I feel fine, Stefan. I just--
-I just need a little more. -You're not fine, Elena.
Come on. Trust me. I just--
I can handle this.
-Think so? -Yeah.
(SNARLING)
You're not fine, Elena.
She's turned me into a monster.
I'm a Ripper, aren't I?
You'll feed until you kill, yeah.
I hate her.
No, you know what?
I hate myself.
I was dumb enough to sit next to her while she was dying...
...and actually forgive her.
-Hey. -Please tell me that's some good news.
Bad news. It's not the same virus.
What is it?
Dr. Creepenstein was working on the next phase of his virus.
When Nadia was sick, he was experimenting on her blood...
...and he figured out a way to extract werewolf venom from her blood and put it into the virus.
Wait. What do you mean werewolf venom? That means it's fatal.
Oh, my God.
Hello. You don't think I would just drop this on you without a silver lining.
There's an antidote.
It just requires you to come meet me.
I'll text you the address.
You could just bring it here.
No. You have to go there. And don't ask me why because I can't tell you.
This doesn't make sense. Just tell me exactly--
If I could, don't you think I would be there to help?
-I'll text you the address. -I'm not going anywhere...
...until you tell me what's going on.
The Travelers don't want anyone to know what they're up to. And by "anyone"...
...I mean newbie, emo witch-types with bad attitudes.
Just get there fast, okay?
I'll see you soon.
Stefan.
Yeah?
Why did she stay?
-What do you mean? -Katherine.
Why didn't she run like she normally does? Why did she stay?
Ah.
Well, you know Katherine. Staying alive wasn't enough.
She, uh....
She wanted it all.
You mean you.
She wanted you.
(SIGHS)
-Did we ever...? -Actually, we, uh....
We kissed.
Oh, okay. Um....
-And then...? -Then I pulled away.
And I put it together.
She wasn't you.
I gotta go.
(POP MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO)
I mean, you gotta admit. It was pretty rad.
I locked a vampire in her dorm with an invisible seal.
I mean, how many newbie witches have that on their résumé?
-If they do, they don't brag about it as loudly. -Oh, come on.
This place is dead.
It's like serious spring break-itis.
Besides, you're not even a little proud of me?
Okay, hotshot.
-Set it on fire. -What?
Simple fire spell.
Okay.
(SIGHS)
(SPEAKING INCANTATION)
That's weird.
Guess your résumé still needs a little padding.
AARON (ON ANSWERING MACHINE): Hey, it's Aaron. Leave me a message.
Or don't. Whatever.
Hey, Aaron. It's Elena.
I, uh-- Ahem.
I hope that you're off on some private island somewhere, enjoying your spring break.
Look. A lot has happened.
And I'd really like to talk about it.
If you're still willing to talk to me.
So call me back, okay?
All right. Bye.
KATHERINE: Dear Diary, I love my life.
Seriously, becoming Elena Gilbert is the best thing...
...that has ever happened to me.
Oh, my God.
KATHERINE: Spent the day on the road with Stefan.
Although the highlight was our little pit stop at the hotel.
I had to wash up after "accidentally" getting grease on my shirt. Ha-ha-ha.
Mm.
(SIGHS)
Oh, well. I didn't like this shirt anyway.
Ah-- Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey. Warning next time?
It's nothing you haven't seen before.
I know. I'm just saying there's a bathroom less than 10 feet away.
You know, that's what I like about you, Stefan.
Always a gentleman.
You don't have to turn away, you know.
There's nothing stopping us.
We're both single now.
And we're alone.
(GLASS SHATTERS)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
Stefan, it's not me.
It's Katherine, Stefan.
She's seducing you. Stop.
What are you doing?
This isn't me, Stefan.
Can't you tell?
After everything we've been through.
I wouldn't lead you on like that.
Damon?
Stefan, Stefan, Stefan.
"I have grease on my shirt, I need to wash up"?
-Come on. The oldest trick in the book. -Not like you saw through her.
-I wasn't the one making out with her. -Stop it, okay?
Both of you.
This is what she wants.
Even dead, she is ruining our lives.
Oh, you think this is bad?
You have no idea, do you?
About what?
About what, Stefan?
What the hell is happening to me?
STEFAN: He'll tell her. CAROLINE: When?
STEFAN: "Hey, Elena. I killed Aaron." It's not exactly casual conversation.
Killing someone in cold-blood isn't casual, but Damon managed that just fine.
ENZO: Or I can just tell her.
Considering I was lying in the road when they stopped his car.
So, what's in this for you? Aside from getting Damon to undo...
-...every positive decision he's ever made. -Is it such an anomaly for him to have a friend?
-Well, if so, consider me honored. -Okay. We're here. Where is the antidote?
-Who are you? -I'm Sloan.
You met some of the Travelers when they took a bucket of your blood.
Oh, yeah. How could I forget?
So you have the antidote to this Ripper virus, correct?
We do, thanks to Enzo.
I was trapped in that bloody farmhouse with Damon set to have my head torn off...
...when, out of nowhere, Wes, with the Travelers, saved me.
-On the condition I owed him. -What does that have to do with us?
He was low on vampires, and needed one to continue his work...
...so I let him experiment on me.
Among other things, it allowed him to make an antidote.
SLOAN: When he died, the Travelers took it.
And seeing as Elena is valuable to us...
...we're in the process of using Wes' resources to find a cure for her as well.
-All right. When will it be done? -First, we have to find something.
Okay. What do you need?
Another one of you.
DAMON (OVER PHONE): What do you mean, werewolf venom?
ELENA: I mean I'm deteriorating.
Slowly.
I seem to be hallucinating all my worst fears.
So that's been fun.
-I should come over there. -You can't.
We would tear each other apart. Remember?
Besides, I look gross.
Oh, yeah. Well, never mind.
It would be awful.
-Distract me. -All right.
What are you wearing?
Damon, come on.
Tell me. What else have I missed?
Okay. Okay. Okay. Let's see.
Um....
It's been unseasonably cold.
Jeremy bought new Xbox games that are ridiculously loud and obnoxious.
Tyler had a party. It was lame. Ooh, ooh, ooh.
You hear the gossip?
What gossip?
Caroline and an Original hybrid, sitting in a tree.
No.
Yep.
Are you serious? Caroline and Klaus?
Mm-hm.
-Wait. Does Tyler know about this? -Yep.
And guess who told him.
Katherine?
-Katherine is such a bitch. -That she is.
(COUGHING)
Hang on.
(CONTINUES COUGHING)
Sorry. I--
You okay?
Um....
I just don't understand why Stefan's off at some mystery location.
Why don't we hunt down Wes and force him to make us an antidote?
Well, that's easier said than done.
-Wes is dead. -What?
I killed him. And please don't act like he didn't deserve it.
What about Aaron, Damon?
He didn't deserve that. Wes was pretty much the closest thing that Aaron had to a family.
(DOOR OPENS)
Soup's on.
The highlight of my day.
I will check on you later. Okay?
Yeah. Yeah, okay.
What do you mean there's another one of me out there?
Never thought there might be another doppelgänger roaming around?
-Clearly, you don't know your Traveler lore. -I'm sorry, and you do?
Having stuck with them for a few weeks, I've picked up a few things.
Like how the last remaining pair of doppelgängers are special.
-Special how? -None of your business.
Excuse Sloan. She's under a bit of stress. And the leader of the Travelers--
-Marcus was it? -Markos.
Markos. See? --wants the blood from the last pair of doppelgängers.
-I.e., you and Elena. CAROLINE: Why?
ENZO: Apparently you're special. STEFAN: Special how?
Don't think I didn't ask. As witnessed, the Travelers are very secretive.
We do know that until the last doppelgänger's gone...
...your blood, when mixed with Elena's, doesn't do squat.
You do a locator spell to find this guy and kill him?
More of a linking spell.
Last time a witch linked me to my doppelgänger, she fried my brain and I lost my memory.
Then we better be careful.
(GROANING)
Aaron?
Hey there.
I thought you were on spring break.
-Are you okay? -I'm sick.
I--
It's a long story. Look, I really wanted to talk to you about everything.
Because the last couple of weeks, I haven't been myself. Literally.
Katherine Pierce has been inside my body and I--
-That would explain a lot, actually. -Why?
Did I do something?
Why is none of your stuff here?
Because I'm not actually here.
What do you mean?
Are you another hallucination?
Are you dead?
Did I do this to you?
Aaron, tell me...
...that I didn't kill you.
Did I kill you?
Tell me that I didn't kill you. Please, Aaron. Tell me that I didn't kill you.
No. No. No.
No. No.
LUKE: Elena.
-Elena. Heh. -Unh.
Wow, Elena Gilbert.
Get up, you lush. Come on.
Whoa. I see someone started her spring break early.
How did you get in here? I thought the door was closed.
David dumped my ass...
...at Señor Frog's, of all horrifying places. He thought I was cheating on him.
So I took the first flight out of Cancún, and here I am.
-Do I know you? -I'm Luke.
We met at the Bitter Ball.
You're very drunk.
All right. Let me shower off this airplane stench...
...and we can drown our sorrows in rum runners.
Doesn't sound like a good idea.
Don't tell me you and Stefan hooked up while I was gone.
Whoa, you okay?
-I'm just so thirsty. -Okay. We'll get you some water, all right?
-Don't touch me. -You need help.
No. What I need is to feed.
Don't move. I need vampire blood.
What are you doing?
I have to turn you. I'm sorry.
What is that?
What--?
What is that?
My paranoid boyfriend thought they were hickeys, but they're obviously...
...some kind of disgusting rash or something.
Or your friend, "Elena," was feeding on you.
Listen to me. Forget this conversation.
Find Bonnie Bennett. Tell her to come here and bring the witch.
I need to get out of here right now.
Go. Run.
I don't know what's happening to me, Damon.
(COUGHING)
I know. Look. You're sick.
So just try to relax.
I feel like no one's telling me the truth.
Damon? I can't tell what's real anymore.
Stefan will be there really soon.
I did it, didn't I?
I killed him.
-What? -Aaron.
That's what you're so afraid to tell me. Aaron. I killed him.
Listen, Elena, I will tell you everything, but right now is not the time.
Now is not the time, Damon?
I'm dying.
I almost turned a student today...
...that Katherine had apparently befriended...
...just so that I could feed on him. When would the good time be?
Listen, Elena. Whoa. Calm down.
Listen to my voice. You will get through this. I will help you.
No. No. No. You're lying.
Damon, you're lying.
Elena, calm down. Please.
Why is everyone lying to me?
You're lying to me.
Why is everyone lying to me?
Hey--
Damn it.
Donovan. Donovan, get your ass in here.
Chill. I'm right here. What?
Phone's dead. Charge it for me.
Too much sexting with Elena?
How about you never say that again?
Damon, stop--
Jeremy.
-Whoa! What the hell? -I need to see your sister.
Undo my chains or I'll kill him.
-I can't. You'll kill her. -She's gonna hurt herself, Jeremy.
-She's totally unraveling. -Don't do it, Jeremy.
Don't be an idiot, Jeremy. Trust me.
She needs me.
I'd never hurt her, Jeremy.
CAROLINE: I know there's a lot of them...
...but between you, me and Enzo, I bet we can take them.
STEFAN: Did you really just say that?
Sorry. I'm desperate.
-You'll be fine. -Yeah. Until you lose your memory again.
If I lose my memory, then I won't remember I had anything to worry about in the first place.
See? Win-win.
Who volunteers themselves for witch-y electric shock therapy?
Me, and I would do it for you too.
-Look. Let's just say that they do fry my brain-- -I'll kill them.
Then you'll spiral out of control about killing them.
And then, do me a favor. Remind me we were friends.
That's for you. Sit.
Where are the antidotes?
-You'll get it when we're done. -No. You'll hand them over right now.
-I'm here. I'm doing everything you want me to. -I'll take them.
I'll make sure the appropriate parties get them.
-If you don't trust me, you're welcome to join. -I'm gonna stay with Stefan.
Very well. Best of luck.
-Wait. You said you weren't gonna hurt him. -I said I'd try not to.
-We need his blood for the spell. -Wait.
Tessa didn't need my blood when she linked me to Silas.
Good for her. We do.
(ALL SPEAKING INCANTATION)
(STEFAN YELLING)
Elena?
What are you doing?
I'm cleansing myself of anything Katherine's ever touched.
My toothbrush, my clothes, my sheets.
Elena, stop. You're not yourself.
Ironic because I wasn't myself for weeks yet nobody noticed.
She's losing it.
Are you Liv? I'm sorry if we've met before.
But I'm really gonna need you to drop the seal and let me out right now.
It's too dangerous for you to be in public when you're sick.
You think that's dangerous, Bonnie?
If you don't drop the seal right now, I will kill you.
Elena, stop. This is the virus. It's in your head.
Katherine wanted to destroy you, and it's working.
You have to fight it.
Oh, my God. You're right.
You're right, Bonnie. You're right.
I can't-- I'm letting her win.
I can't let her win. I'm not gonna let her win.
(GRUNTS)
-Unh! -Oh, my God. Liv!
Oh, my God.
(COUGHING)
You will die if I don't give you my blood, so you have to drop the veil...
...otherwise, you're gonna bleed to death.
So, really, it's your choice.
(YELLING)
(TRAVELERS SPEAKING INCANTATION)
Why is this taking so long?
Just a little deeper.
I'm in.
You're gonna be okay. Stay still.
She's going into shock. I need the BVM.
(SIREN WAILING)
Just stay with me. Just breathe in.
SLOAN: I see him.
He's in a city.
-He's in Atlanta. -Good. That's great.
-You found him. -Keep going. Push harder.
(ALL CONTINUE SPEAKING INCANTATION)
Agh!
You said you know where he is. What are you doing?
We're not done.
The link is strong enough. We need more information.
You're pushing him too hard. He's gonna lose everything. Stop.
We need the doppelgänger dead.
-Louder. -No.
(ALL SPEAKING INCANTATION)
If you hurt me, they'll kill you.
Tell them to stop. There's a way we can all get what we want.
(ELENA COUGHING)
(PANTING)
AARON: Elena?
Oh, my God.
Aaron?
Are you alive?
You don't look so hot.
I know.
No. I'm good. I'm good now.
I'm good now. I thought I killed you.
I didn't kill you. You're right here.
You're still alive.
Heh-- Aah!
Elena, it's me. It's Damon. Hey, you're hallucinating.
Here. Drink this. It's Stefan's blood.
Drink this.
She won.
Katherine won.
-Don't say that. -Look at me, Damon. Look at me.
Look at me.
The plague of Katherine Pierce lives on. She's turning me into something I'm not.
Look at me. I'm a monster. Liv, the witch, I almost killed her.
And my friends. I mean, I don't wanna kill my friends.
I think about killing my friends.
-I'm here. It's okay -No.
No. It's not okay. What is--? It's not okay, Damon.
I killed Aaron Whitmore.
-No. -Yeah.
-No. -I keep seeing him.
-He keeps popping up everywhere. -No.
-I'm hallucinating that Aaron's around. He's-- -No. Hey, look at me.
You did not kill Aaron Whitmore.
I did.
What?
Why?
Was it because of the virus?
Did you need to turn him?
It was before I was infected.
Listen, if you want specifics, it was the night that I thought you broke up with me, Elena.
I killed him to convince myself that you were right.
That I was the type of person who could kill in cold-blood, and I was never gonna change.
That's why.
I need you to say something, please.
Why is Enzo here?
Sorry to interrupt, but...
...I have the antidote.
Although, from the looks of it, you'd both rather be dead.
Ugh.
-Hey. -Hi.
Rebekah, hi.
Oh, my God.
I'm kidding.
Lexi, right?
-Funnier the first time. -Did it work?
Engine's running, blondie. Appreciate the call. Let's go do this.
Yeah.
Did I miss something?
Sloan was gonna fry your brain in order to kill your other you.
I wasn't about to let that happen. So I may have volunteered...
...to help Enzo deal with it.
You mean kill him?
-Caroline, I can't let you-- -They only want one alive. Remember?
It's you or him.
All right, fine. Well, I'm coming with you.
No, you aren't. They need to use you to keep track of him.
Ticktock, gorgeous.
Time is of the essence.
I'll be fine, Stefan.
Besides, you'd do the same for me, right?
I don't trust him.
Don't worry.
I don't either.
I'll be safe. I promise.
Guess we should donate my shirt to Elena's fire cleanse.
I'm so sorry about all this.
-I-- -Hey.
I survived my first vampire attack. It's just one more thing to add to the résumé.
Look. If you don't want any part of this, I get it.
Magic isn't for everyone. I won't be offended.
No. I want this.
-And I want you to teach me. -Good.
See you tomorrow, bright and early, for levitation.
Awesome. Catch you tomorrow.
LUKE: Show off.
Luke, what the hell? I was about to take my shirt off.
Relax. I'm gay and your brother...
...so technically, you're the least attractive person in the world to me.
You okay?
Sorry I had to drag you into this, but Elena thought she was compelling me...
-...and I couldn't give up the ruse. -I'm fine.
After Elena gutted me, she gave me some of her blood.
And how is our precious anchor to the Other Side?
I'm letting her think she's teaching me magic.
-It's kind of cute. -Until she realizes her friends are in jeopardy.
Then not so cute.
No.
She speaks.
Care to share anything else turning around in that beautiful head of yours?
You should've noticed.
-What? -That I was Katherine.
That Katherine was me.
You should've been the one that noticed.
You don't think I know that?
If only you'd seen through her, Damon.
There would be no vampire virus.
Aaron would still be alive.
Katherine didn't do this.
I did.
I thought you broke my heart, so I rip open Aaron's neck.
That is how much control you have over me.
And I'm still here. That's how much control you have over me.
Listen to us. This is toxic.
We are in a toxic relationship, Elena. I just killed your friend...
...and you find someone else to blame.
You want me to blame you? Easy.
Done. You screwed up, Damon. Again.
-Thank you. -You put me in a position...
...where I have to defend you again.
Where I have to bend my morals again.
Where I have to go against every single thing that I believe in, again, because I love you.
-Then stop loving me. -I can't.
Well, that's the problem. We don't work.
I know.
Then we agree.
This has to end.
It just did.
It's over. We're over.
(SIGHS) r. We're over.