NARRATOR: Previously on The Vampire Diaries:
The Travelers are about to make their move. Their leader, Markos, is here.
LIV: One by one, they've taken over towns...
...putting Passengers inside townsfolk.
-I take it back. This is creepy. -They're doing the same in Mystic Falls.
You're passengered into the body of a hybrid, Julian.
BONNIE: They started the spell. To make Julian permanent.
DAMON: Enzo's dead.
(STEFAN & DAMON GRUNTING)
I can bring you back. I'll find a way.
-And how do you plan on doing that? -Markos found his way. It's not impossible.
STEFAN: The Other Side is falling apart.
And when this place goes, you are going with it.
You asked if there was anything you could do about the Other Side.
Say goodbye to your friends, Bonnie.
MARKOS: The blood of the final doppelgängers...
...can undo the curse that prevents us from finding a home.
We can break that curse.
(ELENA GRUNTING)
Wakey, wakey.
Mr. Sikes, head of corporate accounts.
(GRUNTING)
Whoops. Sorry about that. Yeah.
Can't have you mumbling any of those annoying Traveler ditties. It's a sure migraine.
Here's the deal. My brother and my girl both have been kidnapped...
...by Travelers, and I can't seem to find them anywhere.
I mean, like, poof. Gone, right?
So besides a clueless hybrid in my basement and a cave full of sleeping Travelers...
...I've got nothing to go on except you. So I'm gonna need you...
...to tell me where I can find your leader, Markos.
(DOOR OPENS AND CAROLINE GRUNTS)
What's up, blondie?
Liv and Luke aren't answering any of my-- Oh, my God. Mr. Sikes?
-You know him? -He helped me open my first savings account.
-He gave me a lollipop. DAMON: Well, unfortunately...
...Mr. Sikes here is occupied by some lowlife Traveler.
I saw him and his buddies chanting in the town square last week. I also know...
...that Markos and your passengered comrades are planning some big, flashy spell...
...to undo some super boring, ancient witch curse.
And where that sucks for us, it just happens to undo all...
...witch magic, i.e., kill me and my sexy blond frenemy here.
If you know where Markos took Stefan and Elena, you need to tell us.
Yep, sorry. You're gonna have to speak up.
Mm, nope. Nope, didn't catch that, either.
(SIKES GRUNTING AND GROANING)
I think he's trying to say something.
Come here, sweetie-pie.
It doesn't matter where Markos is. Nothing you do can stop him now.
(WHEEZING)
(ELENA COUGHS)
(GROANING)
(SNIFFING)
You have enough.
Let me go.
(YELLS)
(GRUNTING)
I'll have enough when you can no longer speak.
(GRUNTING)
Who's there?
WOMAN (WHISPERS): Shh. Get out of here.
Go.
(GRUNTING)
(ELENA WHIMPERING)
-Stefan? -Elena.
Seriously? Collect calls are still a thing?
You know what could've saved you the cost of this call? You finding us.
-How long have we been gone? DAMON: Four days.
Four days, and you couldn't track us down?
-Did you think we were having a spa getaway? -Whoa, whoa, whoa. I've been searching 24/7.
Maybe if you'd been more perceptive...
...you wouldn't have gotten "doppel-napped."
Oh.
-What was that? -Travelers drained us of our blood so...
...we've had to do a little hunting.
You have Elena participating in squirrel slaughter?
She's no happier about it than I am.
Mm-hm. She'll shoot your eye out.
Do you want to talk to her?
-Or pretending you don't want to hear her? -Don't psychoanalyze me.
-Where are you? I'll come get you. -I have no idea where we are.
We're in the middle of nowhere. Listen, we'll make our way back...
...but Markos drained most of our blood.
Considering the spells he was able to do...
-...with just a little-- -Yeah, I know.
Find Markos. Kill Markos. Save Mystic Falls from becoming Traveler homeland.
It's gonna be a busy day for me, Stefan.
Time to strap on the hero hair.
-I'll get her home safely. -Get both...
...yourselves home safely. I'd hate to kick her ass for losing you.
(GRUNTS)
DAMON: God! -Forgetting someone?
Bonnie!
He says you promised to bring him back.
Uh, you're paraphrasing. He said, quote, "I will find a way."
-Whatever. -Hello, still here.
And I know what I said.
Remind him he doesn't have a good record for promises.
Please stop talking.
The Other Side is on the brink of collapse. I plan on pestering you...
-...until I'm returned to the land of the living. -You need to fix this, before I lose my mind.
Hey, I'm sorry. I've got two missing doppelgängers.
I've got a Traveler that wants to rid our town of magic...
...and the friendly banker Mr. Sikes...
...in the coat closet. So escape from the netherworld will have to wait till tomorrow.
I think he wants to be penciled in for today.
-Then you bring him back. -What?
Liv is cooking up a spell to pull you back...
...from the Other Side before it goes kaboom. So whatever you're doing, include Enzo in it.
You hear me, Enzo? Just hitch a ride with her. Okay? See? There.
-Delegating. I feel better. -That's not a great idea.
-You called? DAMON: You.
I need you and your Xbox buddy to run an errand for me.
Come on, let's go.
Well? What are you waiting for? Ring up your little witchy friend and get her over here.
ELENA: God, I feel like an idiot. STEFAN: Ditto.
(ELENA SIGHS)
-Do that thing again. The vamp thing. -I don't want to do that. It's embarrassing.
Come on, it's the only thing keeping me sane now.
Sure.
Ha.
-That was funnier the first time. -You were delirious the first time.
How many, ahem, you know, are we supposed to have before we get our strength back?
More than we've had, that's for sure. Let me know if you see a damned buffalo.
-This is depressing. -Yeah.
More depressing than walking miles, not knowing where you're going?
No, probably not more depressing than that.
Damon is in full hero mode today.
-I'm sure he was thrilled about that. -I don't know.
He had that whole savior-of-the-universe voice going on.
Heh. I like that voice. Maybe this whole thing is a sign.
-A sign of what? -My blood can literally destroy him.
If that's not a sign we're in a toxic relationship--
Our blood, all right? Don't hog the blame.
We're vampires. We're a toxic species. Whether you want to blame magic or biology...
...this is who we are.
When a human gets ravenously hungry, they eat a double cheeseburger. We kill people.
Some of us are more extreme than others, but that's just who we are.
-How come you're better at controlling that? -Because I'm so much worse when I don't.
I'm only gonna say this once. You two are miserable without each other.
So if you want to be with him, just be with him.
When humans want to break free from complicated relationships, they go to therapy.
Vampires get a pass, okay?
Come on.
(SIGHS)
I ordered waffles. I figured our last meal wouldn't be complete...
-...until we poured liquid sugar all over it. -Hmm. My ray-of-sunshine sister.
The coven's pissed, Luke.
You were supposed to hide Stefan and Elena from the Travelers...
...and you practically delivered them on a silver platter.
How was I supposed to know Casper the English Ghost would be a complication?
That's not the point. We were never supposed to let things get this far.
We got sucked into some stupid let's-be-friends trap--
These people are nice. More than I can say for our screwed-up family.
(GROANING)
-What are you doing? -It's not me.
-Like I said, the coven is pissed. -Fine. I'm listening.
We were supposed to keep the doppelgängers from falling into Markos' hands.
We failed. We can't let him succeed at taking away our magic.
There's only one move left. We have to kill Stefan and Elena.
Yeah.
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
-Morning, Sam. -Mrs. Douglas. Special delivery.
-The mailman didn't deliver anything? -Nope, just picking up.
I'm gonna be late for school. Got a million college essays to review.
What's going on, Pam? Something's wrong. You're different lately.
I think what's wrong is that it's taken you so long to notice...
...your wife has been colonized by a total stranger.
-You think I'm joking? I'm serious. -So am I. My name's Karl.
I'm a Traveler living inside your wife while...
...my body is asleep in a cave under the town.
-What are you talking about? -This isn't my first choice...
...but I needed to borrow something that's expendable.
Pam, you need help.
(GRUNTS)
This marriage was a disaster anyway.
No hard feelings.
-I think I just hallucinated a unicorn. -Mm.
-Maybe Caroline's nearby. -Heh.
If Caroline was here, we'd have a fully catered buffet on the side of the road.
-And a rainbow. -Two rainbows.
Heh. That's funny.
When we were younger, I couldn't decide what was more annoying...
...her control-freakiness or her delusional positivity.
Right now, honestly, there isn't a single person I wish was here more.
-Her control-freakiness never bugged me. -Yeah, well, you didn't have to build...
-...a Barbie castle with her in second grade. -True.
I do know this. If Caroline Forbes was here right now, we'd both be laughing.
We're so pathetic. You know what?
Let's put on our best Caroline-Forbes hats, shall we?
All right, universe. Enough screwing around. We're ready for the good stuff.
Theme dance or a block party, maybe?
-You've gotta be kidding me. -What?
Oh, my God.
That is so weird. Oh, no. Wait.
ELENA: See? STEFAN: Right.
Hi-- Oh, not what I was expecting.
All right, let's cut to the chase. You're giving us a ride.
You're trying to compel me? Who do you think freed you last night?
Get in. They're coming for you.
(GLASS BREAKS)
DAMON: Oh, great.
I'm gonna add "carry" to the list of things that you can't do well.
That's okay, you can pay me back with your salary from the Grill.
If you want to work a couple thousand years.
Won't you do us a favor and start dating Elena again?
Just put her on the pool table.
What the hell is going on? Who are all these people?
Traveler husks. They've passengered themselves...
...into the beautiful citizens of Mystic Falls, like your buddy, Mr. Sikes.
You two make yourselves useful.
Patrol the town. Call if you see anything weirder than usual.
And what are you planning on doing with all of them?
Here you go. Oh, yeah. Well, Markos put them in a cave.
I'm hoping he wants them back.
So you think drawing Markos to your house is the best idea?
It's the only idea...
...unless your body-snatched ex-boyfriend in the basement can help.
(CHUCKLES)
Julian is not Tyler, therefore he has no reason to help us.
So until I figure out a way to get Tyler back, he's just extra baggage.
There's no shame in giving up. I mean, aren't we all a little sick of Tyler?
You know what?
Your whole "I'm-too-cool-to-care" thing is really starting to get old.
Don't think for one second that I believe your mood has nothing to do with Elena.
-Spare me the unsolicited relationship advice. -Fine. Keep your torture-happy hands off Tyler...
...until I figure something out. I don't abandon the people that I care about.
It was too risky to haul you out myself, so I had to circle back.
Won't they kill you for helping us out?
Yes. We need to make sure they don't get me before I get to my husband.
I assume you know where he is?
Seeing as how he's permanently passengered into one of our best friends, yeah.
-This isn't a three-person kind of truck, is it? -You can always sit on your boyfriend's lap.
-We're not together. -She's not my girlfriend.
Noted. Sorry, I assumed the doppelgängers were fated soul mates, or something.
-Something like that. -So you want your husband back, I get it.
But didn't he run from Markos too? Doesn't that make you both dead?
Markos is focused on breaking the curse so Travelers...
...can settle permanently in your town. I'll have a head start...
-...if I get to Julian before the spell. -We're not gonna let you take Tyler.
Tyler is gone. There's only Julian now, and he belongs with me.
Once the spell starts, magic will be stripped layer by layer.
Tyler's body will turn from hybrid back to werewolf. Then finally he'll just be dead.
And my husband along with him. So leaving him behind is not an option.
Quit hovering. It's weird.
You're permanently inhabiting the former love of my life. Let's debate the levels of weird.
If he's "former," why do you care?
Because he's a person whose life you stole without asking.
-He deserves to be fought for. -Whatever.
(SCOFFS)
So why can't Markos and all the other Travelers find someplace to live?
It's nice here. It's not just breaking the curse that keeps us from being able to settle...
...it's revenge against everything the witches stand for.
Every grimoire, every talisman, every vampire, right down to your daylight rings.
The Travelers see it all as a perversion of pure magic.
Markos wants to destroy that perversion. He wants to restore the balance.
But that's just wrong.
It's not really wrong, when you think about it. If anything, it's kind of right.
Why does he have to be so violent?
(CHUCKLES)
When it comes to getting what he wants...
...Markos doesn't have much of a sense of humor.
Nothing.
Ah.
(CELL PHONE BUZZING)
Salvatore boring house.
MARKOS: I'm calling about my people. -Hey. You found my note.
Listen, don't be offended, but I can't just give them to anyone. So, what do they look like?
MARKOS: They're ragged. Beaten down by the world. Desperate for a home.
You described homeless people, aging hipsters, and Matt Donovan.
One of them is 5'10", wearing a black coat. You're standing next to him.
I know the concept of a home is new to you, but it is polite to knock.
CAROLINE: So Julian is trapped inside of Tyler forever.
Or until he dies. So I was thinking...
...what if he does die? Maybe that's how we do it. That's how we get him out.
You want to kill Tyler?
He'll go to the Other Side. When Liv...
...does her spell to help you and Enzo, Tyler can come back.
And, speaking of, shouldn't you be, like, preparing or talking to Liv...
...or doing anything other than packing up our dorm room?
We have to be out of here right after finals which I might skip...
...due to the potential extinction of magic in the place where I was spending my summer break.
Right, but I think the Other Side falling apart...
...is slightly more pressing than a late housing fee.
There is no spell.
I made it up. The Other Side is collapsing and everyone in it, including me...
...is going away, for good.
So no. I don't think you should kill Tyler.
Nice place. A little rustic.
My tastes are more modern, ironically. Still....
-Good bones and all. -I think you read the flyer wrong.
The bodies are the only thing on the bargaining table.
-And in the attic and the garage and kitchen. MARKOS: About that....
Please tell me taking hostages isn't your grand plan, because it feels a little small.
-Much like the half bathroom off the foyer. -Funny.
Here I thought you didn't have a sense of humor.
Hmm.
Oh, if you're wondering about the smell...
...I have your salvation army doused in gasoline...
...and I am just itching to light a match.
Hmm.
You're right. None of this would be possible without their willingness to...
...passenger themselves into your citizens and help perform my spell.
While I'd like to give them the opportunity to return to their actual bodies...
...it's not essential to my plan.
Did you really think you found the whole of my people?
Travelers are everywhere.
They're the faces that surround you every day, the world over, ones you don't notice...
...because you're too busy making a mess of all that you have.
And they want those things too. A home, a family, a better life.
-And they're willing to die for it. -You want a promised land. I get it. Okay?
But off the record, I mean, Mystic Falls is kind of a dump.
Bad schools, terrible traffic. Forget about ever getting a decent cup of coffee. Heh.
Mystic Falls is a means to an end, like a small pebble...
-...dropped into a very large pond. -Very poetic. No idea what it means.
Once we destroy the spirit magic in this town, the witches' curse will finally be broken.
From there, the spell will ripple outward, unraveling spirit magic as it spreads.
Only pure magic, our magic, will remain.
My people will be free to go wherever. And when witch magic...
...and all that it has ever created is gone from this earth, you will be too.
I think I've heard about enough.
(GRUNTS)
You underestimate me. I've completely transfused myself with doppelgänger blood.
I'm channeling all the power of my people. You're not strong enough to kill me anymore.
(TRAVELERS CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Not that it matters. The spell has already begun.
(CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Home sweet home.
I don't mean to be rude, but would you mind if I drained your carotid of a few ounces?
You're two blocks from home. Would you mind holding out, considering I saved your lives?
Word of advice, keep a low profile. This is exactly where Markos doesn't want you to be.
If the Travelers spot you, you're going right back to camp--
-Look out! -Aah!
-What the hell is she doing? -Trying to kill you.
Just a wild guess.
Get out of the car.
-Unlock the doors. MARIA: I did!
(TIRES SCREECHING)
-Stop! -I can't!
(GROANS)
Oh, my God.
(STEFAN GRUNTS)
(GRUNTING)
I'm sorry, I really am. But we need to make the doppelgänger blood useless.
One of you needs to die.
Doesn't matter which one, really.
(GRUNTING)
ENZO: When did you plan on telling me?
Or were you hoping the darkness would take me before the awful truth came out?
-Answer me. -Don't you get it?
-There is no solution. -There's always a solution.
Your boyfriend came back from the dead. Markos came back...
-...you came back from the dead. -Travelers used doppelgänger blood...
...in the spell to bring Markos back. They basically destroyed the magic...
...holding the Other Side together. It's unraveling.
There is nothing anyone can do to stop it.
It's over, Enzo. You're not coming back. Accept it.
I will accept it when that darkness comes and yanks me into oblivion.
I will accept it when I no longer exist.
I spent over 50 years stuck in a cell. Poked, prodded, tortured.
By all rights, I had no hope of getting out.
But I clung to it. So I will accept it when it's done. No minute prior.
I know you.
You tried to kill my boyfriend in the caves.
-What's going on? -A Traveler just died.
Please tell my husband I tried.
(GASPS)
(GRUNTS)
(HOTPIPES' "FUTURE BOLT" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
When I was 8 years old I smoked a cigarette
I didn't know it came from a factory
I'd invite you to stay for dinner, but I'm not very familiar with Traveler cuisine.
Although I'm sure it involves lots of trail mix and gruel.
I think I'll take this wall down. I love an open floor plan.
Damon. He doesn't know I'm here. Use the element of surprise.
Not sure you're clever enough to pull it off, just thought I'd put it out there.
All I ask is that you leave me with a couple bottles of wine.
I've spent half my life shoplifting the stuff. I'm assuming you want to see the wine cellar.
Ah. Here's something you don't see every day.
(DAMON SPEAKING IN FRENCH)
(IN ENGLISH) I think I won this in a poker game.
Maybe Stefan brought it back from the war. Don't remember.
Where is your brother? I was hoping he'd be here.
The doppelgängers seemed to have slipped away without saying goodbye.
That's a good question. Why don't we find out?
After you.
Do it, Liv, come on.
(ELENA GRUNTS)
No hard feelings. Just following our coven's orders.
(GROANING)
(GRUNTS)
Liv! Liv, what's happening?
Oh, no.
-Your magic sputter out? -Luke, it's started. The spell's started.
(ALL CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
We trusted you.
It doesn't matter. You're gonna be dead any second.
(SIZZLING)
(GRUNTS)
-Elena? -Stefan, our rings aren't working.
Get inside. Run, now!
Elena, hey, what happened?
-Our rings aren't working. -What?
Whole town square is filled with Travelers. Gotta get out.
The tunnels. Through the stock room. Come on.
(ALL CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(ELENA GRUNTS)
Elena?
(ELENA GASPING AND STEFAN GRUNTING)
-What's going on? -The spell unravels the witches' magic.
It's spreading and, without the magic, I'm just someone who was shot by his dad.
Let's keep running. Maybe we'll stay ahead of it.
Well, Stefan isn't picking up. He might just be out of cell phone minutes.
(THUDDING)
What kind of game are you playing?
(YELLING)
Took you long enough.
My fangs. What the hell happened to my fangs?
What?
(SIZZLING AND DAMON GRUNTING)
Ooh.
(SIZZLING CONTINUES)
(PANTING)
We have a problem.
(ALL CONTINUE CHANTING)
(PANTS)
What were you saying about this being your home?
(GRUNTS)
(GUNSHOT)
-No. DAMON: Unh.
Like I said, the spell will continue to unravel spirit magic as it spreads.
Which means you're not long for this world.
(GASPS)
The sun's about to set. Feel free to buy yourself a little time to say your goodbyes.
You and this traitor of yours can try to outrun the spell. For a little while anyway.
Little Gilbert, I have never been so happy to see you.
Get in.
I mean, what are we even supposed take? Photos, clothes, hair products?
Like any of that matters when we're all dead. Why are you just sitting there?
I'm thinking.
Well, think while you pack. Death is literally on its way.
You said a vampire appeared to you who died on Old Miller Road.
The spell's spreading past Mystic Falls. So whatever will fit.
The rest, we'll never see again.
Hello, Bonnie? Which part of "we're all about to die" isn't registering?
I think I know how to get us back from the Other Side.
I need to find Enzo.
-These are all the blood bags I could get. -Thanks.
-Between the four of us, that'll last a day. -Then what?
That's a tomorrow problem. Now we gotta outrun the spell...
...regroup in a thousand miles and figure out a game plan.
(SIGHS)
ELENA: You okay?
-What was that for? -I had a really crappy day, and I needed it.
I thought I was never gonna see you again, and I couldn't think of a worse way to die.
Well, I guess today is your lucky day.
Jeremy, head back with Matt. We need eyes and ears in Mystic Falls.
You take Jeremy's car. I'm gonna wait for Caroline and Bonnie.
-I'll call you in a few hours, Jer. -Be careful.
ENZO: Surreal, isn't it?
-Who are you? -Dead, just like you.
I've got a proposition to get us out this place.
What are you talking about?
Markos managed to Houdini back to the land of the living...
-...with some spell. Any chance you know it? -I know the spell...
...but I don't know two dozen Travelers willing to overwhelm the Anchor.
I think you underestimate how resourceful we are. Just leave the details to us.
What do you say? Interested?
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
-What the hell is happening? -Grab my hand.
-Help! Help me! -Hold on.
Don't let go!
(MARIA SCREAMING)
No.
What's wrong?
We hit a little snag.
Where's Bonnie? She was behind me.
I'm gonna find out what's taking so long.
I'm looking for Maria.
I heard she brought you back to Mystic Falls.
-Uh, yeah, she did. -Did she tell you where she was headed?
She can't stay there. The town's completely overrun.
What's the problem? Did she tell you where she was headed?
Listen, uh, you're not gonna see Maria again.
What are you talking about?
She's dead.
-I'm sorry. -Don't touch me.
-It wasn't Stefan's fault. -She saved your punk ass.
I wasn't the one who killed her.
Someone's gonna pay for it.
Hey, I'm in no mood to fight tonight, all right?
Look at me. My wife's dead. I'm in somebody else's body.
I've got nowhere to go. My own people are trying to kill me.
We're gonna stop this spell. If Mystic Falls is gone, we're gonna save ourselves.
(GROWLING)
(GRUNTING)
(GASPS)
(GASPING)
There. Dead doppelgänger...
...stopped the spell.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, my God.
What the hell happened? Maria was the only one willing to help us who knew that spell.
The great beyond happened, and it's going to keep happening.
We need to find a way out of here, fast.
Stefan?
What?
Bonnie?
-This can't be happening. -Please, tell me...
...that you figured a way to bring us all back.
I lost it.
(SIGHS)
I'm sorry.
(BONNIE GASPS)
God, help me! Please! Oh, my God.
Somebody help!
Somebody! Help! ease! Oh, my God.