A/N: I only own my OC and have no intentions of stealing or profiting from the work of Julie Plec and The Vampire Diaries

Chapter 1

"You ready?" Damon said to Elena surprising her,

"What?" She replied caught off guard.

Shiela and Bonnie tried to stop Damon from bringing her into the tomb but Damon didn't trust they wouldn't seal him in unless he had some leverage. Elena sorta understood where Damon was coming from so she did her best to assuage her friend and Grams to let her go. But she quickly comes to regret that decision when a few seconds after getting inside Damon abandons her to go off to search for Katherine.

Stefan and Elena both thought Damon wanted into that tomb because he was trying to save Katherine, that he was so hopelessly in love with her he couldn't live without her anymore… they were wrong. Damon was here to put an end to Katherine pierce once and for all.

Damon knew he had been a dick since coming back to Mystic Falls, killing Lexi and messing Stefan about, but he couldn't risk Stefan finding out the real reason he wanted into the tomb. Saint Stefan was too honorable to be okay with what Damon was doing. He was going to kill Katherine, rip her black heart from decayed body… he knew it wouldn't be a fair fight, she'd be starved mummified and completely helpless, but he didn't care, he was going to get revenge on the bitch that ruined his life and nothing was going to stand in his way, certainly not fairness or honor.

In the tomb Damon is furiously looking for Katherine getting more and more unhinged the longer he goes without finding her. He has a thought… what if she isn't here… what if the conniving bitch found a way out? Not being able to contain his fury for even a second longer he starts throwing some of the blood bags he brought with him against the wall. He had brought them as part 2 of his plan, he was going to kill Katherine and make sure everyone else that was stuck in there got to go on to live full lives, his last way to really stick it to her, so she would know even in death that he won… that for once Katherine Pierce was the loser.

Elsewhere in the tomb Elena is being accosted by Anna, she has her by the throat as she explains why it had to be the Gilberts that brought her Mother back,

"I made a choice a long time ago that it would be Gilbert blood that brought her back to life. I had Jeremy all ready to go but… oh you know what i'm tired of wasting my breath on you, time for you to actually be useful." She stops explaining herself grabs Elena by the wrist, and bites down... Hard.

Elena screams loudly, which carries though out the tomb chambers, to Stefan's ears outside the tomb. Without giving it a moment's thought Stefan dashes into the tomb ignoring Bonnie's warning that he'll be trapped.

"Stefan!" Bonnie calls out and tries to follow him but Sheila blocks Bonnie from entering the tomb.

"You can't just leave him in there, Grams!" Bonnie says desperately not wanting to have to see the look in Elena's eyes when she discovers this had all been a trick to get rid of Damon… Stefan wasn't supposed to be hurt.

"He made his choice!" Shiela tells her granddaughter forcefully wishing Bonnie would understand the prudent advice she gave her about not getting involved in vampire drama but it seems her warnings have gone in one ear and out the next.

"No. Here." Bonnie says as she picks up the grimoire and looks pleadingly at her Grams. "Just show me what to do. I'll do it."

Sheila tries to explain the two aren't strong enough, "Even if we were able to bring the seal down, there's no guarantee that we could get it back up again."

"You said it yourself, many things can fuel a witches power. Help me or I'll do it alone." Bonnie argues stubbornly. Since Stefan— Bonnie saw her friend come back to life, she didn't want to see her destroyed all over again by loosing yet another person, she had to find a way to save him with or without her Grams' help.

Stefan was able to get Elena to safety but now has to run back in to try and save his brother, Shiela and Bonnie can lower the shield but not for very long so he needs to hurry or he and Damon will be trapped in there forever.

Anna and Pearl exit, and Anna apologies for involving Jeremy,

"I just wanted my mother back," She explains

As angry as Elena was for Jeremy being used as a pawn she can't help but sympathize, she understands the feeling of wanting your parent(s) back all too well.

Inside Stefan is anxiously looking for Damon… he finds him cradling a desiccated vampire, petting the side of her face so reverently. Upon closer look Stefan is surprised to see it isn't Katherine.

Damon was still in shock at discovering her in this place, as a starving vampire no less. Damon doesn't bother keeping up the ruse any longer when he hears Stefan approach.

"There wasn't enough blood to revive her, I gave to much of it away before I discovered her here." He says in a detached monotone voice.

"What do you mean gave it away? Who Damon, who is that? Where's Katherine?" Stefan asks his brother not understanding what's happening, Damon gives a humorless chuckle…

"She must have traded places with her somehow... turned her and sent her in her place... all this time at least I had the satisfaction she was trapped and suffering but she's been free this whole time." Damon is speaking in a whisper now, completely bewildered. Even though Stefan isn't following he knows he has to get him and his brother out now,

"Damon, we need to get out of here." Stefan tells him allowing the panic to show in his voice so Damon gets the urgency. But clearly his brother is having some sort of breakdown,

"It doesn't make sense. How did she even know her... find her?" He asks muttering mostly to himself.

"I don't understand what you're saying but if we don't leave now, we're not getting out! It's not worth spending all of eternity down here. She's not worth it!" Stefan is screaming now triyng to reach his brother, but what finally reaches Damon is Katherine, granted just the image of her face on Elena as she rushes into the room but its enough to shake him out of his fog… he vows if it's the last thing he does he will find Katherine and he will make her suffer in unimaginable ways.

Damon finally seems to gain some stability and quickly gathers the woman he is holding further up in his arms and the three of them plus mystery vampire begin rushing to get out of the tomb.

Bonnie and Sheila are still chanting the spell to keep the seal down. Bonnie stops for a moment, gasping for air and keeling over.

"Oh my God. I can't!" Bonnie says, it feels like her organs are being squeezed, its getting harder to breath and it hurts so much.

"Yes, you can." Her Grams tells her, Bonnie has always looked up to Shiela, yes she previously thought she was crazy before she knew all this supernatural stuff was real but Shiela has always been so strong. Bonnie takes a deep breath and goes back to it wanting to be just as strong and awesome as her Grams.

Damon exits the tomb first carrying the mystery vampire, followed by Elena, who turns around and embraces Stefan when he exits. The door to the tomb closes and the torches die out.

After checking on Jeremy Elena makes her way over to Damon who is seated by a tree staring with disbelief at the woman in his arms.

"So considering she doesn't look anything like me, I am guessing that's not Katherine." Elena awkwardly asks but Damon doesn't respond or give any indication he's even heard Elena.

"Who is she?" Elena says trying again to reach Damon through whatever it is he's going through. She succeeds in getting a response...

"She's my wife." ...but not one she ever saw coming.