Chapter 1
She couldn’t believe that this plan was working. Stefan nor Damon Salvatore recognized her. There were several close calls where they should’ve suspected, but they didn’t.
Katherine smirked almost evilly at having fooled everyone that she was Elena.
“Why are you doing this?”
Katherine looked to her prisoner.
“It’s fun.” She replied nonchalantly. She went over to the cell to look at her doppelganger.
“I need something and I need your friends’ help. That is why I am doing this.” Katherine said coolly.
“It was just my luck that one of my exes was heading here hoping to find me.” Katherine continued with a grimace. She really didn’t care for either Salvatore brothers. They had just been toys for her.
“Don’t forget that our agreement.” A deep heavy accent said.
Katherine sighed as she turned around. “Yes, I won’t forget. And don’t forget that I have granted you asylum from your enemies.”
She didn’t know why she was getting help from a terrorist group, but she needed people that were inconspicuous to get information that she could not.
“What news do you have?” Katherine said as she walked away from the makeshift cell in the basement of the old and abandoned house that Pearl had built.
***
Elena groaned as she heard the door shut. She was so tired and hungry. It had been months since she had seen the sun. Four, almost five, months to be exact. It had been the day of the accident. She remembered calling her parents and waiting for them to come. And then black.
Then, she woke up here in the cell with some lady that looked like her. Katherine Pierce, she said her name was. A monster, Vampire, is what Elena considers her.
How long before she could be free. Free to mourn her parents’ death. She knew that they had died when they had crashed on Wickery Bridge. Katherine liked to gloat. She wanted out. She wanted to warn her friends that there was a threat right under their noses.
She wanted to forget about this madness. She leaned back against the wall, while a tear fell. She never should’ve went to that party.
***
TWO DAYS LATER
Katherine was out as Elena again. The Salvatore brothers were pathetic. Mainly Damon. He was so obsessed with getting to the tomb that he was leaving marks all over Caroline’s body, where anyone can see.
She had been so tempted to break her act and kill him, but thought better of it. And now she was here at the car wash, watching a flustered Caroline try to go on as nothing had happened. She stood behind a corner watching the blonde order others around. As she watched, she absently brushed her fingers against her necklace. It held a ring, that she passed off as her mother’s, that held her stone and the locket that is supposed to hold the vervain. She had someone take out the vervain and switch it with something that smelled similar.
All this, for her friend. No, all this so they could destroy Mystic Falls and their inhabitants and the brothers were doing a good job with distracting the founding families away from her. Even though they don’t know it.
“Hey, Elena. Everything alright?”
She turned to see Bonnie standing behind her.
“Yeah,” She responded with a smile. “Just waiting for Caroline with the towels.”
“Oh, okay. Stefan was looking for you.” Bonnie said as she got a good look at her.
“Alright, I’ll go find him. Thanks.” Katherine said with a smile. She looked back to where Caroline disappeared to before walking away. She would let Damon have his fun before taking matters into her own hands.
***
Bonnie watched as Elena walked over to find Stefan. There was something wrong with her. She kept having these dreams of Elena attacking someone. And to top it off, the last time they had touched, she felt a chill. An evil sadistic chill. Something wasn’t right.
She walked back to her car and got her phone. She quickly searched for a number and dialed it.
“Hello.”
“Harry, when will you be home?” Bonnie asked quickly.
“Hi, Bonnie. Soon. Everything Okay?” Harry asked in concern.
“I don’t know, just get here quickly. Please?” Bonnie pleaded.
“I’ll try to be there tomorrow.” Harry replied.
“Thanks.” Bonnie said before hanging up. She hoped he’ll get here before anything bad happened.
***
“Who was that?”
Harry looked up to find Steve standing at the door.
“That was my sister, Bonnie. It sounded urgent.” Harry confessed as he started packing up some of his things.
After the Invasion of New York, everyone had started to stay at the tower almost permanently. It was like a second home for him.
“Your adopted sister, right?”
Harry smiled. “Yeah. Her grandmother had always said that her family was descended from one of the Salem witches. And mine too. That is where half of my magic comes from.”
“And the necklace?” Steve asked nodding to the Emerald.
“Yeah, that too. The necklace was embedded with my great grandmother’s magic and once I grabbed the necklace, it sent me to my family home, where Grams was waiting for me. She told me that she had followed the whispers of our ancestors, Emily and Patricia.” Harry said as he fiddled with the necklace.
“You will call if something is wrong?” Steve asked in concern.
“Yes, Steve. You’ll be the first to know if anything is wrong.” Harry said fondly. He loved the team. They were like his family. Sometimes an overprotective family.
Now he had to pack. He had to see what was happening in Mystic Falls.
***
It was late when Katherine arrived at the Forbes’ house. She waited for the mother to fall asleep before she jumped into Caroline’s window. She knew that the teenager had the necklace. Damon had dropped it when Stefan drugged him.
She climbed through the opened window and immediately saw the necklace. She grabbed it and stuffed it into her jean jacket. She, then, looked to Caroline. She would make a great minion. She went to the bedside and looked down at the blonde who was sleeping peacefully. But, not for long. She smiled before lunging down and biting her.
***
Sheila looked to her granddaughter as she started crying. She had told her what had been happening to her lately.
“I can’t confront her, because she will get all defensive. I had decided to call Harry.” Bonnie finished as she wiped her cheeks.
“You did the right thing by coming to me and calling Harry.” Sheila said as she took a tissue and wiped Bonnie’s eyes.
“Where has he been?” Bonnie asked. It was top secret that her brother and grandmother kept from her.
“We didn’t want to overwhelm you and didn’t want your father to find out.” Sheila said as she straightened up.
“Harry is a witch or warlock, just like you, but his magic is somewhat different from ours. It’s because of where he is from. His magic was showing far more than yours and that had attracted some unsavory people.” Sheila said as she frowned.
“Who? Is Harry okay?” Bonnie asked.
“He’s fine, he’s fine. I just don’t approve of them. He is working for a secret government organization. I think they are exploiting his powers. But, Harry…he’s got a good soul. He wanted to join that organization to help people.” Sheila replied.
“Help people, how?” Bonnie asked, looking confused.
“That, I don’t know. I think it has to do with that spell that Emily put on the town. We can hardly get any outside news. The only time anyone gets anything, is when we travel to a neighboring county.” Sheila said. She then turned to Bonnie.
“We’ll figure out everything when Harry gets here. I promise.” She said with a smile. Bonnie nodded.
“Now, off to bed. You need your sleep.” She continued. She watched as Bonnie head upstairs. She sighed. She knew exactly what was going on. The Salvatore brothers. And her grandchildren were caught in the middle of it.