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Previously on
"the Vampire Diaries"...

The only thing stronger
than your craving for blood

is your love
for this one girl.

Your humanity
is killing you.

Turn it off.

No!

Turn it off!

- What did you do?
- I fixed him.

Fight for it.
Feel something,

anything,
Stefan.

'Cause if you don't, you're
gonna lose me forever.

The necklace
is a talisman

from the original
witch herself.

The old witch can draw power from
this side because of her talisman.

Bonnie needs
to destroy it.

[Thunderclap]

They're looking
for Mikael,

the vampire
who hunts vampires.

You don't want to wake him.
He will kill all of you.

I thought you might
know how to kill Klaus.

I can kill Klaus,
and I will.

There's an old Lockwood
family legend about it,

a weapon that can kill
an original vampire.

Like the rest of their secrets,
they kept it buried.

I found something.
What is it?

I have no idea.

So the Lockwoods
really have no idea

that these tunnels are
underneath their property?

Yeah. Careful where
you shine that thing.

Bats hate the light.

Wait. What?

[Whisper]
Elena.

Boo!

[Gasps]

God, Damon.

Scaredy-cat.

Just ignore him.

That's what I do.

So you really
can't get in?

No.

What do you mean,
ancient?

Damon: See for yourself.

This is as far as I go.

What is all this?

Well, as far as I
can tell, it's a story.

In simple
archaeological terms,

it's a really,
really old story.

That right there
is a moon cycle.

A man. A wolf.

A werewolf.

Yeah. It's
the Lockwood diaries,

pictionary style.

I don't understand.

I thought
the Lockwoods came here

with the original founders
in the 1860s.

Ah, maybe
the Lockwoods did,

but according
to this wall,

these werewolves have been
here a lot longer than that.

How long?

Long.

Gets better.
Show her, Ric.

Names, and they're
not native.

They're written in runic,
a viking script.

Vikings?

This name here,

when translated,
it reads...

Niklaus.

Klaus.

And Elijah...

And Rebekah.

Rebekah,
let me have at it.

Quiet, Niklaus.

I have to have
my concentration

if I'm not to slice
off a finger.

Father will not like
you handling the blade.

If I want
to wield a blade,

I shall wield
a blade.

Father
need not know.

He will find out.
He always does.

That is because
you always tell him.

I cannot help it.

He frightens me.

He frightens us all.

That is why we
stick together

as one,
always and forever.

Right, traitor?

Right.

Here. You finish.

I'm to help mother
with the meal.

Yes. Go tend to dinner.

Leave the blades
to the men, little sister.

Ahh. Bekka.

It's just a little blood.

Be a man about it.

These are the names
of the original family?

Carved into
a cave that's...

That's been here since way before
the founding of Mystic Falls

or even the entire
new world, for that matter.

Ok, this has gotta be
one of Klaus' fakes.

That's what I said.

That could be true,

except the last name up here
made us think otherwise.

What's the name?

Mikael.

Mikael.

Mikael, as in
the vampire hunter

who knows how
to kill Klaus?

Yep.

And I like to call
him papa original.

[Music playing]

[Sighs] These images
tell a story

to learn the story, you have
to decipher these images.

Sloppy.

Shut up.
I'm new at this.

The ghost of Christmas past,
Mason Lockwood,

said that the cave would lead us
to a weapon that could kill Klaus.

Yeah, but doesn't
Mikael have a weapon?

Yes, which probably means the
wall will lead us to Mikael,

who we've already
found and lost.

Bang. You're dead.

These images,
at the very least,

might tell us
what that weapon is.

[Sighs] Then all we have to do
is find out what they mean.

Well, fine. Fine.

If I'm being
irritatingly

optimistic
like you two.

How do you suppose
we do that?

Well, if the story's about the
original family living here,

then we go
straight to the source.

[Music playing]

[Girls whooping]

You.

Goody.

I was hoping
we could talk.

About what?
Stefan?

Don't worry. I'm off him until
he starts treating me better.

In fact, you should probably
take a page out of my book,

if I'm being honest.

Actually, I'd rather
talk about this.

I'm curious
why you and Klaus

have spent a thousand years
running from your father.

I should get back
to the girls.

Homecoming's right
around the corner.

Well, then maybe I'll ask
Mikael when we wake him.

Heh. You're bluffing.

You don't know where he is.
No one does.

So then who's rotting in that
old cemetery in Charlotte?

If you wake Mikael,
we are all doomed.

- So then tell me.
- Why do you want to know?

Why don't you
want me to wake him?

I need to get back
to the girls.

[Blades clashing]

Come on, Henrik.

Our brothers
are fighting again.

Oh, look. Sister's arrived

to watch
my fast-approaching victory.

On the contrary, Elijah.

She's come
to laugh at you.

Ah. Ho Ho.

Relax, Mikael.

Niklaus means well.

That is precisely
my problem.

So...

Why don't you teach me
that trick, young warrior?

Father, we were
just having fun.

We fight
for our survival.

And you find time
for fun?!

I want to have fun!
Teach me. Come on!

Father, it was nothing.

You are foolish
and impulsive, my boy.

What?

No more laughter?

You've made
your point, Mikael.

Raah!

Some days, it's a miracle
you're still alive...

Boy.

Elena: She's going to tell me.

She's scared of him, Damon.
I saw her face.

I just have to engage in a little
mean-girl power struggle first.

Make sure she doesn't power
struggle you into a wheelchair.

I've got this, Damon.

If we can figure out
a way to kill Klaus,

Stefan will be free
of his compulsion.

So how does he look?

Mmm.

Pasty and pouty.

He'll have to get over it.

Call me later.

Rebekah will come around.

You sure about that?

[Cell phone chimes]

I mean, a thousand-year-old
vampire, I'm sure,

has learned
the art of patience.

She's a thousand-year-old
vampire

who's joined
the cheerleading squad.

There's a whole different set
of rules in play here, Ric.

I've got this.

[Door unbolts]

You know, if you two

are gonna keep me locked
in here for the next decade,

I think we can skip
the routine visits.

You know I'm not
a big champion

of this whole
Lexi recovery plan.

But Elena thinks
this place is gonna...

Weaken you out, break you down,

and make you feel again.

We should all
listen to Elena, right?

I mean, her plans always work
out so well, don't they?

Humph.

Why are you here?

What are
you talking about?

It's family day
at vampire rehab.

Just paying a visit
to my baby brother.

Go away.

Nah. Nah, I thought
we could hang out.

Little
brother bonding.

How you been, Stef? Huh?

You know, Klaus may want
to keep Elena alive,

but that doesn't mean
she's safe with Rebekah.

Liar, liar,
pants on fire, brother.

Klaus compelled you
to protect Elena,

and if you thought for even a
second that she was in danger,

you'd be working
a lot harder.

You got me.
Yep.

You got me.
You're good.

Congratulations.

You can go now.

You really
have given up.

Actually,
this is my happy face.

What are you doing?

Screw this Lexi plan.

I think we could
both use a drink.

[Music playing]

Hey, what's up?

You invited me over
to talk.

All right, girls.

Have at it.

Okay, now twirl, please.

You've compelled your own
private runway show?

I need a homecoming dress.

So what do you think?
Pick one.

Heh. I'm not here
to help you shop.

I'm here to talk about

why you don't want me
to wake up Mikael.

I said pick one, Elena.

The red one.

There. That wasn't
so hard, was it?

Go away.

Remember nothing.

You do not threaten me.

You will learn what I allow you to learn.
Is that clear?

[Knock on door]

- Hey, there.
- Bonnie. Come on in.

Got your message.

Yeah, great. Uh...

I'm sorry the place
is such a mess.

I'm obsessed.

Brought you the necklace
that wouldn't die.

That's great.

Are you ok?

Been better.

Listen,
Jeremy is an idiot,

and I know this
with certainty

because I was
once a Jeremy.

Trust me.
We learn eventually.

So I've been staring
at this image all day,

wondering why it looked
so familiar...

And I was right.

It's the same design.

So your grandmother
said this necklace

belonged to the witch that put the
hybrid curse on Klaus, right?

This symbol is repeated
all across the wall,

and I've been trying
to figure out what it meant.

Now I know.

How fun is this?

We shouldn't be here.

Of course we should.

Come on. Like you've
never wanted to snoop.

Boxer briefs.

Now, that's a change
from the twenties.

Are you gonna root
through his stuff all night,

or are you gonna start
to tell me your story?

[Sighs] You really
are no fun.

What do you
want to know?

Well, Elijah said that your
father was a landowner in Europe.

How did you guys
end up here?

My parents had just
started a family

when a plague
struck their homeland.

They lost a child to it.

They wanted to escape

and protect their future
family from the same fate.

So how did
you end up here?

This part of the world

hadn't even
been discovered yet.

Heh. Not by anyone
in your history books.

But my mother knew
the witch Ayana,

who heard from the spirits
of a mystical land

where everyone
was healthy...

Blessed by the gifts
of speed and strength.

That led my family here,

where we lived
amongst those people.

The werewolves.

To us, they were
just our neighbors.

My family lived in peace
with them for over 20 years,

during which time
my family had more children,

including me.

You make it sound
so normal.

It was.

Once a month, our family retreated
to the caves beneath our village.

The wolves would
howl through the night,

and by morning,
we'd return home.

[Sizzles]

Ayana, you burned me.

That is not
yours to touch.

Man: Mother!

Is that Klaus?

Something
is wrong.

- Henrik!
- Mother!

Rebekah: One full moon, Klaus
and my youngest brother Henrik

snuck out to watch
the men turn into beasts.

That was forbidden.

Henrik paid the price.

Henrik, no.

No. What happened?

The wolves.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

We must save him.

Please,
there must be a way.

The spirits will not
give us a way, Esther.

Your boy is gone.

Esther: No. No.

And that was the beginning of the
end of peace with our neighbors.

And one of the last moments my
family had together as humans.

[Cell phone vibrating]

[Clears throat]

You better get that.

That'll be Damon
checking up on you.

Hello.
[Music playing]

Damon: Hey.

Damon, where are you?

No idea, but I'm pretty sure
I'm overdressed.

Still standing?

Yes. I'm fine, but I
can't talk right now.

I'll be at the bar.

Was that Stefan?

Yeah. I kind of
went off-book,

but don't worry.
I know what I'm doing.

Damon, how could
you let him out?

I've got this,
Elena.

What are we drinking?

Hopefully something
a little bit warmer,

a little blonder.

Hi.

- Hello...
- Hey.

"Callie."

I would love a shot
of your best whiskey,

and my brother here
would love a shot of you.

What's the catch, Damon?

No catch, brother.

Drink up.
It's on me.

Hi, Callie.

[music playing]

[Quarter clinks]

Drink up, brother.

Will you get us another
bottle of this, hmm?

You been on this bunny diet for
the better part of 50 years,

so how is it that Saint
Stefan, of all people,

gets good
at a drinking game?

Well, the bunny diet gave me
a lot of time to practice.

Hmm.

Wallow in despair.

Drown in guilt.

Regret my existence.

It's precision born
out of tragic boredom.

Drink up, brother.

All that effort wasted trying to
tell you how boring you were,

and now you
finally agree with me?

Damon, you are
worse than Elena.

Getting me drunk.
Brotherly bonding.

What, you think
I'll break down,

and you can pull me
back from the edge?

Is that it?

I happen to like
the edge, Stefan.

Your problem
is your inability

to resist
falling over it.

You're all
or nothing, man.

You can't just be.

Although...

Who am I
to judge?

Drink up,
brother.

Did you get your fill
of snooping yet?

Can we get on
with the story?

Honestly, I don't get
you two as a couple.

Why would you?

You don't know anything
about who he really is.

I know exactly
who he is.

He's a vampire.

We're a predatory
species.

We don't have time
to care about humans

and their
silly little lives.

Is that why you did
that runway show earlier?

If you don't care about
the homecoming dance?

You know what?

I'm just gonna go.

You haven't even heard
half the story.

And you're not
going to tell it.

You're just bored and looking
for someone to push around.

Find someone else
to play with.

Maybe you can
compel yourself a friend.

The necklace wasn't
Stefan's to give.

It belonged
to the original witch.

The one who put
the hybrid curse on Klaus?

Not just
the hybrid curse.

She's the one who turned
us into vampires.

Please, Ayana,
I implore you.

You must call upon the spirits
before the next full moon.

I will not. It is
a crime against nature.

Ayana, we have already
lost too much.

We cannot lose any more.

The spirits can help us find a
way to protect our children.

I'm thirsty.
Do you want a drink?

So vampirism was
a form of protection?

What else would it be?

A curse.

My parents only saw

a way of keeping
their children alive.

Yeah, but why stay?

If they were so afraid
of the werewolves,

why not leave?

Pride.

My father didn't
want to run anymore.

He wanted to fight and be
superior to the wolves.

Where they could bite,
we had to bite harder.

Where they had speed,
we had to be faster.

Agility,
strength, senses.

Mikael: Everything
could be heightened.

Our family
could live forever.

At what cost?

This magic you speak
of breeds consequence.

This is the makings
of a plague, Esther.

The spirits
will turn on you.

Please, Ayana.

I will have
no part in it.

If she will not
protect our family...

Then it is in your hands
alone, my love.

Elena: In her hands?

How could she
do anything?

Because my mother
was also a witch.

What?

The witch of
the original family,

the original witch.

Where do they keep
their best vintage?

But if your mother
was a witch, then...

Am I? No.

A witch is
nature's servant.

A vampire is an
abomination of nature.

You can either be
one or the other,

never both.

My mother
did this for us.

She did not turn.

How did you turn?

She called upon
the sun for life

and the ancient
white oak tree,

one of nature's eternal
objects, for immortality.

That night, my father offered
us wine laced with blood.

And then he drove his
sword through our hearts.

He killed you.

And he wasn't delicate
about it either.

[Gasps]

[Niklaus gasping]

Rebekah.

Blood.
What happened?

[Gasps]

It'll be all right.

We will be all right.

What are you doing?

We must finish
what we started.

You have to drink
if you want to live.

Rebekah: We had to drink more
blood to complete the ritual.

Drink.

Drink!

Drink!

It was euphoric.

The feeling of power
was indescribable.

But the witch Ayana

was right about
the consequences.

The spirits
turned on us,

and nature
fought back.

For every strength, there
would be a weakness.

[Gasps]
[Sizzles]

The sun became
our enemy.

It kept us indoors
for weeks.

And then my mother
found a solution.

[Wind blowing]

There were other problems.

Inside.

Neighbors who had opened
to their homes to us

could now keep us out.

Flowers at the base
of the white oak burned

and prevented compulsion.

And the spell decreed

that the tree
that gave us life

could also take it away.

So we burned it
to the ground.

But the darkest consequence

was something my parents
never anticipated...

The hunger.

Blood had made us reborn,

and it was blood that we
craved above all else.

We could not control it.

And with that...

The predatory species
was born.

[Music playing]

Nothing to see here.

Just run along.

Okay?

Hey, hey, hey.
Ease up. Ease up.

She's giving us her
employee discount.

Now just run along.

[Whistles]

All right,
time to fess up.

What's the point
of the jailbreak?

Hmm?

I thought you could
use a hug, Stefan.

Come on, Damon.
You know Elena's

gonna hate you
for letting me out,

and we both know that you
care about what she thinks.

Maybe I wanted to remind
you what freedom was like

before Klaus
took it from you.

As long as Klaus
is alive,

I do what he says.

That's my point, Stefan.

You've given up.

Now, you can sit around
and be his little bitch,

or you can
get mad enough,

and you can do
something about it.

Damon, he can't be killed.

Mikael: Maybe I can
help with that.

The Salvatore boys,
I presume.

Mikael.

Why did Mikael
start hunting Klaus?

When Nik made
his first human kill,

it triggered
his werewolf gene.

With that, he became
my father's greatest shame.

Yeah. Elijah told me
this part of the story.

Your mother had had an affair with
one of the werewolf villagers.

Klaus wasn't his son.

She tried
to make it right.

She put the hybrid curse on Nik
to suppress his werewolf side,

and then she turned
her back on him,

but Mikael's greatest weakness
as a human was his pride.

As a vampire,
that was magnified.

He went on a rampage
and killed half the village.

Then he came home
and killed her.

Mikael killed
your mother?

He said she broke his heart
so he would break hers.

He tore it from her chest
as Nik watched.

Afterwards, my father
took off in a rage,

and the rest
of my family scattered.

Nik stayed so he
could help me bury her.

He knew I had to say
good-bye to my mother.

I know you think she hated you,
Niklaus, but she did not.

She was just afraid.

I'm sorry she
turned her back on you.

I will never do that.

Elijah: Nor will I.

We stick together as one.

Always and forever.

Always and forever.

Even though he locked you
in a coffin for 90 years.

We're vampires.

Our emotions
are heightened.

I'm stubborn,

Elijah moral,

and Nik...

Nik has no tolerance for
those who disappoint him.

Over a thousand years
as a family,

we've all made
that mistake at least once.

I've made it
several times.

But you still love him?

He's my brother,

and I am immortal.

Should I spend
an eternity alone instead?

You've heard the story.
It's time to go.

I said leave, Elena.

I don't know
what you're up to,

but I am no longer
playing along.

I'm just looking
for one good reason

why we shouldn't
wake Mikael.

And I've given you
a thousand.

But you will anyway.

I know you want him
to help you

kill my brother.
I'm not stupid.

It's no secret
that I want Klaus dead.

He has a hold over Stefan's
life and over mine.

Do what you need.

Wake Mikael
at your own peril.

But make no mistake.

If you come
after my brother,

I will
rip you apart.

And I get my temper
from my father.

Now leave.

Has Klaus entered
the country?

I can't tell you.

Has he spoken to you
since he left?

I can't tell you.

All right.

Can you tell me the last
time you spoke to Niklaus?

I am compelled to do
what he says,

and he says to keep
my damn mouth shut.

I really hope this game of 20
questions isn't your secret weapon.

You see, Damon,

I've been a vampire Hunter
longer than you've been alive.

It's why I found you here.

It's why I'm
gonna find Niklaus.

Well, Klaus has been running
for about a thousand years,

so if you think you're gonna
get a workaround he...

Careful, Stefan.
One move, and his heart's gone.

[Coughs]
Now...

Where is Klaus?

Come on.

What's the trick
question, Stefan?

One twist,
and he's dead.

Unless you don't care,
of course.

His emotions have been shut off.
He can't care.

Really?

His link to Klaus
is so strong that...

He would let
his own brother die?

No ideas? Hmm?

Think, Stefan.

I guess you're right.

He's a dead end.

And so are you, Damon.

Wait.

[Coughs]

I can bring him back.

I can lure Klaus back
to Mystic Falls.

[Groans]

[Sighs]

And there
is our loophole.

Just had
to rile him up a bit.

Get Klaus back
to Mystic Falls,

and I will gladly drive
a stake through his heart.

Fail...

I'll drive it
through yours.

Yeah. Filled in
what we could.

Got vampire,

werewolf,

slaughter,

mayhem, et cetera,
et cetera.

That's the white oak tree

Which means that was when
they burned down the tree,

destroying the only way
that they could be killed.

Okay, so tree
equals weapon, sort of,

but we already
knew that.

What we're not
sure about is this.

We've got
the witch symbol

and what looks like
a bleeding heart.

Upside-down figures usually
signify death of some kind.

Mikael killed the witch
by ripping out her heart.

But why is that one connected
to the witch's death?

I don't know.
We haven't gotten that far.

Oh, my God.

Rebekah doesn't know
the real story.

I thought I told you
to leave twice.

How do you know that
Mikael killed your mother?

Nik was there.
He told me.

[Sighs]

He lied to you.

And how do you
know that?

The cave where you carved
your family's names

is covered
in symbols,

the story
of your family...

How your parents
arrived,

how they made peace,

the spell that turned
them into vampires,

and this.
This is the symbol for hybrid.

It's the combination of the
werewolf and the vampire symbol.

And this is the one
for your mother.

Her necklace.

And this is the story
of her death.

The hybrid killed
the original witch.

Not Mikael, Klaus.

No.

No, he wouldn't.

She put
the curse on him,

made it so that he
would be the only one

of his kind, and then
she rejected him.

With the werewolf gene comes
aggression and violence.

When he turned, all of
that was heightened.

He killed her, Rebecca,

and then he made up
this entire lie

about your father so that
he wouldn't lose you.

These mean nothing.

They're just
stupid drawings.

Done by stupid people who had
no idea who my family was!

Then why are you
so upset?

Why are you
doing this to me?

I've done nothing to you.

Klaus killed
your mother.

He has a hold on you,
on me, on everyone.

He has for
a thousand years.

We have to
make it stop.

Shut up! Just shut up!

Don't talk anymore!
Nothing!

Well, I give you
10 points for flair.

At least now we know
where Klaus

and Elijah learned
their tricks from.

Don't think you had to wait
till the last second

to have
your breakthrough, though.

Heh.

Didn't have
a breakthrough, Damon.

"Ooh. Ooh, my brother's
about to die,

and I just had to save his life
for the bajillionth time."

Careful, Stefan.
Your humanity's showing.

Actually, you know what?
You're right, Damon.

You're right.
You reminded me

what my freedom
felt like.

Ah.
And when we kill Klaus,

I'll be free,

free to leave.

See, I didn't do this
for you, Damon.

I did it for myself.

Sure, Stefan.

Whatever you say.

Why are you
doing this, huh?

What do you want from me?

Why is everybody
trying to save me?

Because I have to,
Stefan.

Because you're
in this mess with Klaus

because
you saved my life,

because I owe you.

And I can't just leave
you in a cell to rot.

Aww.

Better be careful,
brother.

Your humanity's showing.

[Groans]

[Coughs]

[Music playing]

[Sobbing]

[Sighs]
Damon, seriously?

We got Mikael.

What?

How?

No idea. I guess
Katherine came through.

The plan's in motion.

See? Told you I had it.

Go ahead.
Kick, yell, scream.

I'm sure you've been
planning your rant all day.

I'm not gonna
yell at you.

Why not?

I went behind your back,
freed Stefan.

And you know what?
It backfired.

He's an even
bigger dick than ever.

It's just now he's a
dick that's on our side.

I'm not mad.

I'm tired. I just...
I want to go to bed.

No, I think Mikael's
weapon is a stake,

because he mentioned
something about it.

Well, then they
must have carved it

from the white oak tree
before they burned it down.

So I was right.

After all that, the
wall led us to Mikael.

It led us to more
than just that.

I think I got Rebekah
on our side, too.

Really?

What'd you learn
from her?

I learned that
she's just a girl,

then she lost
her mom too young,

and she loves blindly
and recklessly,

even if it consumes her.

You know, when all
is said and done,

there's nothing more important
than the bond of family.

You should tell that
to my brother.

I'm not mad at you
for letting him out, Damon.

I think that you're gonna be the
one to save him from himself.

It won't be
because he loves me.

It'll be because
he loves you.

Can I tell you
the rest tomorrow?

Sure.