The Vampire Diaries · Season 1
I didn't take it [the tombstone], but here. (Holds out the white oak dagger) Consider this a peace offering.
Don't you get it, Elena? There is no peace. We're all screwed.
Exactly, Rebekah. We're screwed. Bonnie's gone. Shane's got the tombstone. Jeremy's missing. Who knows if Damon is coming back. So, us three right here, this is all we've got. So, we're either in this together... or it's over. For all of us.
[Rebekah reluctantly takes the white oak dagger.]
Jeremy. (to Massak) Was a bit of a scare yesterday. Thanks for fending off his attacker.
His attacker?
Jeremy was attacked by an islander. I assumed you were his hatchet-flinging guardian angel.
That wasn't me.
Then I guess there's somebody else on this island who's desperate to keep our Hunter alive.
(Damon is groaning)
Something bothering you?
Would you believe me if I said mosquitos?
Oh, aye, I would. How does it feel when a relentless eating machine is draining the blood from your veins?
Itchy.
Do your friends in Mystic Falls think you're funny, Damon?
Come on, man. Do I look like I know anything about tattoos? Look at my skin. It's flawless.
[On the island.]
[Over Elena's phone] [To Elena] Tell me you're not serious.
[On her phone] I wish I weren't.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[Over Caroline's phone] When we got back from looking for Jeremy, Shane and Bonnie were gone, too.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Shane needs Bonnie to cast a spell on Jeremy's tattoo in order to find the cure, and he managed to sneak them both out from under our noses.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Well, where's Damon in all this?
[Over Caroline's phone] We had an argument.
[On the island.]
I thought he was just taking a walk, but then when we went to the beach–
[In the Gilbert house.]
[Over Caroline's phone] –we saw signs of a struggle.
[On her phone] Meaning what?
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Meaning somebody probably jumped him and then grabbed him.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Do you think Shane took him?
[On the island.]
[On her phone] No, I mean, he's not strong enough to take Damon on, even with the element of surprise. He must have someone, or at least a few someones helping him.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] I'm so sorry. I wish I was there to help.
[Over Caroline's phone] Well, maybe there's something you can do from home.
[On her phone] Anything. Tell me.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] So Shane's looking for the cure. We think we can find him. We have pictures of Jeremy's tattoo, but we just can't translate the map.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Unless you get the Hunter's Sword from Klaus.
[Over Caroline's phone] Exactly.
[On the island.]
[To Stefan] He'll never give up the sword.
Yeah, but if anyone's gonna get him to give it up, it's Caroline.
He will never give up the sword, not even for Caroline. He's terrified we'll use the cure against him to make him mortal, and even if he wasn't, he wouldn't want any of us to derive a moment's worth of happiness from being human.
Well, maybe he doesn't have to give it up. I mean, Klaus is stuck in Elena's house by Bonnie's spell. He can't go anywhere. There's only so many places you can hide a three-foot piece of metal.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] [To Elena] I'll find it, don't worry. Just e-mail me photos of Jeremy's tattoo. I'll find the sword, and I'll call you back.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Thank you, Caroline.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Bye. [Hangs up and picks up her jacket]
[To Caroline] Need my help with anything, love?
Nope.
[Caroline leaves the house, with Klaus watching on.]
[Gilbert House: Caroline, who is holding a laptop in her hands, and Tyler, who is carrying a sword that is wrapped in a blanket, enter the Gilbert house where Klaus is sitting on the coffee table. Caroline goes to sit down on the couch.]
[To Tyler] Well, if it isn't little orphan Lockwood. Come to show how laughably impotent you are against me?
I'm just trying to help my friends find the cure. [Removes the blanket from the sword] Found this in your attic.
And you think finding the sword brings you closer to the cure?
You tell me. I was playing around with the handle on the ride over, and I found this. [Unwraps the leather on the top of the sword, revealing some sort of turning device.]
[Gets up and approaches Tyler] And what do you think this is?
[Gets up and approaches Tyler and Klaus] [To Klaus] It's called a cryptex. [Tyler turns to her] I've seen "The Da Vinci Code". You turn the different sides to the different symbols to get the translation on the other side. [Walks over to a table and picks up photos of Jeremy's tattoo] And with the magic of the internet, Elena sent over these. [Holds out photos of Jeremy's tattoo] So now all we have to do is cryptex away. [Sits down on the couch] If you happened to want to help, we wouldn't stop you.
Right. Well, might I suggest using the magic of the internet to purchase an Aramaic-to-English dictionary from your nearest retailer?
[To Caroline] What's Aramaic?
It's a dead language. It hasn't been used since, like, biblical times.
Qetsiyah's native tongue, I'm guessing. You know, even if you had the best dictionary in the world, it could take days to translate. [Sits down on the coffee table] Perhaps weeks. [Speaks in Aramaic]
What does that mean?
[Speaks in English] "If only you spoke Aramaic."
[Gilbert House: Photos of Jeremy's tattoo and index cards of the Aramaic symbols are lying on the table. Caroline is sitting on the couch with Tyler. Caroline is examining the index cards.]
Okay, this is it. We've translated all the symbols on the tattoo. [Picks up an index card and reads the translation on it] "Passage inside requires a young senator, and a pretty flower." Okay, none of this makes sense.
[Gilbert House: Caroline is holding the sword.]
[Speaks in Aramaic, then speaks in English] "Requires a powerful witch and a hunter in full bloom."
[To Klaus] What are you doing?
I don't need to tell you my reasons. Caroline. Bring my sword over here.
[Gilbert House: Caroline is holding up the sword for Klaus to read the cryptex.]
"Silas rests on the far side, the means of his destruction at hand." [Looks at the photos of Jeremy's tattoo on the computer screen.] Turn the cryptex to the right. [Caroline turns the cryptex to the right] Stop. The top of the hilt reveals a key to a nautical map. Turn it to the left. [Caroline turns the cryptex to the left] Now turn the other piece. [Caroline turns the other piece of the cryptex] There's something else.
[Gilbert House: Klaus looks at the sword Caroline is holding and speaks Aramaic.]
[To Klaus] What does it mean? Klaus, what does it mean?
[On the island.]
[Gets a call from Caroline] [To Caroline] Hello?
[Over Rebekah's phone] Hey, it's Caroline. We have the translation of the tattoo.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] We're emailing you pictures of the map and instructions right now.
[Tyler sends Rebekah an email.]
[On the island.]
[Gets an email on her phone] Got it. Thanks.
[Over Rebekah's phone] [To his sister] Actually, it was me.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[Over Caroline's phone] Nik, you helped?
[On Caroline's phone] You sound so surprised, little sister.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Shouldn't I be? I mean, you don't want me to be human. You don't want any of us to be human. Why would you help us find the cure?
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On Caroline's phone] Maybe I finally realized the longer I stand in the way of what you want, the longer you'll continue to hate me. Perhaps I want my sister to finally know happiness.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me a hundred times–
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On Caroline's phone] No more fooling. No more games. I hope you get to live, and die, as you wish.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] So do I.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On Caroline's phone] There is one more thing, Rebekah. There is only one dose of the cure. You need to find it first and take it. It's the only way you'll–
[Tyler hangs up on Rebekah. Klaus shrugs. Caroline turns to Tyler.]
[On the island.]
Nik. Nik!
All right. Where's this stupid magic passage she needs to open?
Just look for anything that looks out of place, all right? Anything not occurring in nature, like a drawing or an inscription or– [Looks down] geometrically perfect circle.
Hey, guys, I need a hand. My leg's broken.
Best to stay off it, then. (She and Jeremy leave)
You're alive?
Yeah.
Why didn't you go with them?
I needed a siesta.
You gave up, didn't you?
I didn't give up. I just realized... you can't control everything... no matter how hard you try. Let's just say that I made peace with that fact.
Peace? You love Elena. You always will. If she becomes human, she may not feel the same way about you. You'll never know peace.
Life suck. Get a helmet.
You did something selfless, Damon. If I didn't know better, I'd say you were becoming a halfway decent person.
(tied to a rope as they walk through the woods) Mind telling me where we're going?
At the wishing well lies an entrance to a crypt. In the crypt lies Silas. And with Silas lies the cure, which will allow me to kill Silas, bring the mission of the brotherhood of the Five to an end. You're my leverage, Damon. I use you to get your witch friend to open the passage to Silas' crypt for me.
What a minute, you're using me to get to Bonnie Bennett? Whoa, brother, ha! You picked the wrong vampire.
I guess we'll see about that.
Here's the deal, Shrek. My witch friend will open the passage for you. No leverage necessary. We don't care about Silas. All we want is the cure, so you cut us in on your share, and we'll get out of your hair.
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