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[ ALARIC'S PLACE ]
Elena: So I asked around the hospital. That means one lives, one dies, but if we help Kai and he finds a way to merge with Jo, it's not your problem anymore. Matt: Haven't seen him. Damon: Well, if he has half a brain, he will be hiding where vampires can't find him. Jo needs her magic for the merge to work, ok, and she got rid of that back in 1994. We were born because our coven decided that Jo wasn't strong enough to beat Kai. There's nothing there )
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( Inside a mausoleum, Kai holds the knife that contains Jo's magic )
Kai: I know I tried to kill you when you were toddlers, but I got to say, it sure is nice to be around family for the holidays. ( Liv and Luke glance uneasily at Jo, who is tied up and unconscious on the ground )
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[ MYSTIC FALLS - PRISON WORLD ]
( Bonnie hangs popcorn garland on her tree )
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[ MYSTIC FALLS, 2007 ]
( Caroline joins her mom )
Caroline: Dad's not here yet. And that tree is not gonna decorate itself. ( Caroline smiles and leaves. Where? ( Stefan leaves. ( Her mom nods, but still looks a little out of it )
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[ MYSTIC FALLS CEMETERY ]
( Kai drags a stick in the dirt )
Liv: What the hell is he doing? Kai: I'm trying to reunite Jo with her...
( He stabs her again )
Kai: Magic. Taking it back is also my choice unless I bleed to death, which will happen in the next 30 minutes. ( Kai appears to consider this then makes a decision )
Kai: I'm going to find a bandage while you figure out how to put the magic in this knife into our sister. She's going to be asleep for a while. I get why you don't want to merge with Liv, ok, because no one wants to see that face with her hair. I mean, I heard he killed 4 of your siblings, and that was without magic. Enzo: And why are you helping me? Matt: Monique. No, but that... no. Does she know? You've had 18 years of freedom. Now take your magic back and do this. ( Liv starts to hand the knife back to Jo, but Kai grabs her from behind and takes some magic )
Jo: Liv! ( Outside, Alaric and Damon arrive )
Damon: That's it? ( Back at the mausoleum, Jo finishes taking her magic back. ( Kai is standing on the other side of the border when Alaric comes up behind him, grabs him and puts a gun to Kai's head )
Damon: Thank you. Kill him. Kill him. If Kai dies, Liv and Luke have to do the merge. Kill him. I just need a little time to get stronger. Remember that. She's happy, she's kind. I should tell her. They kiss )
Jo: Be careful. Must be a pretty big spell. Meanwhile, at the high school, Jeremy walks through a crowd standing around the Christmas tree. Enzo is lying still, and Matt reaches out to turn him over. Sucked up all that magic from the traveler spell. Come on. Come on. ( Enzo closes the doors to the back of the van )
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[ SALVATORE MANSION ]
( Damon talks to Elena on the phone while he walks in the front door )
Elena: You mean home home? ( Caroline breaks down, and Stefan holds her. Might have to kill Jeremy if I find out that he slept in my bed. ( Stefan leaves to go upstairs.
Plan: A: flashbacks; Q: What is the term for the scenes where Elena, Bonnie and Caroline are decorating the school Christmas tree? A: 2009; Q: In what year was Caroline's brain tumor discovered? A: high school students; Q: Who were Elena, Bonnie and Caroline in 2007? A: a simpler time; Q: What are Elena, Bonnie and Caroline enjoying in the flashbacks? A: the present day; Q: When does Kai kidnap Jo? A: Luke; Q: Who leaves the scene after Jo is stabbed? A: the knife; Q: What did Kai find where Jo had hidden her magic? A: Jo's murder; Q: What does Luke not want to be a part of? A: all his efforts; Q: What does Jo tell Kai will be in vain if he doesn't do anything? A: a way; Q: What does Liv have to find to give Jo her magic back? A: the sheriff; Q: Who is brought to the hospital with a tumor on her brain? A: Stefan; Q: Who tells Caroline that she will die because vampire's blood cannot heal her? A: Jeremy; Q: Who is Matt's friend? A: Matt; Q: Who wants to kill Enzo slowly? A: the merge; Q: What does Jo think she can beat Kai in? A: 18 years; Q: How long has Jo been without magic? A: the rescue; Q: What did Damon and Alaric come to do? A: a gun; Q: What does Alaric put on Kai's temple? A: a little time; Q: How long does Jo need to get strong? A: any magic; Q: What can Kai not use in Mystic Falls? A: a while; Q: How long does it take for Kai to drain the magic from the travelers' spell? A: Kai's cloaking spell; Q: What is the reason Damon cannot see Elena? A: Kai kidnaps Elena; Q: What happens to Elena when she arrives at Damon and Stefan's home? Summary: Seen in flashbacks ranging from 2007 to 2009, high school students Elena, Bonnie and Caroline are decorating the school Christmas tree and enjoying a simpler time. In the present day, Kai kidnaps Jo and with Liv and Luke's help, he locates the knife where Jo had hidden her magic and forces Jo to take it back by stabbing her, but she tells him that for that to work she has to be willing to do it because she put it there also willingly. Luke leaves saying that he does not want to be a part of Jo's murder. Jo tells Kai that she may bleed out if he does not do anything and that all his efforts will be vain, so he leaves to go fetch some bandages and leaves Liv with the mission to find a way to give Jo her magic back. Meanwhile the sheriff is brought to the hospital where it is revealed that she has a tumor on her brain, and Stefan says to Caroline that she will die because vampire's blood cannot heal her. Jeremy and Matt trap Enzo with the intent of killing him but Matt wants to kill him slowly, which Jeremy finds a little harsh but Matt is determined. Liv tries to convince Jo to take her magic telling her that she may be able to beat Kai in the merge because of how well she has done without magic for 18 years. Kai comes back and tries to kill Liv which forces Jo to take back her magic. Damon and Alaric came to the rescue to find out that Jo has her magic back. They trick Kai and send him out of border where Alaric puts a gun on his temple but Jo comes out and asks him not to kill him because she might be able to beat him in the merge, and that she needs a little time to get strong. They chained him in Mystic Falls where he cannot use any magic but after a while, Kai drains the magic from the travelers' spell, something that also breaks the spell surrounding Mystic Falls. Matt brings Enzo past the border of Mystic Falls but Enzo cannot die due to Kai absorbing all the magic. Enzo turns on Matt telling him that he will let him live if he helps him take away all things that makes Stefan happy. Damon and Stefan come back to their home in Mystic Falls, and when Elena arrives, Damon cannot see her because of Kai's cloaking spell. Kai kidnaps Elena.