TEXT: [Gilbert's House] (Elena's alarm rings. It's 5h AM. She wakes up, gets up and looks in the mirror. She looks at the bite mark on her neck and covers it with make up. She goes out of her room, Alaric's here) Elena: Good morning (He doesn't answer 'cause he seems to be hangover) [The woods] (Elena's training on one of Alaric's mannequnis. He shows her how to stake a vampire with a sleeve and two stakes in it) Alaric: So the pressure of your punch ejects the stakes Elena: Easy enough (She tries but the stakes stay in the sleeve) Elena: That's weird (She tries again but it doesn't work) Elena: Must be jammed or something Alaric: You're not strong enough. Better start lifting some weights, put some meat on your bones Elena: Thanks for not sugar-coating it (He takes something on his bag and shows it to her) Alaric: You know what this is? Elena: A vervain grenade. I've used one before Alaric: Then you know the element of surprise is your only advantage when it comes to a vampire (He pulls the pin out of a grenade and throws it in Elena's hand) Alaric: Surprise Elena: Oh my god (She throws it in the air and the grenade explodes) Elena: This isn't a joke to me, Ric Alaric: You think I'm joking? Vampires will take whatever they want. They will hurt whoever they want. And they'll do it without remorse. It's their nature Elena: You don't have to use pronouns. You can say Stefan Alaric: Look, I get why you're here. Stefan hurt you. You don't want it to happen again Elena: But you think that I'm crazy. To believe that I can protect myself from a vampire who's flipped the switch on his humanity Alaric: I think you found
SUMMARY:
Elena and her friends begin their senior year of high school and she remembers that it has been one year since she met Stefan. Elena is frustrated by her helplessness, so she convinces Alaric to teach her about protecting herself from vampires. Mikael wakes up and bites Katherine. Bonnie and Jeremy are having issues since Jeremy keeps seeing Anna. Klaus' sister, Rebekah, moves in with the Salvatores and attends school. Matt continues to see the ghost of Vicki, and she convinces him to perform a ritual that allows her to come and go from his world as she pleases. She says a witch from the other side promised her that if she killed Elena she can come back forever. The gang attends a bonfire, where Elena, Damon, and Alaric try to capture Stefan. They learn Tyler is sired to Klaus since Klaus essentially made him who he is. Rebekah sets her sights on Tyler. Elena saves Stefan from a fire after Vicki tries to kill Elena in Alaric's van. Jeremy and Anna realize he can feel her. Vicki is eventually restored back to the other side by Bonnie and Matt while Damon goes home, where Mason Lockwood appears in front of him.