TEXT: [PREVIOUSLY_ON] Damon: Where the hell are we? Bonnie: 1994. Kai: To get home, we'll harness the power of the Ascendant. Elena: What about Bonnie? Damon: She sacrificed herself so I could come back. Damon (V.O.): She's all alone. Jeremy: We miss you, Bonnie. Bonnie (V.O.): I miss you guys. Elena: I'm sorry I compelled away the memories. Damon: We'll make new ones. Liz: I need you to promise me something. When I'm gone, Caroline is gonna need you to help her move on with her life. Promise me that you will do that, Stefan. Stefan: (takes Liz's hand) I promise. Jo: In our coven's tradition, the twins merge their strength. The weaker one dies. Luke: I know I'm stronger than Liv, so that means I will win if we merge. Joshua: One twin will absorb traits from the other. Both of your souls will unite into a new being. Both: Desimilus... Jo: Luke, don't! Kai and Luke: Sanguinem generis finatus. Joshua: Luke is gone. He merged with Kai. Kai won. Kai: You win some, you lose some except for me. I always win. [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE - PRISON WORLD ] (Bonnie cooks breakfast. She sits down at the table and marks today the 5th February) Bonnie: Happy Birthday, Bonnie. [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE - THE GARAGE ] (Jeremy is weightlifting. Elena drives up in front of the garage) Elena: (struggling with balloons and birthday supplies) Hey. You want to--ugh-- give me a hand, please? Jeremy: Little busy here. (exhales and continues to lift) Elena: Ok. Fine. Then you are on decoration duty. It's Bonnie's birthday. Jeremy: I know what today is. Elena: Then you know how she would have wanted us to spend it. She would have
SUMMARY:
It is Bonnie's birthday, and Jeremy doesn't want to celebrate but is convinced by Damon and Elena to do so. The three of them attempt to piece the broken ascendant back together in attempt to send Bonnie a message, but they have a disturbing realization. Bonnie can't take the solitude anymore and is planning to commit suicide. With Kai's help, Jeremy enters the world to try to stop Bonnie, who is in the garage and starting to poison herself with gas from the car. While saying goodbye to her friends via video, Bonnie realizes that she can't give up yet but is too weak to open the garage door and save herself. Jeremy manages to open the door, and Bonnie survives. Meanwhile, Stefan uncovers a secret about his great-niece Sarah Salvatore while Enzo wants to interfere with help from Matt for an alternate motive. Caroline is trying to cope with the hardships in her life, especially her mother's illness, so Stefan keeps a close eye on her. Lastly, Jeremy contemplates leaving Mystic Falls for good and realizes it might be time to move on with his life.