6.) The Return

Authors note: hey guys. Another day another chapter. Trying to be consistent. I'll use the show to actually keep me honest I think. If I watch an episode I'll have to write about it.

Also, I have face cams ready for the wolves that will become his pack. They won't have a huge roll in the story, just more of body guards when needed.

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Zach

I'm about to go to sleep when I see a number I don't recognize call me. While I would usually not answer I decided to humor the person on the other side.

"Hello? Zach speaking." I say into the device.

An out of breath crying voice comes over the phone in response, "Zach? It's Sheriff Forbes. I'm at the hospital with Caroline. In case you don't see us tonight."

While I knew she was going to be okay thanks to Damon, I decide now is a good time to integrate more into the mystic falls group.

I answer the sheriff on the other side of the line, "oh my goodness. Where is that? I can be there fast."

She continued crying and giving me the address, "Listen to me Mrs. Liz, I don't know your daughter very well, but something like this is not going to take her out. Stay calm, that's what a sheriff does right?" I say trying to help her at least a bit.

I understand her worry. Bleeding on the brain is no small matter.

I hear Liz take a deep breath and slowly let it out. When she speaks I can understand her far better, "you're right. I'll see you when you get here."

I hang up the phone and begin my plan for the next encounter with Damon.

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Bonnie

I arrive outside Caroline's room and see Matt sitting there. While I needed to find out what kind of person Zach the unknown supernatural truly is, my best friend was currently in the hospital. Nothing is more important than that.

"How's Caroline?" I ask Matt.

He looks at me with sadness, "She's not good Bon."

"What happened?" I ask trying to understand how Caroline ended up in such a bad situation.

Matt shakes his head and starts telling me the story, "we were driving, and Tyler heard this noise…"

"Noise?" I ask with a terrible feeling in my stomach.

"Yea. And he got a migraine or something and lost control of the car. I thought Caroline was fine afterward. Until she wasn't."

'Oh god.' I think feeling nauseous. I'd inadvertently hurt my best friend. And if what Matt says is true it may be worse than that... what have I done?

These thoughts run through my head a mile a minute. That all stops when I see Zach walk into the hospital.

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Damon

I arrive at the hospital and see Liz Forbes, "Liz I came as soon as you got your message is she okay?"

She shook her head clearly just being done with crying, "she's in surgery. They're doing everything they can. I need your help Damon."

"Sure. Anything. " I reply.

"Mayor Lockwood is dead. He was effected by the Gilbert Device. Mrs. Lockwood is going to want answers but all I can think about is Caroline."

"Could he have been a…" I trail off as Liz jumps in to defend her friend.

"No no of course not. There was a mistake. I've known him my entire life. He couldn't be a vampire."

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Zach

I see Bonnie begin walking towards me when I enter the hospital. Thankfully I hear Elena call out, "Bonnie. How's Caroline?"

The green eyed witch keeps looking at me before turning away towards her friend. I continue my path toward Matt and sit down.

"Hey man. Sheriff Forbes let me know what's happened. I'm sorry."

He replies, "yea. I just don't understand. That noise Tyler heard? Along with care, She was fine. Everything just got so crazy so fast."

Ah yes, Tyler Lockwood. The First hybrid not named Klaus Mikaelson. He was always on the fence for me. Sometimes I thought he was the most obnoxious person on the face of the earth and at others I sympathized with him to a great degree.

In that moment decide to let Klaus have his little puppy. The successful transition of Tyler sets into motion all things I want to happen, mainly Hopes birth. If I'm going to be in this world you can bet your last dime I'm going to see the original storyline play out.

I may even leave Mystic Falls early to prepare my own army to become a faction within the city.

No vampire, Mikaelson or otherwise is going to push me around. I won't kill the originals because I love their story so much along with those important to that story, but anyone else is fair game. Like Diego in NOLA who thinks he's king shit? One fuck up and I'll punch his heart through his chest.

Same goes for wolves. The crescent wolves especially. The important ones won't die until they're supposed to. I won't try to get to them or Klaus' family that end up in NOLA. No, I plan to find my own little motley crew.

Now that I really think about it I plan to leave early. I don't plan on meeting Silas or his pissed off ex 'the first witch'.

While Matt and I sit in silence in the hospital I begin to put together my strategy:

1.) Wait for the originals to appear to make introductions and impressions.

2.) Leave when Klaus does and poach the werewolves I see fit from the packs he will kill.

3.) Establish the alpha position among the new members of my clan.

4.) Find a witch trustworthy enough to make my new friends moonlight rings.

5.) Settle all affairs in Mystic Falls before Silas appears to begin and go to NOLA.

My plan is pretty straightforward, stay the hell away from powerful witches. I guess it's not a very successful idea now that I see one of the most scary witches appear in front of me.

I'd been so lost in my own thoughts about the future the present snuck up on me unprepared.

"Zach." The green eyed witch said before motioning with her eyes towards the exit.

I look over her shoulder and see Damon standing there with Elena both looking at me with different expressions. Elena's is one of confusion while Damon's is of suspicion.

'I'll need to handle that soon,' I think before looking back at bonnie and standing up. She doesn't say anything else and begins to lead us out of the hospital.

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Bonnie

After goading Damon into helping Caroline I breathe a sigh of relief before steeling myself for the next conversation. I turn to my left and see my target, "Hey elena, give me a minute. There's something I have to do." I say and begin walking toward where Zach and Matt are seated.

After he gets up I begin walking to my car. Neither of us speak another word. I just drive. I don't even know where I'm going. After a while we arrive at a quarry just north of town.

Zach chuckled when he saw where we are. I didn't ask but raised my brow in question.

"This is where I stayed last night." I make an 'ah ha' face in realization. Caroline had been up all night waiting for him to come home before passing out.

We step out of the car and sit on the porch of a really rundown cabin.

"What are you?" I ask him outright. I'll know if he lies.

"I'm a werewolf." He says just as straightforward. My jaw drops.

He smirks at me, "what witches exist and vampires can look the same they did after centuries of life, but you draw the line at a guy who turns into a wolf?

I shake off my shock and begin a minor aneurysm which he definitely feels. "Just… let me show you…" he gets out through gritted teeth and closed eyes.

When he opens them I see the same red eyes I saw in my vision. Accompanying those beautiful orbs is a mouth completely full of sharp teeth.

I stop my headache and he stands up before beginning to take off his hoodie and jeans. I turn around in embarrassment at seeing a half naked boy for the first time.

After a minute or so of rustling I hear painful popping. Turning back around quickly I see Zach's arm go behind his hunched form and break backwards. He let out a pained cry but just as quickly as the pain began it seemed to stop.

He literally exploded out of his body and in his place was a wolf taller than I am standing up with pitch black fur and the same red eyes.

A beautiful and scary sight to see. He slowly approaches me and sticks his huge nose out. Without thinking I begin to pat and scratch it. A deep growl rumbles out of his chest and that wakes me from my stupor.

I feel my face become like lava and turn around as he goes back towards his clothes to redress. Another minute or so passed when I hear the tale tale footsteps of another bipedal being.

I look up and see him slipping the hoodie back over his skin, the V shape that starts at his hips draw my eye and I don't notice him looking at me ogling him until he coughs into his hand.

I startle and look up into his still red eyes. 'Is this how it feels to be compelled? Witches are immune to such things, but in this moment I think I'd do anything he asked of me. It's been so long since my magic has hummed in someone's presence. The last to do it was grams.

It still hurts thinking about it. But I shake that off to keep staring into his eyes when I see him next to me and feel him holding my hand.

What happens next is truly incredible.

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Zach

I see Bonnie enjoying at least one of the perks of my wolf heritage and cough into my hand to stop the staring. She looks at me but her eyes glass over for a second.

I don't know exactly what I'm doing, but before I know it I'm holding her hand gently and begin to feel pain radiate up my arm. I wince but stay there for a few seconds before the flow of pain slowly trickles down and I release her arm. I look down to our joined hands and see a black substance going through my arm like veins and I realize what's happening. I've only seen such a thing in the Teen wolf series. Taking someone's pain.

Now it's my turn to be embarrassed. I scratch my head and say, "Sorry. You looked sad and in pain."

She looks at me and if we were in anime I'm sure stars would be visible in her eyes, "H..How did you do that?"

I shrug, "I don't know. I've only been a wolf for a short time and I don't remember anything before I became one." I see her nod in understanding. She just learned she was a witch recently as well.

I decide to make a bold request, "I would appreciate it if you kept what I am to yourself."

She turns to look at me sharply. I raise my hands in surrender before speaking, "Calm down. I just want to keep the Salvatore's off my back. I'm dangerous to them. Even more so than a regular vampire. One bite of mine will kill them in 24 hours."

Again she looks at me shocked before speaking, "how do you know?"

This is the first time I'll lie to her. I don't like lying in general but sometimes it's needed. And I may find bonnie attractive and powerful enough to hold her own in a world as crazy as this, but nobody can know about my past life and the knowledge I have from it.

I decide to answe the witch beside me, "I've killed one with it before. The first one I killed was with a bite when I didn't know what was happening or what I was."

She was silent for a few minutes and I begin to worry she won't grant my wish before she sighs and speaks, "I'll keep your secret. As long as you don't hurt anybody we'll be okay."

I smile at her and get one in return.

Looking at the stars above us I find I don't mind her presence. Everyone I've interacted with in this world until now has been as a character that I know the fate of. I'd come into this with a god complex just because I knew the future.

But after this conversation with Bonnie, I begin to think that may have been a mistake. One I can fix.

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Damon

After learning about Katherine returning everyone feels tense.

"Katherine was in this house that means she's been invited in, what are we going to do?" Elena asks the room.

"Move," I joke before getting serious.

"If Katherine wanted you dead you'd be dead. You're not which means she has another plan."

Stefan speaks, "right and we need to figure out what her plans are without provoking her. What'd she mean when she said she fooled you tonight?"

I sigh. "Well, to risk another frown line on that forehead…. We kissed."

Stefan rushed me but I see through it. "Don't be so predictable stef."

Elena steps in. "He kissed Katherine. Not me." She says before turning to look at me, "I wouldn't do that."

They begin talking about what they're going to do about Katherine. "I'm just gonna ignore the bitch. See ya."

"Is that smart?" Elena asked

"If Katherine believes she's being ignored it'll lure her out." I reply.

Stefan speaks now, "oh yea then what?"

I speak the truth, "stake her, rip her head off. Something poetic."

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Bonnie

I get to the hospital to see Caroline. My thoughts are a whirlwind right now and I need to see care to get my mind off it.

Matt and I walk into the room to see Caroline on the bed. "Jersey shore is on," she says with that smile she's so known for.

I almost break down in tears at the relief that I didn't help contribute to her death.

I rush to hug her, "oh careful. Still a little sore."

I pull back and apologize, "sorry."

She smiled and said, "but the doctors said I'm healing really quick."

Matt bends down to give his own affections and I begin to cry, hearing that she was so close to death really scared me.

"Why are you crying?" She asked.

I shake off the tears and speak, "I'm just really glad you're okay."

"Aww I love you guys," caroline said in return.

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Authors note: Hey guys. Sorry. Gonna break this up into 2 chapters. Sorry. Next we see the funeral and meet the other wolves in town.

Should be up soon. Bye