"Founders Day"
Season 1 is finally done! I'll get to work on season 2 as soon as I can and I'll post it when it's ready. Thanks for all of the support everyone. Please enjoy and review!
A few days had gone by since Stiles and Damon finally got together and everything had been quiet.
Caroline wasn't happy that Damon was dating Stiles, but she was thrilled that her friends was with someone who loved her and treated her right.
Lydia, Kira and Scott were also over the moon, but Malia wasn't pleased because she thought Damon had a bad scent.
Jeremy had been avoiding Elena and Stiles like the plague since he knew the truth about what happened to Vicki, and he hated them both for it.
Stiles had tried to apologize for killing Vicki and had explained to Jeremy that she had been trying to kill them and she wouldn't accept their help so she could learn how to control her hunger and not become a monster, but she refused it.
In the end, Stiles had no choice but to kill Vicki to save Elena and Jeremy from being eaten by her, but the boy refused to listen to anything she had to say which broke her heart as it made her think of the time Scott, Lydia and Isaac refused to speak with her after Allison's death.
Deciding to give Jeremy his space, Stiles turned her attention onto Damon as they both enjoyed their time together, behaving the same way they always had, only now, they kissed and held hands more often.
Stefan had been pleased to see his brother happy, although he knew that Damon was still the same annoying and dangerous person he always was, but he knew that Stiles could easily handle him.
At the moment, it was now Founders Day and Carol Lockwood was getting the students all ready for the floats.
Caroline dragged Stiles over to her house to help her get ready.
Both girls helped each other pull on the victorian styled dresses, Caroline's being yellow and Stiles' being red, and they curled each other's hair before they made their way to the high school.
(At the high school…)
Damon found his brother standing among the crowd of people, wearing one of his old suits from the 1800's and smirked as he made his way over to him.
"Look at you, all retro." Damon teased.
"What are you doing here?" Stefan sighed.
"Why wouldn't I be here? Bonnie deactivated the Gilbert invention, Isobel is gone and it's Founder's Day! I'm here to eat cotton candy and have fun with my foxy girlfriend." Damon smiled.
Stefan chuckled at that and turned to look at his brother who was smirking, but it wasn't the usual malicious one he always had.
"From what Elena's told me, Stiles could use some fun." Stefan said.
"What do you mean?" Damon asked looking conserned.
"Jeremy knows that Stiles killed Vicki and things have been pretty bad between the three of them, mostly with Stiles and Jeremy. She's been a little depressed over it." Stefan explained.
"Are you being serious? That is so stupid! She saved his life. His psycho girlfriend was trying to kill him. Maybe I should give him back his memories, show that ungrateful brat the truth." Damon growled.
"I don't think it'll help. Jeremy needs to move on and forgive Stiles on his own." Stefan told him.
His words didn't do anything to ease Damon's anger.
The memory of Stiles breaking down over killing Vicki and then once again when Caroline found her body would be etched into his mind forever.
Just then, something caught Damon's attention that made his eyes grow wide in shock and he wondered if he was hallucinating.
Standing behind Stefan was what appeared to be Katherine, but it was really Elena with her hair styled with curls and wearing a Victorian styled dress.
"What are you looking at?" Stefan asked.
"Something that's really going to screw with our heads." Damon stated.
Curious, Stefan turned to find his girlfriend and his eyes grew wide as she smiled at him and curtsied, reminding him far too much of his first meeting with Katherine.
"What are you guys staring at?" Someone asked.
Whirling around, the brothers found Stiles standing behind them with a smile on her face as her hair fell down in curls and she wore a beautiful red dress.
"Is something wrong?" She asked them.
Snapping out of his surprise, Damon grinned and walked over to his girlfriend, placing his hands on her waist and pulled her closer.
"Nothing. You look beautiful." Damon said making her blush.
He was about to lean down to kiss her, but was stopped by Caroline who held her hand out in front of his face.
"Seriously! My mom is right over there. If she sees you making out with a high school student, she'll shoot you." Caroline stated.
Giving her an annoyed expression, Damon then kissed Stiles on the cheek which made her giggle.
"I will find a way to kiss my girlfriend in public without getting in trouble for it. But thanks for looking out, Barbie." Damon said.
Elena then joined the group and smiled up at Stefan who placed an arm around her.
"Okay, come on, I want to get some pictures done before we have to go on the float." Caroline said pulling out a camera.
Stiles chuckled at that and Caroline handed the camera to Damon who rolled his eyes, but snapped a picture of the two girls.
"Elena, I need to tell you something." Stefan told her.
"What is it?" Elena asked.
He pulled her off to the side while Matt and Tyler joined Caroline and Stiles, making Damon snap pictures of the four teens much to his annoyance.
"Someone remind me how I got roped into this?" Damon complained.
"Because I'm avoiding Bonnie." Caroline stated.
"What happened with you and Bonnie?" Tyler questioned.
"She did something I think is very bad. She was muttering about how she did something that she thinks no one will forgive her for and I just gt really weirded out by it." Caroline explained.
Damon and Stiles shared a look, wondering what Bonnie could have meant while Tyler and Matt were confused.
"Well, this is Bonnie. Whatever she did, it must not be as bad as she thinks it is." Matt assured.
"I'll be the judge of that when she tells me what she was talking about." Caroline said.
Meanwhile, Stefan had just confessed something that he discovered to Elena who was shocked by what she heard.
"John?! Is that even possible?" Elena asked.
"There is no proof, but he dated Isobel when she was a teenager and he was the one who brought her to your dad's office for the delivery." Stefan explained.
Ears twitching, Stiles tried to listen in on the conversationt hat her cousin was having, but found she was unable to which confused her.
Ever since the day Isobel came into town for an odd family reuinion, Stiles had felt a bit off after she caught the strange scent from Bonnie.
At the moment, she could smell it from Caroline and wondered why that was.
"My whole life I've never liked this man. I…" Elena trailed off in shock.
"Sorry, I'm sorry. I just…I wanted to tell you before Damon dropped it on you in some typically inappropriate way. I was actually hoping he told Stiles and she would tell you." Stefan confessed.
"No, I'm happy that you told me. I just…I really hope that it's not true. What am supposed to do? Do I just…confront him and say are you my biological father?" Elena questioned.
"I guess. When you're ready." Stefan told her.
"I'm never gonna be ready. Stefan, I have enough problems with the family that I actually care about. Jeremy hates me and Stiles, and why wouldn't he? My journal gave him every single reason to." Elena said.
"He's just hurt, he's confused." Stefan comforted.
"He's never going to forgive us for Vicki, for taking away his memories, for lying to him." Elena ranted.
"He's your brother, he'll forgive you and Stiles. Just give him some time." Stefan told her.
(Later on…)
Caroline, Stiles, Elena, Stefan and Matt were all on the float with the Miss Mystic Falls contestants while Jeremy and Tyler were on the battle of willow creek float that Alaric had created.
Bonnie was standing in the crowd, smiling and waving at her friends, but Caroline seemed to be giving her the cold shoulder even since she confessed to doing something that Stiles and Elena would never be able to forgive her for.
Elena smiled and waved back at Bonnie, but then Damon stepped in front of the witch and gave a wave which made Stiles chuckle and send a kiss at him which had Caroline and Matt chuckling.
Turning around, Damon greeted Bonnie who glared at him.
She was furious when she learned that Stiles was now dating him and wished she could do something to talk the Kitsune out of her choice of boyfriend.
"What do you want?" Bonnie demanded.
"Just watching the parade. After all, my girlfriend is in it." Damon smirked.
Unamused, Bonnie turned and began walking off which made the blue eyed vampire chase after her.
"Where are you going?" Damon asked.
"Away from you." Bonnie stated.
"I wanna say something to you." Damon said.
"Just leave me alone!" Bonnie glared.
He managed to stop her from running away and got her to listen to him.
"Thank you. The device that Emily spelled could have killed me. I don't take what you did lightly, so…thank you." Damon told her.
Bonnie was shocked by what she heard, but kept her air of hate for him.
"I did it for Elena." Bonnie stated.
"I know that, but I'm still very grateful. And…I owe you. Enjoy the parade." Damon said before walking off.
Bonnie watched as Damon walked off and dipped her hand into her purse, searching for the sachet she crafted, but her eyes grew wide when she found it missing.
(later…)
In the girls' locker room, Stiles had changed out of her dress and was now wearing a pair of jeans, a black spaghetti strapped top and her usual jewelry as she sat on the bench and pulled on her boots.
"Stiles, we need to talk." Caroline said urgently.
Jumping in surprise, Stiles was confused on why she wasn't able to sense, hear or smell the girl as she walked over.
"Uh, sure. What's up?" Stiles asked.
"Okay, remember what I said about Bonnie? I wanted to talk to you about it before, but I wasn't able to until I got the proof." Caroline said.
Sitting down beside Stiles, the blonde girl pulled out a sachet from her purse and handed it over to Stiles whose eye sgrew wide in shock as she recognized the scent.
"This is a talisman. Bonie told me she cast a protection spell on her, but she made a talisman." Stiles took it.
Ripping open the talisman, she began to inspect what was inside and found herbs that were for protection and a crystal while there was also a clump of Stiles' hair that must have been taken from her brush.
"Oh my god. Bonnie put a spell on me." Stiles gasped.
"What? What do you mean she put a spell on you?" Caroline asked.
"All this stuff, she used it so that it would dull my senses. My powers haven't been working properly because of this talisman." Stiles said feeling betrayed.
"Why would she do this to you?" Caroline questioned.
Hand squeezing around the talisman, Stiles marched out of the locker room and Carolien chased after her.
They found Elena, Stefan and Damon who seemed to be having a normal conversation for once.
"Uh oh. I know that look. Who needs to be killed?" Damon asked when he saw the look on his girlfriend's face.
"You guys are never going to believe this. Bonnie cast a spell on Stiles to make her weaker." Caroline announced.
Jaws dropped to the ground as the vampires and doppelganger stared at Caroline, unable to beliebe what they had just heard.
"What are you talking about?" Elena asked.
"Caroline stole this off of Bonnie. It's a talisman that weakens my powers around the person who has it." Stiles explained.
"Why would Bonnie do this?" Elena asked.
Damon was enraged by what he heard and he turned his attention onto Stiles who looked heartbroken over how someone she trusted had betrayed her.
Stepped over to her, Damon brought her into a hug and she leaned into his touch, taking comfort in it.
"Because she didn't want us to know that she was lying to us. Think about it. Stiles has the ability to tell when people are lying because of her powers. If Bonnie was planning on doing something without us knowing about it, she would have to do something to make sure Stiles wouldn't be able to call her out on it." Stefan theorized.
"But why? What would Bonnie have done that she wouldn't want us to know about?" Caroline questioned.
"The device. Bonnie never really unspelled it." Stefan realized.
Everyone stared at him in horror.
"What? No, Bonnie did it. We saw her." Elena insisted.
"No. She made us think she did." Stiles gasped.
"Think about it. We asked Bonnie to unspell a weapon used against vampires. She would never do that." Stefan shook his head.
"Well, we're screwed." Someone said.
Turning, the group found Anna standing behind them with Jeremy.
"You're still here?" Damon asked.
"I just came here to warn you guys. The tomb vampires that are left, they're here. They want revenge and they're going to kill the members of the Foundng Families." Anna informed.
"But they won't be able to. The device still works, so it can be used." Elena said.
"John might be planning on using it tonight. It'd be the perfect time to do it." Damon informed.
"I'm going to find my Mom. Ask her if she knows anything about this." Caroline said before taking off.
"Anna, can you take Jeremy home?" Stiles asked the Asian vampire.
"Of course." Anna nodded.
Grabbing Jeremy's hand, Anna started dragging him off to the Gilbert home, but he gave his cousin and adopted sister a look before he was taken away from the possible massacre.
"I'm gonna find Ric, tell him to break out the vampire hunting gear." Damon stated.
"No. If John has the devce, then he's going to use it now. You and Stefan need to get somewhere safe. The second that device goes off, you guys will be exposed. It's better if you're where it's safe." Stiles told the Salvatore brothers.
"We can't just leave you two here." Stefan refused.
"Then take Elena with you. I can easily take out any vampire that comes near me. John hates you guys and he will kill you. I want you guys safe." Stiles said.
Sighing, Stefan took Elena's hand and led her off to the Salvatore boarding house where they would be safe and away from any of the dangers that was about to strike.
"I am not leaving you. I just got you, there is no way I going to run and hide." Damon said to Stiles.
Giving him a small smile, Stiles placed her hands on his face and pulled him down so she could give him a kiss, dropping the talisman so she could use her powers to influence Damon to go home.
"I'm sorry, Damon, but I can't lose you. Especially not to my uncle. I love you." Stiles said as she gave him a final kiss before sending him off.
(With Caroline…)
Making her way into the Mystic Grill, Caroline searched around for her mother, hoping that she might be there since she hadn't been able to find her or get her on her phone.
"Mom, this is the tenth time I've called you. When you get this, please call back, it's an emergency. And if you don't get it in time then, I want you to know that I'm really sorry for being so awful to you this year. It was wrong and I was just so upset that dad moved out and away from town and then you were always working, so I felt like I was just abandoned by both my parents, but I know that's not true. I love you, Mom." Caroline said.
Leaving the voice mail, Caroline hung up her phone and spotted Tyler sitting with Matt at a table, both of them sipping their drinks as they spoke.
She had to find a way to get them to leave before the tomb vampires spotted them and tried to kill them.
"Hey, guys." She greeted.
"Hey, where have you been?" Matt asked as he made room for her to sit beside him in the booth.
"I was trying to find my mom. Have you guys seen her?" Caroline asked.
"No, but I've seen a lot of cops around." Matt commented.
"Yeah, it's weird. It's like they think something bad is about to happen." Tyler shrugged.
Just then, Mayor Lockwood walked into the grill and spotted Tyler sitting with his friends, and began stomping his way over.
"What ar eyou doing here? I told you to go home." He told his son.
"I decided not to." Tyler said as he stood up to face his father.
Seeing the anger on the mayor's face, it reminded Caroline of what Stiles had told her.
The Lockwoods were werewolves and they could anger very easily.
If one of them let the anger consume them and they killed someone, then they would become a wolf on the full moon.
When the mayor reached out and grabbed his son's arm in a tight grip, it sent red flags flarring around in Caroline's mind and she knew she had to quickly defuse the situation.
"If I tell you to do something, you do it!" Mayor Lockwood ordered.
"Let go of me!" Tyler cried out.
"Mr. Mayor!" Caroline raised her voice to get his attention.
Forcing a charming smile, Caroline stood beside Tyler.
"We were just about to head to my place to watch a movie. Isn't that right guys?" She smiled at her friends.
Mayor Lockwood seemed to relax and he released his hold on Tyler as Matt placed an arm around Caroline's waist.
"Good. Here, take my car and get over there now. Please." Mayor Lockwood said as he handed Tyler the keys to his car.
Tyler was confused over the change in his father's personality and Matt was unsure of what was happening.
"Why? What's going on?" Matt asked.
"I can't explain. All of you need to leave. Now, please." Mayor Lockwood said as he stared at his son.
"Yeah, okay." Tyler nodded.
The mayor gave Caroline a knowing look and she nodded before following after the boys as they made their way to the car so they could drive off to her house where they would be safe.
(In the town square…)
Stiles was wandering around, searching for her friends to make sure they were heading home, the scahet held in her pocket as she made her way to her jeep.
The mayor then gave a speech to the people gathered there while the tomb vampires hid in the crowd, one of them bumping into Bonnie who began to panic when she had a vision and saw what he was and what he was planning.
As soon as the fireworks went off, the device was activated.
Stiles flinched when she heard the loud shrieking noise, but she clutched the talisman in her hands which dulled her enhanced hearing so it wouldn't affect her.
Vampires then started screaming, holding their heads as they dropped to the ground and cops began making their way over to them, injecting them with vervain and dragging them off somewhere.
Just then, Mayor Lockwood seemed to have been affected by the device as well and he dropped much to Carol's shock and Stiles' eyes grew wide.
"Oh no. Werewolves are affected by the device. Tyler…" Stiles searched for the boy.
(With Tyler, Caroline and Matt…)
Sitting in the passenger's seat, Caroline stared out the window in worry as she hoped they managed to get to her house safely.
Her cellphone then rang and she pulled it out of her purse, seeing Stiles' name written on the screen.
"Hey, Stiles, what's up?" She answered.
"Where are you?" Stiles asked.
"I'm with Tyler and Matt. And we're our way to my house." Caroline explained.
"Are you driving?" Stiles questioned.
"Yes. Well, Tyler is." Caroline said.
"Oh shit. Care, tell Tyler to pull over. The device has been activated." Stiles cried.
"What does that have to do with us pulling over?" Caroline asked.
"Why does Stiles want us to pull over?" Matt questioned.
Tyler then groaned as his head began to pound.
"What the hell is that?" Tyler asked.
"What's the matter?" Caroline turned to him.
"That noise!" Tyler cried out.
Eyes growing wide in shock, Caroline began to realize why Stiles had called.
Tyler was being affected by the device.
"Wait, what noise?" Matt asked.
The pain became too much for Tyler and he began to scream and grabbed at his head.
"What's going on?!" Stiles yelled when she heard the noise.
"Tyler! Tyler!" Caroline yelled and dropped her phone as the car started swerving around.
"Dude, hey! Caroline, the wheel!" Matt shouted.
Acting quickly, Caroline dove for the steering wheel, but Tyler was thrashing around, unable to control his body movement as the pain affected him.
(With Stiles…)
All that was heard was the screaming and a crash which made Stiles' pulse pick up dangerously.
"Oh no. No, no, no." Stiles shook her head.
Searching the area around her, Stiles spotted Bonnie and made her way over to her.
"Bonnie, I need you to do a locater spell." Stiles told her.
"What? Why?" Bonnie asked.
"Because I was on the phone with Caroline and Tyler lost control of the car and they crashed. We need to find them and get to them now." Stiles said.
Eyes growing wide in shock, Bonnie pulled Stiles over to where no one would be watching them.
"Why can't you track them?" Bonnie asked as she began to search through her purse for her spell book.
"Because of this!" Stiles held her hand out.
When Bonnie saw the talisman, she felt horror fill her as she realized that she had been discovered.
"I know what you did. This is dulling my senses, making sure that the device doesn't affect me because my Kitsune senses makes me able to hear that shrieking noise that is making the vampires drop like flies. Right now, this is protecting me. That's why you need to do the spell." Stiles told her.
"Stiles, I'm sorry. I didn't want to hurt you or betray you, but this needed to be done. I couldn't deactivate the device. I'm sorry." Bonnie apologized.
"Bonnie, I don't care about that right now. Caroline needs us. cast the spell or I'll just run around until I find her." Stiles said.
Nodding, Bonnie did as she was told and cast the spell.
Once they found the location, the Kitsune and witch climbed into the jeep and drove off to where their friends had crashed their car.
Finding an ambulance and cop car already there, Stiles pulled over and got out along with Bonnie.
Caroline was being loaded into the back of an ambulance much to their horror.
"Matt, what's going on?" Bonnie asked as she walked over and hugged the blond.
Stiles raced over to Tyler and he pulled her into a hug, his pulse racing and he seemed horrified by what happened.
"Are you okay?' Stiles asked.
"I don't know. I don't know what happened. I just heard this noise and it felt like someone was stabbing needles in my skull. I lost control and crashed the car. God, this is all my fault. If Caroline is hurt or dies, then it's on me." Tyler cried.
"No, no it's not. It was an accident. Something happened to you that you couldn't control. Don't blame yourself." Stiles rubbed his cheeks.
Matt and Bonnie then walked over to them making the duo turn.
"Someone needs to go in the ambulance with Caroline." Matt said.
"I'll do it. Bonnie, takes my keys. Meet us there." Stiles told her.
"Of course." Bonnie nodded as she was given the keys.
Before Matt could argue that he should be the one to go ride with his girlfriend, Stiles jumped into the ambulance and Bonnie dragged Matt over to the jeep and Tyler followed them.
"Care? Sunshine, can you hear me?" Stiles asked as she stared down at the girl.
The paramedics were checking over the blonde girl, hooking her up to machines and Stiles felt tears fill her eyes as it reminded her of the time she used to visit her mother in the hospital and she was always hooked up to some machine and was pale.
During the entre ride there, Stiles held Caroline's hand and drowned out the sound of the paramedics as she was driven to the hospital.
"W-What's wrong with her?" Stiles finally found the courage to ask.
"It seems your friend is suffering from internal bleeding. She'll have to be taken into surgury." A male paramedic announced.
Stunned by this, Stiles held up the talisman and squeezed her fist around it, destroying it with a small charge of electricity.
With the talisman destroyed, Stiles was able to use her full power and cast a spell on everyone, causing them to freeze.
"Don't worry, Caroline. I won't let anything happen to you." Stiles whispered.
Leaning down, Stiles' eyes glowed red and her fangs grew out as she exposed Caroline's shoulder and bit down on it.
Caroline's eyes then snapped open and she cried out as she felt power spark inside of her and her eyes glowed a silvery grey color and the fox cloack covered her body.
Whimpering as she felt her injuries heal over, Caroline looked down at Stiles who retracted her fangs from her shoulder and stared at her with her red eyes that shone like jewels.
"What happened?" Caroline whispered.
"I turned you." Stiles said.
With that, Caroline remembered the car accident and the deal that she, Bonnie and Elena had made with Stiles if they were in situations that would end in their deaths.
"The accident...Tyler crashed the car." Caroline remembered.
"They're fine, but you had internal bleeding. I had to bite you. I'm sorry." Stiles brushed her hair out of her face.
"No, it's fine. I had a feeling this would happen one day. I'm not mad. I'm just glad everyone is okay." Caroline smiled.
(Later on…)
The paramedics didn't remember what happened and they took Caroline in to be checked over by the doctors while Stiles made a few calls.
Elena had bumped into John on the way home and she confronted him about being her father much to Stiles' shock.
One of the tomb vampires killed the mayor and they were all burned in the old Gilbert store where John had them rounded up and set them on fire.
Anna had also decided to leave town since she didn't feel safe there with John around and managed to talk to Jeremy about what happened with Vicki and got him to let go of some of his hate.
Sheriff Forbes arrived at the hospital, asking for Caroline and she rushed in to see her daughter who couldn't help but burst into tears as she hugged her mother and told her how scared she was that the tomb vampires had gotten to her.
Carol also sat Tyler down and told him that his father had died in the fire.
As for Stiles, she was waiting for Elena to arrive to visit Caroline.
"Stiles!" Someone called.
Getting out of her chair, Stiles turned to find Damon standing at the end of the hall.
Feeling relief flood her as she stared at her boyfriend, who was alive and well, Stiles rushed into his arms and he was quick to kiss her.
"Don't you ever do that again." Damon scolded.
"Damon, if you could compel me, then would you have done it to get me to safety?" Stiles asked.
Frowning at that, Damon didn't answer, because he knew that he would have done that, and simply kissed Stiles once more.
"From now on, if anything bad happens, I'm not leaving your side. I'm not the hero type and I came here to destroy this town, but…something changed. You. Along the way, you changed things and now…I'm not going to leave this town unless you're at my side." Damon said.
"You once promised me that you would show me the world. I'm not letting you weasel out of that." Stiles grinned.
Smirking down at her, Damon rested his forehead against hers.
(At the Gilbert home…)
John was in the kitchen, looking through the fridge as he thought about when would eb the best time for him to leave.
He knew now that his daughter would have told Stiles everything that had happened and he didn't want an enraged Kitsune coming after him.
When Isobel had called and told him what his niece was, John had been shocked, but he would rather her be a Kitsune than a vampire.
Still, he had no idea how he really felt about Stiles now that she was no longer human.
Closing the fridge door, John reeled back in shockw hen he found Elena standing there, staring at him.
"You scared me." John exclaimed.
"Sorry." Elena apologized as she passed by him.
Watching his daughter, John knew he had to say something to her.
Elena appeared to be ignoring him as she put away the knives from the sink.
"You know…I first met Isobel when we were teenagers. I fele in love with her instantly. Although I'm pretty sure she never loved me. She was special. A part of why I hate the vampires so much is because of what she became, how it ruined her. And I never would have sent her to Damon had I known she wanted to turn." John explained.
Listening to the story, Elena turned to look at him, although her eyes seemed to focuss on the ring he wore.
"It's my fault. I'm telling you this because I hoped maybe you'd understand." John said.
"Thank you." Elena told him.
"Can I help you?" John asked as he placed his hand on the counter.
"Sure." Elena told him.
Then, she lfited the knife she held and brought it down on his fingers, cutting the ring that brought him back to life off.
Screaming in pain, John was confused by what was happening as Elena pushed him up against the counter with unnatural strength.
Staring at her face, John then saw something in her eyes that his daughter didn't have and he realized who she really was.
"Katherine?!" He gasped.
Smirking, Katherine's eyes turned red as black veins pulsed around them.
"Hello, John. Good-bye, John." Katherine said and stabbed him in the side.
The end.