Elena stood in the center of the clearing knowing this would be her last vision on Earth in this state.

The witch had begun to chant and the suffocating feeling of magic that was as dark as an abyss seemed to hang in the air.

As the moon rose higher the boy chained to the tree began to awaken, his eyes snapped open and seemed to glow golden for a moment in the firelight before he began to twitch in agony.

His screams seemed to travel throughout the night as his body contorted painfully. Isobel and John kept staring ahead with no expression.

Charlotte grabbed Elena's arm in a grip like steel and that was when the world seemed to implode into one giant flurry of action.

Bonnie exploded from the darkness raising her hand and throwing enough energy to knock Charlotte backward, but not enough to slow her down.

Charlotte plunged the knife into Elena's throat and blood sprayed about the clearing, droplets seemed to fly everywhere landing on each person like tiny ruby droplets.

As the blood landed on Isobel and the boy they began to scream, flames erupted on their skin slowly at first and then building to a raging inferno.

Charlotte flung Elena to the ground to defend herself from Bonnie's attack.

Elena felt herself falling as though in slow motion and then she was stopped in midair, Stefans face was hovering over her tears streaking his cheeks.

"I love you" was what Elena wanted to say but she couldn't form the words.

His face blurred from her sight as the world went dark.

Stefan exploded into action; ripping his wrist open with his fangs he dripped blood into Elena's mouth and also into the wound in her throat.

Hearing her heart stutter, he frantically started CPR.

'You will not die Elena, you will not leave us!' Stefan was growling and sobbing.

His entire focus on ensuring Elena survived.

Around him the battle raged between Charlotte, the old witch, and Bonnie, no one seemed to notice as the ashes from Isobel and the boy began to build from an inky shadow into solid form.

Damon exploded into the clearing followed by Caroline and engaged Charlotte in the battle so that Bonnie could focus on the witch.

But it was the eerie laughter that stopped everyone as Klaus stepped from the shadows, the spell had worked and Charlotte had revived Klaus from the ashes.

Bonnie shot one last mega jolt of energy before collapsing, Damon spun into action firing stakes at Klaus and Charlotte.

The wood laced with Vervain wouldn't kill but he was hoping for a stall tactic.

Meanwhile Caroline was pounding on Stefans shoulder trying to get him to run, but he was focused completely on Elena.

It was Matt who ran in and swept up Elena's body running at full out vamp speed and forcing Stefan after them.

Blinded by pain Stefan chased after Matt unaware that he was growling, his fangs reaching for the object now causing him pain.

Damon put Bonnie in the car and turned seeing Stefan, Damon shot him with a vervain tranquillizer dart.

The rage in Stefans system seemed to overide the shots effect for a moment as he continued to run and grasped Matt's shirt ripping it away, before going down.

Damon piled Stefan in the backseat of the suburban and they fled, Matt and Caroline continued working on Elena in the back of the car.

Arriving at the boardinghouse Alaric met them and helped to unload the passengers, his face paled as he saw Elena.

Caroline carried Elena into the house as Matt and Alaric helped Stefan.

Jenna hearing the commotion from downstairs carried Joey into the living room and gasped when she saw Elena; Caroline felt for her pulse one more time and then closed Elena's still open eyes.

Joey began to wail and Stefan dragged himself across the floor to hold her, rocking her body he was completely wild in his grief.

Caroline walked from the room with Matt tears streaming down her face; she reached out and took Joey from Jenna.

No one spoke as they watched Stefan rocking Elena's still body in the living room of the home that had been filled with happiness the week before.

Damon sat on his heels absorbing the entire situation as he came to the one conclusion he could exist with. Klaus and Charlotte would not be allowed to win!

If Klaus could be brought back then so could Elena.

Too be continued….