A/N: So this is my first Vampire Diaries fanfic but I'm obsessed with Klaus/Caroline. I know the beginning is a little rushed and lacking background detail but I really wanted to get her back in time and interacting with the characters of the past so that's why. I have a lot of this story planned out in my head and I'll try to update every week or so depending on my schedule and inspiration. Anyway, enjoy and review!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything sadly.

The Wake of Devastation

Chapter One

"Please! You have to help me!" Caroline pleaded at the door of Amelia Bennet's house.

Amelia shook her head, the full moon being the only thing to light the sorrow on her face, "Caroline, I'm sorry but I can't do this."

Caroline closed her eyes in tearful frustration, "Amelia, please, we are friends. Why won't you help me?"

"I know it has been passed down through generations of Bennet witches that you could always be trusted Caroline but I can't help you. I mean you no harm but the burden of vampires upon this earth is finally almost over. When the last two are staked that'll be it. I won't be the one to stop that. I'm sorry." Amelia closed the door with a final goodbye and Caroline hung her head in defeat.

This was it. Her plan to save the vampire race was done for. She needed a powerful witch to perform the spell and if her friend wouldn't do it for her then there was definitely no other witch that would. It's not like she had time to hunt down another witch anyway. Elijah and Klaus could be staked at anytime.

Caroline shuddered at the thought of Klaus being staked. Not just for her life but for his. You'd think after six hundred years together she'd have gotten sick of him but no. She loved him. God, it was stupid how much she loved him. All those centuries ago she never thought she'd be able to forgive him for all the bad he's done but somehow he wormed his way into her heart. It helped that she got to know him while he was in Tyler's body. Which also took a lot of convincing to forgive him for that.

Sighing, Caroline began walking down the steps of the Bennet house when the door opened again. Turning around she saw Amelia's daughter quietly creep out onto the porch.

"Sophie? What are you doing?" Caroline asked.

Looking to make sure her mother wasn't around before answering, Sophie whispered, "I can help you."

Caroline's eyebrows shot up in surprise as Sophie continued, "Meet me at the old Lockwood property in two hours. I'll sneak out when my mom goes to sleep."

Before Caroline could reply Sophie snuck back inside.

Caroline waited at the old Lockwood property impatiently. Sophie was already a half hour late. Maybe she couldn't get away from her mother. She hoped that wasn't the case. She needed Sophie but even knowing that Caroline found it hard to imagine that Sophie would actually be able to help. She was a young witch and Caroline was asking for a lot. Staring at the old ruins, Caroline remembered the reasons she needed to go through with her plan and the last time she saw Klaus.

"I don't understand why I can't come with you. We're stronger together." Caroline fingers clung to Klaus's shirt for dear life, doing everything to keep him from walking away from her.

Klaus held her face in his hands, stroking her cheeks lovingly, "I couldn't bear it if anything happened to you."

"But if something happens to you then I'm gone too so what does it matter?" She tried reasoning with him.

"Yes, but what if I succeed which hopefully I will, and something still happens to you? I'd be lost without you, which is why I need you to stay here. Elijah and I will handle this." He kisses her strongly and passionately before she can argue with him any further.

"I love you." He stared into her eyes for a long final moment.

"I love you too." She said as she watched the man she loved walk away with his brother.

She couldn't just sit and let this happen. Even if Klaus and Elijah succeeded in getting the indestructible stake back, then what? Half of their family was already gone. Kol and Rebekah had been staked a few weeks before, taking a large portion of the vampire population with them. They were now an endangered species and Caroline couldn't let them become extinct.

This was how she found herself in the middle of the woods waiting for Sophie Bennet. Caroline prayed that Sophie was strong enough to help her. She couldn't let her family and her entire species die. A twig snapped signaling Sophie's arrival and Caroline breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank god. I was worried you wouldn't be able to get away."

"Sorry. It was harder than I thought. I've never snuck out before." Sophie replied sheepishly. She sat on a log across from Caroline with a grimoire in her lap. "So I overheard your conversation with my mother. What you're asking…"

"I know it's a lot. How do you think you can help? It would take a lot of magic—"

"I'm not as weak as I look." Sophie interrupted.

Caroline shook her head apologetically, "I didn't mean to imply…I just mean that you're very young."

She didn't disagree so Caroline continued, "Why are you helping me?"

Sophie looked at her hands almost ashamed but didn't answer. It took a moment for Caroline to figure it out. "You're in love with a vampire."

Sophie nodded slowly, tears welling up in her eyes. "Yeah, I was. He was killed when Rebekah was staked."

"I'm sorry."

"I don't believe that vampires are a plague on this earth like my mother does. Some are good and some are bad. They're just like people." Caroline nodded in understanding. She was very glad that Sophie didn't share the same views about vampires as her mother did.

Sophie coughed and wiped the tears from her eyes. "So, we should get started. You're lucky it's a full moon so we can do this tonight."

Caroline's eyes shot up in surprise. "Tonight? Are you sure you're ready? I mean you don't have to prepare or anything?"

Sophie started flipping through pages in her grimoire. "No. It's just a spell and I'll be drawing almost all of my power from the full moon."

"That simple?"

"Doing magic is usually a lot simpler than people think. The reason witches are so cautious about it is because the repercussions are dangerous." She explained, "Time travel especially. I hope you know what you're doing."

Caroline laughed dryly, "Yeah so do I." She took a deep, reassuring breathe. "I can do this. I have all the information. I know all the players. If you get me to the right time, I can fix things."

She wasn't sure if she was trying to convince Sophie or herself but Caroline knew she didn't have another choice. It was this or die. What mattered most was that Sophie believed her and moved to sit by Caroline and take her hands.

"Ok, this spell focuses on the subjects memories so it only works to go backwards in time." Sophie hesitated before continuing. "Have you thought about how you might be getting home?"

Unfortunately, this was one part of plan that Caroline had thought about too much. She knew this was a one was trip but in her eyes it was worth the sacrifice. She gave Sophie a curt nod, "Don't worry. That won't be a problem."

Sophie didn't want to push the subject so she continued explaining the specifics of the spell. "So, like I said, this spell focuses on your memories. All you have to do is think about what time you want to go to. Really picture it in your head, don't let it go." Caroline closed her eyes and tried to picture her life six hundred years ago. It took some thought but she finally settled on an event that would benefit her plan. "Let it fill your entire body, don't think about anything else. Just a moment in time."

Sophie grasped Caroline's hands hard and began mumbling the spell under her breath. She tried her best to block out Sophie and immerse herself entirely in her memory. It was working extremely well because after a minute Caroline couldn't hear Sophie at all. She opened her eyes to discover she was alone in the woods, still at the Lockwood property. She looked up at the night sky to see a clearly crescent moon. It worked, she was back in time. 'Wow,' Caroline thought, 'talk about a seamless transition.'

I've already started chapter two so I hope you guys liked this and want more. Reviews make me super happy.