The Vampire Diaries

Previously on "The Vampire Diaries"...

The spell the Travelers cast across Mystic Falls

eliminates spirit magic.

Aah! Uhh! Uhh!

The other side is collapsing and everyone in it is going away.

What about you? What happens?

Jeremy, I'll be fine.

When the Travelers die, Liv will do the spell,

and her magic will allow the people on the other side

to push their way through.

- Damon... - I know.

My God. Alaric, what are you...

Come on. You gotta go.

- What about Damon? - You need to go home to your brother.

I'll find Damon.

I can't find Damon. I'm not leaving without him.

I won't let you die for them.

Phasmatos fumas extas.

We need to start the spell again.

- We can't. That was our one shot. - But Damon's on the other side.

Elena. You can say good-bye.

Damon finally had everything he wanted.

He was happy. He should be here.

It was all a lie.

You told me you could come back.

I love you.

Bonnie, don't you dare...

Elena: Please don't leave me.

I love you, Elena. Bye.

Bonnie! Bonnie!

Do you think it'll hurt?

I don't know.

What the hell was that?

I have no idea.

- Go out there and check it out. - You go out there and check it out.

Hey, I got the lan... Aah!

Oh, my God. Sheriff Forbes.

I thought you were a serial killer.

Worse, actually, because

you'll still be alive when I call your parents.

Pack it up and strike it down.

I'm like, for real, sheriff Forbes?

You got nothing better to do

than to bust us for a couple of beer cans?

Tax money at work.

Girl: It could've been worse.

Melanie Peterson was arrested for underage drinking last week.

I swear this place is turning into that town from "Footloose."

Yeah, well, let's just get out of here.

Jessie?

Yo, Jessie.

Jessie.

Oh! Oh, Jessie.

Shh. Don't talk.

You'll be ok. I'll get help.

Look. Up.

Elena, voice-over: Today was a good day.

Summer is officially over and I couldn't be more thrilled.

Sophomore year.

I guess this is the year you're supposed to pick a major

and start carving out your path in life.

So, that's what I did.

You are look at the future Dr. Elena Gilbert.

So. Pop quiz.

Mr. Weatherly complains of chest pain and shortness of breath.

Can anyone tell me what tests we run?

Gilbert.

Um...

A pulmonary angiogram provides a clear picture

of the blood flow in the arteries and the lungs,

which is what we look for in a pulmonary embolism,

a condition in which Mr. Weatherly's symptoms are common.

Good. Someone's read ahead.

Remember that. You'll need that in 3 years.

Here's the bed pan you need to know about today.

Moving on.

I was impressed.

Thanks.

Elena, voice-over: Ok, so, maybe I spent the day observing.

But at least now we have unlimited access

to blood bank,

and trust me, we need all the help we can get.

Some of us are still getting the hang of

the whole drinking other people's blood thing.

Want some?

It's all right. I had some on the way over.

You know, this will never not be weird.

What? That some ancient witch turned me into a vampire

or that 4 months ago, I rose from the dead?

That you're my college professor.

Elena, voice-over: In Alaric's defense,

he couldn't exactly compel himself a job back at the High School.

Nope, the High School, grill, the town square...

Thanks to the Travelers' anti-magic spell,

everything in Mystic Falls

still off-limits to anyone with fangs.

A lot of us haven't been back home in months.

On the plus side, the crime rate is way down.

Although I'm not sure Matt got the memo.

Man: Good move, Donovan. Proving once again

that self-defense is the best offense.

Elena, voice-over: I will say he's never been better.

I think he can bench-press more than Jeremy now,

which is beyond freaky.

Speaking of Jeremy...

Actually, let's not talk about my brother.

Let's talk about Stefan.

Last I heard, he was chasing some lead to some

witch that could contact the dead.

Man: Hey.

Get your ass in here, kid. Payday.

Elena, voice-over: We haven't spoken in months,

which can only mean that his search

for answers to what happened has been all-consuming.

He's grieving. He lost so much.

We all did.

But we're all getting through it in our own way.

I dropped out of Whitmore.

Why would I support their stupid football team?

Elena: It's the opening game of the season, Caroline.

Time to come home.

I am home. I just signed the lease

to my new apartment.

On the border of a town that doesn't want you.

That's not home. That's sad.

You don't even like football.

No, but I like drinking in the parking lot beforehand.

Caroline, you're coming.

Tyler, don't act like you have any ground to stand on.

You skipped an entire year.

And you hounded me for an entire year.

So, here I am. Now, get your ass back here.

Caroline, I'm picking you up at your house

at 6 P.M. sharp tomorrow.

Ok? Bring your school spirit. Bye.

Anyway... As I was saying.

I haven't exactly found a spell

that can undo an anti-magic border per se,

but this book mentions Travelers, which isn't that helpful,

but at least it's a step in the right direction.

- Sweetheart. - Yeah?

- You should go with them tomorrow. - No. We're gonna go see a movie.

We have spent the entire summer together.

God. You're sick of me.

Caroline, you just lost one of your best friends.

It makes sense that you want to hold on to what's familiar,

but Elena lost her, too, and she clearly misses you.

No. Elena clearly has taken up residency on planet denial,

where football is more important than her boyfriend

being swept away into oblivion.

Do you know she's barely cried for him?

She was a full-on wreck over Bonnie for months,

but every time I mention Damon,

it's like nothing ever happened.

Caroline, Elena has experienced more grief

than anyone I've ever met.

You should cut her some slack.

What? Someone trample over Mr. Davis's flower bed again?

Two kids were admitted to the hospital

with suspicious wounds on their necks.

Vampire attacks? How?

Vampires can't get into Mystic Falls.

No, but they can lurk around the borders.

I gotta cut lunch short.

I gotta take care of this. Listen.

Consider Elena's offer, ok? Mystic Falls isn't going anywhere.

Hey, don't forget your basket.

Elena, voice-over: She doesn't want to let go.

I get it.

I don't want to let go, either.

I don't want to think that everything's changed,

that I have to start over.

The worst thing that could possibly happen actually did.

But I don't have to.

Anyway, that was my day. How was yours?

Can we go back to the part where

Ric came back to life to be a college professor?

"Occult."

The word in its literal translation means "hidden."

Therefore, the study of the occult...

Therefore, the study of the occult is the study of hidden knowledge.

Today, we're going to discuss it as it relates to resurrection.

- Is there something funny, Liv? - More like ironic, but ok.

Oh, Mr. Lockwood.

How generous of the practice squad to lend you to us.

Sorry I'm late.

Typically, not all occult groups held a consensus on the topic.

Sorry, princess.

Just trying to check what page we're on.

Shh. I'm trying to listen.

Alaric: ...Apostles, the Athanasian Creeds Tertullian,

and the western church were inclined to believe

in resurrection of the flesh, whereas

the Gnostics held the firm belief

that resurrection existed only in a spiritual sense.

Elena, you know I can smell that, right?

I'm teaching a class full of kids

who all look like blood sausages to me.

Now, put that away.

Sorry.