The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 4, Episode 1 - Growing Pains - full transcript

Stefan: Mystic Falls...
I was born here.

This is my home.

Damon: And mine.
Elena: And mine.

Stefan: For centuries, supernatural
creatures have lived among us.

Elena: They were vampires,
werewolves, doppelgangers...

Bonnie: Witches.
Klaus: And even hybrids.

Elena: There are those
who protect them.

The sheriff has
a vampire for a daughter.

And our lovely mayor
has a son who is

half-vampire,
half-werewolf.

Stefan: And those
who want them dead.



Elena: They're our friends...
Our enemies...

The ones we love.

And the ones we've lost.

Matt, look out!
[Tires squealing]

Elena: And then there's me.

I'm human...

At least I was.

[Gasping]

[Birds chirping]

[Lawnmower mowing]

[Sirens]

[Dog barking]

[Gasping]

Stefan...
Hey.



I'm right here.

You've been in and out for hours.

Wh... what happened?

You were in an accident.

Oh, my God.

Matt, is he...
Alive?

Ask Stefan, the hero.

He's fine.

[Exhales] Thank you.

I thought that I...
How did you...

Save you you he didn't.

When Jeremy brought you to the
hospital before all of this happened,

your injuries were worse
than anyone knew.

Meredith Fell made a choice.

She used Damon's blood
to heal you.

And when Rebecca ran
Matt's truck off the road,

you had vampire blood
in your system, Elena.

Oh, my God.

Does... does that mean
that I...

Am I dead?

No.

No, no, no!

That... that wasn't
supposed to happen!

Maybe it doesn't have
to. I talked to Bonnie.

She said she's
stronger than ever.

There might be something
she can do to help you.

No, the only thing
that's going to help

is for you to feed
and complete the transition.

We have all day
before she has to feed, Damon.

That's a day to exhaust
every possible way out of this.

There is no way out of it!

We all know the drill...
You feed or you die.

There is no door
number three.

I was ready to die.

I was supposed to die,
I don't...

I don't want...
I can't be a vampire!

If there's something that Bonnie
can do, we have to try it.

We will.
We'll try everything.

It's your choice, Elena.

As always.

[Gasping]

Way to get her hopes up for
something that's never happened

in the history
of vampirism.

Know what? You weren't there
the day Elena looked me in the eye

and told me she absolutely
never wanted this.

Then you shouldn't
have let her die.

I never meant for her to die.

She asked me
to help Matt first and I did.

And now the world has
one more quarterback.

Bravo, brother.

I made a choice

that I will regret
for the rest of my life.

Now let me try to fix it.

[Gasping and groaning]

[Electricity buzzing]

Jer!

Are you Ok? I watched
Vickie go through this.

She was a mess. Her emotions
were all over the place.

All of these old memories
came flooding back.

I'm fine.
I'm not Vickie.

No, you're not. You're you.

You act like everything's Ok

so no one worries about you,
but you need help.

I said I'm fine, Ok?

I... I'm sorry, I...

[Sighs]

Have you talked to Bonnie? Yeah.

She said when I was shot,
she made some plea

to the witch spirits to bring
me back. And they listened.

Yeah, but the consequences
were horrible.

And what could be more horrible
than you turning into a vampire?

I need my sister.

Not another one of them.

We're going to find
a way out of this.

Everything's
going to be Ok.

I hope so.

[Exhales]

[Electricity buzzing]

Tyler: It's beautiful, isn't it?

What is that
doing here, Klaus?

The deal we made
with Tyler was that

you'd leave his body
and jump into someone else's

the first chance you got. Yes.

When I assumed
I'd be a pile of Ash.

But apparently fate and oxygen
intervened, and there I am.

Put me back.

I can't right now.

Your history teacher outed Tyler
and Caroline to the council.

They're on the war path
and this body's vulnerable.

I have to help Elena
before she has to feed.

Elena's dead and no
longer my concern.

You're forgetting
who just saved your life.

You're forgetting I can
rip your tongue out!

Now put... me... back.

If I can keep Elena human,
you'll still have

an endless blood supply
to make your hybrids.

Isn't that what
you really want?

Same rules apply.

No one knows. No one.

Do you understand me, Bonnie?

Pastor Young. To what
do we owe the honor?

And don't tell me it's
your blood pressure again.

Honestly, Dr. Fell,
I wish it were.

Blood bank's in the basement.
One of you sweep the rooms.

What are you doing?

Adding a few security measures.

The blood in this place has
a habit of flying off the shelves.

Who gave you that authority?
The council.

They've entrusted me
to secure the town.

And unlike some
of our founding families,

I don't have
conflicting interests.

What is that
supposed to mean?

Alaric Saltzman
told us everything, Meredith.

Probably time to start
looking for a new job.

Elena doesn't want
to be a vampire.

She doesn't want to be
dead, and now she's not.

This isn't
your fault, Matt.

This is all my fault.
I was driving.

I was saved.
She's a vampire because of me!

Shh! Cool it on the "V" word.
I'm a fugitive, remember?

I'm supposed to be
halfway to Florida by now.

If the council's after you,
then why are you here?

Because I don't know
where to go.

Tyler's dead,
and everything's different now.

And I...
[Crying]

[Walkie talkie buzzes]

Can I help you?

Sorry.

All good here.

[Door closes]

What's going on?

We just need to ask you
a few questions about your son.

You can't arrest me.
I'm the mayor of this town.

Not anymore, you're not.

Sorry, Liz.

You're not going
to work today.

What are you talking about?

What's going on?

They're taking your badge.

You're not fit to
protect us anymore.

[Scoffs] You have no idea
what you're up against.

On the contrary, Liz.
I've already taken your deputies.

We've got the entire
town's supply of vervain,

including the stash found
in the Salvatore house.

We're making our move.

[Cell phone rings]

Mom! Hey.

Liz: Caroline, where are you?
And tell me it's far away.

Where am I?
Good question.

Uh, just a whole lot
of boring highways.

Why?
Is everything Ok?

Oh!
Caroline, what's going on?!

[Gasping]

It's disgusting.

No, it's, um...
It's disgusting.

Yeah, I'm going to puke.

[Gagging and coughing]

I never thought
I'd be saying this,

but I can't stop
thinking about blood.

I should have
saved you first.

You shouldn't be going
through this right now.

No, if you had saved me,
then Matt would be dead.

What do you think
I'd be going through then?

Stefan, listen to me.

You did the right thing.

You did what you always do...
You respected my choice.

And what am I supposed to do if Bonnie
can't figure out a way to help you, huh?

Because then you'll have
another choice to make...

Either let yourself die,
or be a vampire.

Well, then we'll cross
that bridge when we come to it.

[Chuckles]
Oh, my God. Did...

Did I just say,

"cross that bridge"?

[Laughing]

You're laughing.
I'm pretty sure

you don't actually
think that's funny.

[Laughing] I...

I can't stop, though.

Your emotions are
a bit heightened today.

[Laughing]

A lot heightened.

Hey.
[Sobbing]

Shh.

It's Ok.

It's Ok.

I'm sorry, I...

Listen to me.

No matter what happens,

I'm here for you.

I can help you.

Yeah, I... I...

[Groaning]

[Sighs]

Why don't you go back upstairs
where it's dark.

I'll clean up.

[Groaning]

I thought you left.

Cute pj's.

I'm tired, Damon.

I brought you this.

I thought that was gone.

Thank you.

[Music playing]

Damon: I just have
to say something.

Why do you have
to say it with my necklace?

Because what I'm
about to say is...

Probably the most
selfish thing

I've ever said in my life.

Damon, don't go there.

No, I just have
to say it once.

You just need to hear it.

I love you, Elena.

And it's because
I love you that...

I can't be selfish with you.

And why you can't
know this.

I don't deserve you.

But my brother does.

God, I wish you didn't
have to forget this.

But you do.

[Grunting]

You should know better
than to sneak up on a lady.

Good advice.
Have you seen one?

Tragic about Elena.

Not to make the gray
cloud grayer,

but does Matt even have
automobile insurance?

[Both grunting]

[Groans]

[Birds chirping]

[Wood splintering]

Stefan!

Elena, don't move.

[Cell phone rings]

[Ring]

[Ring]

Ah, you incessant woman.

Hey, mom.
What's up?

Tyler, thank God.
Are you Ok?

Fine. Why?
What's going on?

Pastor Young had me
arrested this morning.

The council grilled me
on your whereabouts.

Tyler, don't tell me
where you are.

The less I know,
the better.

Mom, I'm Ok.
Relax.

You didn't answer
your phone, honey.

I was so scared
that you were with Caroline.

Why?

What happened to Caroline?

[Sighs]

The council took her.

What do you mean,
they took her?

[Sirens]

[Groans]

Vervain ropes.

Looks like Alaric
outed us all to the council.

The council...

What exactly do they think
they can do to me?

[Both groaning]

What the hell happened?!

[Tires squealing]

Tyler? I'm harder to
kill than you think.

You're alive?!

Tyler, you're alive!

No time. Come on.
We have to go.

[Siren]

Wait, what about me?

Keep 'em busy,
little sister.

That's impossible!

[Siren, tires squealing]

They're gone.

Whoever nailed Rebekah
took them, too.

Please tell me you have
something. Anything.

I can't. The council locked
Carol and me out of our offices.

Files, computers, everything.

So the mayor
and the sheriff

never contemplated
a back-up plan, Liz?

Damon, relax.
When Caroline

called to say
she got away,

did she know where
they were planning to take her?

No, just that she was in some
van in the middle of nowhere

and she managed to escape.

Perfect. We've narrowed
it down to nowhere.

[Knock on door]

Hey. Is Elena here?

In what world are you
the one that gets to live?!

Damon, stop!
It wasn't his fault!

Let him go, Damon. Now.

[Gasping]

[Birds chirping]

[Clock ticking]

Still want to be a writer?

I remember how you'd
read your short stories

to my daughter
when you'd baby-sit.

She still loves writing
because of you.

Why did you bring me here?

My deputies
can watch out for us here.

No vampires
have been invited in.

[Clock ticking]
Look, Elena,

I know it sounds crazy,

but years ago it was
your parents who were advocating

having an emergency plan
for this.

I never thought
we'd actually have to use it.

[Sizzling]
Elena?

Are you Ok?

Where's Stefan?

[Sighs] Where
he can't hurt you.

He would never hurt me.

You have no idea what
you're talking about.

Well, I know that
where you go,

Salvatore vampires
seem to follow.

You hungry?

No.

[Sighs]

So we'll hold Stefan

until Damon comes
searching for you two.

And we'll use Rebekah

to lure her siblings
back into town.

You'll give us
the white oak stake,

and then...

We will exterminate the entire
vampire race for good.

[Clock ticking]

Something wrong?

Elena, are you Ok?

Yeah.

[Heart beating]

[Clock ticking]

[Tea kettle whistling]

Ahh. No, I've got
to get out of here.

Get her!

I never thought
I'd see you again!

I don't get it.
How are you alive?

This is going
to sound incredible, but...

[Music playing]

Easy, love.

Wrong time, wrong place,
wrong equipment.

You're miraculously alive.
We're fugitives on the run.

All signs point
to hot hybrid vampire sex.

Did you just call me "love"?

I don't know, love.

Did I?

What the hell
did you do to Tyler?

That's what
I enjoy about you.

So much more
than a pretty face.

Oh, my God. You're Klaus!

You're disgusting!

And you're
a glorious kisser.

Listen...

I didn't have to risk
exposure to come save you.

Oh, you do one semi-decent
thing and now you're my hero?

Ugh! I need to go
sanitize your mouth.

Your mouth
was all over me.

I was an innocent victim.

Put Tyler back.

Gladly.

Then maybe I'll take
you up on your offer

of hot hybrid sex.

[Chanting in Latin]

The spirits aren't listening.

Well, is that it?
Is that all we can do?

There's something else
I could try.

What? Do it.

[Sighs]

If the witches
won't help me save Elena,

then maybe I could go to the other
side and bring her back myself.

The other side?
The other side's for dead people.

She's still in transition.
Not fully dead, not fully alive.

What if her spirit
still exists on both sides?

Even if it does, how can you
get there? You're not dead.

No. No, Bonnie!
I was able to stop

your heart to stop Klaus'.
I'll do the same thing to myself.

Witches have free reign
on the other side.

I will find Elena
and I will bring her back with me.

Assuming you wake up!

I'm stronger now.
I found a new source of power.

A new source of power?!

What kind of powers can
let you kill yourself

and bring someone back
with you from the dead?

Do you want Elena back or not?

With your vervain and Alaric's
weapons, they could be anywhere.

Come on, guys, think.

It takes a lot
to hold a vampire.

Reinforced steel,
iron doors.

The pastor has
a cattle ranch.

Those pens could
easily be modified.

It's remote, it's secluded.

Well, guess what.

Looks like you get a chance to
prove how sorry you really are.

Let's go.

[Birds chirping]

[Man coughing]

[Gasping and groaning]

[Rebekah coughing]

I thought I killed you.

Where am I?

They thought you were a vampire
so they stuck you in here with us.

[Coughing]
Where's Stefan?

Stefan: Elena, I'm right here.
Are you Ok?

Stefan...[Groans]

[Coughing]
I need to feed.

Ah.

I see what's
going on here.

You died with vampire
blood in your system

and you didn't feed

and now you're
locked up in here

without a drop of
human blood in sight.

That is a problem.

Just ignore her.

Has anyone done the math,
or shall I?

I'd say you've got less
than three hours to feed

before I get
to watch you die

all over again.

My day just got
a whole lot better.

[Grunts]

[Chanting in Latin]

Bonnie...

[Chanting in Latin]

Bonnie, open your eyes.

[Continues chanting]

Bonnie, I can't
let you do this.

[Continues chanting]
You're dying!

What the hell is that?!

[Gasping]

Bonnie, no!

Hey! Bonnie!

Bonnie, wake up!

Bonnie, wake up!

Elena...

Come back.

Come back, Elena.

Stefan?

Stefan,
something's happening.

You're going home.

No.
[Gasping]

Grams?
What are you doing?

You can't be in here.

You stay away
from this sort of darkness.

Elena needs me

she is not
your problem to solve.

Now go. Before they try
to keep you here.

Grams? Please!

This magic is dark, Bonnie.

It is not nature's plan.
Touch it again,

and the spirits
will unleash their anger

in ways that will
make you suffer.

Stay away.

Go!

Bonnie, wake up!

Wake up! Come on.

Bonnie, open your eyes.

[Gasping]

Ha! You're awake!

You're alive.

I couldn't do it.

It didn't work.

Stefan?
What happened?

I'm out of time.

I need blood.

I'm dying.

[Gasping]
Stefan: Hey!

Anyone! Hey!

Will you shut up?

You think we're afraid of you?

You want more vervain?

Keep it down.
Listen to me.

Elena's going to die if you
don't let her out of here.

Sorry.
Not my problem.

She's innocent.
Let her out.

Let her out!

Stop!

[Groaning] I said,
let her out!

[Groaning]

[Coughing]

She said she's not
strong enough.

You were strong enough
to put me in here.

Surely you're strong enough
to get me out.

I upset the spirits
trying to save Elena.

I can't use that kind of magic
again. It's too dangerous.

Bonnie, do the bloody spell!

She said she can't, Ok?

We'll just wait a few days

until you're strong
enough to do it

with traditional magic.
Right, Bonnie?

[Screaming]
What are you doing?

Ripping Tyler's heart out.
I'll jump into someone else.

Maybe you.

Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, stop, stop!

He's bluffing.
He needs a witch to do that.

What makes you think
I don't have one?

Or ten? Pick, Bonnie!

You or Tyler!

Stop! Please!
You're killing him!

Fine, I'll do it!
Just stop.

Good.

Let's begin.

[Groaning]

[Gasping and groaning]

Elena.

Are you still with me?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm here.

I'm Ok.

No, you're not.

I can hear your breathing.

[Breathing heavily]

Damon was right.

You should have fed
this morning.

I'm so sorry.

Elena: Don't be.

You had hope.

That's all I ever
wanted you to have.

And you had it.

I love you so much.

[Breathing heavily]

Do you know why
I was even on that bridge?

[Gasping]

I was coming back
for you, Stefan.

I had to choose, and...

I picked you.

Because I love you.

No matter what happens...

It's the best choice
I ever made.

[Gasping]

God... it sucks
I can't see you right now.

I'm smiling.

Me, too.

[Crickets chirping]

So, what, we just
storm the place

with zero weapons?

No, we don't need weapons.

Just bait.

[Screaming]

[Groaning]
Yoo-hoo!

Anybody home?

There's a big,
bad vampire out here.

Let him go,
the boy's innocent.

Well, that's the point.

Give me Stefan and Elena,
he's all yours.

Come on, pastor.
You know I'll kill 'em.

I want to kill him.
Go away.

You are not invited in!
And I'm not coming out.

[Bonnie chanting in Latin]

This is black magic.
She shouldn't be doing this.

[Continues chanting]

Tyler...

Caroline.

Hey!

Tyler!

Bonnie,
what are you doing?

I warned you, child.

I warned you to stay away.

Bonnie, it works. Stop.

What's happening?
Let me go!

I can't.
Let me go!

Bonnie, what's happening?

I can't let her go!
Bonnie, stop the spell!

You made your choice.

Now they're
taking it out on me.

[Groaning]

I'm sorry, grams!

They can't do this to you!
Please! Don't do this to her!

Bonnie, stop!

No! No! No!

Oh, my God! [Sobbing]

What have I done?!
What do I do?!

You're Ok, you're Ok.

What did I do?!

[Gasping]

[Rebekah coughing]

I got this.

Bring the other one in.

Rebekah: Excuse me!

Hello, sir? [Coughs]

I thought I told you
to shut up.

Here's the thing...
My family, we... We have money.

Castles,
apartments, jewelry.

Just name your price
and let me out.

[Coughs]

I'd much rather watch you die.

Elena. Elena!

[Gasping and groaning]

[Matt coughing]

Go ahead and kill me.

You can't possibly hate me
more than I hate myself.

Oh, yes, I can.

It should have been you.
[Coughs]

Leave him alone!

[Groaning]

Just stop! Stop saving me.

What the hell
is your problem?

What do you want me
to say, thank you?

Because honestly,
I wish you'd just let me drown.

What, you think you were
my first choice?

Elena's a vampire
because of me.

I have to live with that every day
for the rest of my life.

No, no, you don't have
to live with that,

you get to live with that.

Because Elena put
your life before her own.

So every morning
when you get out of bed,

you sure as hell
better earn it.

You were going
to kill him.

Yep. The guy just won't die.

It was my choice
to save him.

Why aren't you
seeing that?

It's a little hard to keep track
of all your choices lately, Elena.

I remember everything.

One of the highlights
of my transition...

Remembering everything

that you compelled me
to forget.

Like how
you and I met first.

We were strangers.

And you told me you
wanted me to get

everything
I wanted from life.

Damon, why didn't
you tell me?

Would it have
made a difference?

I didn't think so.

You asked me to make
a choice, Damon.

So I did.

If you're going to be mad,

then take it out
on me, not on Stefan

or Matt
or anyone else. Me.

Are we done here?

If it had been you
at the bridge last night

and not Stefan,

and I begged you
to save Matt...

I would have saved you.
In a heartbeat, no question.

That's what I thought.

Then Matt would be dead

because
you couldn't let go.

Matt would be dead!

But you wouldn't be.

And you would have
gotten to grow up.

And had the life that you wanted;
The life that you deserve.

And I know that I didn't
used to get that, but I do now.

And I wanted that
for you, Elena.

And I would have gladly
have given it to you

and let Matt die
because I am that selfish.

But you knew that already.

The first night we met's
not all you remember.

How dare you save
Caroline over me!

"Hello, brother, I thought you
were dead. So pleased you're not."

You left me.

I only had time
to save one of you

and you can't be killed. Rest
assured, I had a worse day than you.

I think it's time for us to move
on, find some more werewolves.

So you can create
your hybrid family?

You don't know
anything about family!

Well, I know how easily
they can be silenced with a dagger.

No!

Drop them.
I mourned you!

My heart broke thinking
I'd never see you again!

Put the blood down,
Rebekah, there's a good girl.

It's always been me!
Not Finn.

Not Elijah, not Kol, me.

I loved you through everything
and you don't even care.

Drop it!

You want your family?

Here's your family.

You know something,
Rebekah, you were right.

I don't care.

From this moment on,
you're not my family,

you're not my sister.

You are nothing.

The whole council
knows who we are now.

Everything's about to change.

Yeah, I'm sure Damon has
a revenge plan cooked up.

We'll figure out a way
to deal with it.

Stefan, you don't
have to convince me

that everything's
going to be Ok.

I know.

Wish I could, though.

Wish I could just tell you
that you'll never feel pain.

That you'll never crave blood.

But you will.

It will be the worst thing
that you've ever lived through.

But I'll get to live.

I'll be a sister
and a friend, and...

I'll be with you.

Forever.

If I want.

[Music playing]

I'm going
to get through this.

The same way we've been
through everything,

any other time.

We should get inside
before sunrise.

Bonnie made this
for you yesterday.

Just in case.

Daylight ring?

One day at a time, right?

[Music playing]

[Indistinct chatter]

Folks, by now you know that
the vampires have escaped.

And it won't be long before
they retaliate against us.

But fear not.

For I have been chosen
to lead us in a movement.

What are you talking about?

Hear me, loved ones.

Soon we'll be free
to pass through the gates...

And we'll all reunite
in eternity.

Seriously, pastor,
what's going on here?

Friends...

We are the beginning.

[All screaming]