Homecoming/Transcript
(Salvatore House)
(Stefan calls Klaus)
Klaus: Portland is fantastic. Once you get over all the whiny music and healthy looking people is it truely a breading ground for werewolves.
Stefan: Your father is dead.
Klaus: What did you say to me?
Stefan: Oh, my mistake. Not your actual father and not dead. Mikael. Daggered. What do you want me to do with the body?
Klaus: Well, first I want you to explain to me exactly what happened.
One our earlier, Salvatore House
Stefan: Aye- let`s say that Mikael followed Elena in here. He tried to grab her, so he could use her as
Elena: And you what? Vervained him?
Damon: No! WE vervained him! This guy is an original. To make it realistic.
Stefan: O.k., fine. We vervained him, and in the process discovered that he had a dagger.
Elana: Which he planned to use on Rebekah, but instead...
Stefan: We drove it through his heart!
Elena: And what happens when he asks to see Mikael´s body?
Damon: Good point! You my brother have been compelled to do what Klaus says. So the idea is to lure him back here and kill him- last thing we need is you getting tripped up intimidate
Stefan: Well, though look at me I am just in charge of getting him back here.
Elena: Klaus is smart: If we tell him that Mikael is dead he want proof.
Mikael: Then I shall be dead!
Elena: What if he wants to see you in person?
Mikael: What it means: our plan is working! Klaus will absolutely want to see my body! You lure him here- and I will kill him!
Stefan: With what? Those daggers won`t work on him.
Mikael: Well, I´m in possession of a stake fashioned from the wood of the ancient white oak tree. The one that left these ashes when it burned.
Stefan: Where is it?
Mikael: Not here. The knowing of its location is my insurance policy.
Stefan: Against what?
Mikael: You leaving this in my heart! You see, a vampire can´t dagger an original without dying. So- it falls to you!
Elena: Y- You want me to actually dagger you??
Mikael: Klaus will leave nothing to chance- especially when it comes to trust!
Klaus on phone with Stefan in the present time
Klaus: I wanna see him. I want to see his rotting body for myself.
Stefan: Well, he is here. Come by whenever.
Klaus: If you are lying to me Stefan, your compulsion will expose you. So, answer with your life: Is what you are saying the truth?
Short flashback to Elena driving the dagger into Mikael´s heart. Stefan watching the scene.
Stefan on phone in the present: It´s true. I saw it with my own eyes.
Klaus: I wanna talk to Rebekah.
Stefan: That´s not a problem. She is right here.
Stefan handing over the phone to Rebekah
Rebekah: Hello Nik.
Klaus: Rebekah, love. What´s this I hear about Mikael´s tragic running with the dagger?
Rebekah: It´s true. He´s finally out of our lives for good. I miss you. I´m miserable here.
Klaus: I´ll be home soon.
Rebekah: Good. I see you then. Bye-bye. (she hangs up the phone and turns the others) He bought it. He´s coming home.
Damon: Now- that easy it was!
Elena: Let´s just get this over with. (she pulls the dagger out of Mikael´s chest)
Salvator house: Mikael still dead on the floor; Rebekah in a chair, painting her nails while waiting for Mikael coming to live again. He starts to move, coughs, gets up
Rebekah: Finally! Took you long enough.
Mikael: Rebekah!
Rebekah: Whatever fatherly rubbish you´re thinking- save it!! Nothing you say matters to me.
Miakeal: I see. Where is my dagger?
Rebekah: Elena has it. So you can forget your plans to use it on me.
Mikael: You were never what I was after.
Rebekah: Nik was my family. If you are after him, you are after me!
Mikael: He blinded you, Rebekah. He killed your mother!
Rebekah: I know what he did, and he´ll pay for it with his life! But Nik was not born a killer- non of us were! You did this to us when you turned us into vampires! You destroyed our family! Not him!
Mikael: Rebekah
Rebekah leaves him.
Elena´s room. Elena in front of her closet. Bonnie sitting on her bed with Alaric´s photos of the ancient viking drawings
Elena: (sighs) I hate everything in my closet. I have nothing to wear to Homecoming.
Bonnie: So, don't go. Let's stay home order takeout and overanalyze ancient hieroglyphic thingies with Alaric.
Elena: We have to go. Caroline will kill us.
Bonnie: Ha- Caroline actually has a date...
Elena: You know that you can talk to me about Jeremy, right?
Bonnie: I don't need to talk about it. He fell in love with his ghost- girlfriend and lied about it. What´s done is done.
Elena: You have to talk about it! He hurt you, Bonnie. I am mad at him, too
Bonnie: You are mad at your little brother. You yell at him a little, teach him a lifelesson. You can't really be mad like I am mad.
Elena: Bonnie...
Bonnie: And you shouldn't have to be. He's your brother. It's annoying. Can't really talk to you about it.
[Salvator house; Damon´s room. Damon and Elena preparing weapons]
Elena: We can't trust Rebekah not to turn on us.
Damon: Oh really. These original vampires are usually so reliable.
Elena: Bonnie was right. Rebekah may be mad at Klaus now but - he is her brother.
Damon: Her lying, mommy- killing, dagger- happy brother. Wolvesbane is ready.
Elena: There are too many things, that can go wrong with this plan. Too many people that can make it go wrong.
Damon: Well, I am formulating a secret contingency plan.
Elena: Really? What is it?
Damon: Well, if I told you, then it wouldn't be a secret.
[Stefan entering the room]
Stefan: I need to borrow a tie.
Damon: You have your own ties!
Stefan: Hm- I'm a 162 years old and I'm going to a Homecoming Dance. I need better ties!
Elena: You could not go.
Stefan: I'm compelled to protect you. And if I look your track record at Highschool Dances- it's pretty tragic. My luck you go and get yourself murdered by the Homecoming Queen...
[Elena handling a wolvesbane grenade]
Damon: Ah- ah! No!
Elena: I know how to do it! Alaric taught me!
Damon: Elena! This thing blowes of in our face- just remember: only one of us heals quickly!
Stefan: Ah- please tell me that you have a better plan than wolvesbane grenades.
Damon: Never your mind, brother. Less you know the better.
Stefan: My freedom from Klaus rests entirely upon you two as skidding your plan perfectly. So, excuse me if I'm a bit cynical.
Elena: Your the one we should be worried about. If Klaus asks you one wrong question- whole thing falls apart.
Stefan: You do have reason to worry, but if I look back in our history of epic plan failures, it's usually because one of us let our humanity get in the way. Upon taking odds on how this thing goes down, it's certainly not gonna be me who srews it up. I'll see you at Homecoming. I can't wait.
[Mystic High schoolgrounds; Caroline & Tyler painting an old VW van]
Caroline: Hey, can you gimme the glitter gun. Thanks
Tyler: Hey, can't we diss in decorating and go grab a bite?
Caroline: Oh, I have a in my bag.
Tyler: I mean a real bite. Rebekah knows some people who like to be fed on. They're into it, we don't even have to compell them.
Caroline: O.k. first of all, I finally almost just got your mother to stop hating me- so I probably don't wanna get cought in some weird vampire threesome with her son. And secondly quit hanging out with Rebekah the- evil- blood- slut.
Tyler: Just keep the closing tonight at the dance, o.k.? For me?
Caroline: So, who has less fortune of beeing compelled to be her date?
Tyler: Matt said he'd take her.
Caroline: What? You set her up with Matt??
Tyler: She wants to go to the dance and he didn't have anyone to go with. He drinks vervain. She can't feed on him, what's the big deal?
Caroline: The big deal, Tyler, is that Matt is an innocent, good person, who should not be going to dances with evil blood sluts!
Tyler: Matt's a guy, Caroline. And Rebekah is hot, don't overthink this.
Caroline: This is a sire thing, isn't it? Please tell me this is some weird family extension of your sire bond to Klaus!
Tyler: I'm here, hanging streamers and I have glitter all over my hands. If I'm sired to anybody it's you.
[Stefan's bedroom; Rebekah in a party dress standing in front of a mirrow; Elena entering the room]
Elena: Getting a headstart, huh?
Rebekah: Embarrassing truth? This is my first highschool dance.
Elena: Ever?
Rebekah: I don't really had time for highschool before. Nik and I were always moving around, running. Anyway- I didn't want to leave anything to chance. Have you heard anymore from him?
Elena: No. But I'm sure that when he does return he'll do it with flair.
Rebekah: And Damon and my father are all served with their plan?
Elena: Yes
Rebekah: Don't tell me. I don't want to know, I just- I want to go to the dance and leave the rest to Mikael.
Elena: I know it's really hard. So thank you for helping us get Klaus back into town.
Rebekah: Just be careful. I've been running for a thousand years for a reason. Mikael is not a good person and he definetly can't be trusted. No one in my family can.
[Rebekah gets tears in her eyes]
Elena: Are you o.k.?
Rebekah: I've spent my whole life loving and hateing my brother with equal messure. I never thought that I'd be the one to help drive a stake through his heart. No tears- I don't want to ruin my makeup.
[She turns her back to Elena and looks in the mirrow again]
Rebekah: How do I look?
Elena: You look amazing! May missing one thing.
[Elena takes the necklace out of her pocket]
Rebekah: My mother's necklace!
Elena: You should wear it tonight. May I?
Rebekah looks in the mirrow, nods; Elena steps behind her ]
Rebekah: Thank you!
[Elena drives the dagger through her back into her heart]
Elena: I'm so sorry! I can't leave anything to chance either.
[ Elena sitting on the bed; Damon covering Rebekah's body with a blanket]
Damon: In the back! Harsh!
Elena: It had to be done! Rebekah was never gonna be completely on our side.
Damon: I'm not judging you. It's very- "Kathrine" of you.
Elena: Not the way to make me feel better about myself, Damon.
Damon: It was a complement. Sort of...
Elena: Stefan's right! Someone's gonna let their humanity get in the way and screws the whole thing up. It's probabely be me.
Damon: Elena, you just daggered somebody. You will be fine.
Elena: Yeah- but I feel bad about it. I care too much, that's the problem, Damon! I'm the weak link!
Damon: If it makes you feel any better, she's not really dead.
Elena: Do you trust him? Mikael?
Damon: No.
Elena: What about Stefan?
Damon: No. Not as long as he is under Klaus's control.
Elena: Then we need a better plan.
Damon: I know what to do. You just not gonna like it.
Elena: Why not?
Damon: Because when this all goes down, I don't want you having any part of it.
Elena: What does that mean?
Damon: Do you trust me?
Elena: Yes.
Damon:Then you have nothing to worry about.
[ Night; fire brigade buliding up barriers in front of the highschool; sound of running water]
Caroline: What happened?
Tyler: The gym is flooded.
Caroline: What?
Tyler: Dance is canceled.
Caroline: Excuse me? Where are we supposed to do it now?
[Elena at the Salvatore home on the phone with Caroline]
Elena: So, does that mean I don't have to go?
Caroline: You wish! No, Tyler is moving the party to his house.
Elena: Cakes and beerpunk for the Homecoming? That's- different...
Caroline: Just say you're still coming?!
[Knockings on the front door of the Salvatore house]
Elena: I'll see you there. [She hangs up and opens]
Matt: Elena...
Elena: Matt...
Matt: Hey
Elena: Hey. Ahm- say that there is a problem with your Homecoming date.
Matt: What happend?
Elena: How would you feel about a backup date?
[at the Lockwood house; rockband playing in the garden ; party people everywhere, cheering; Caroline entering the house with Bonnie]
Caroline: How did he plan a better party than me so fast? What? Is that a band outside??
Bonnie: Who are all these people?
Caroline: This is weird! Where is Tyler?
[Stefan moving through the crowd; he meets Tyler]
Tyler: Hey Stefan! What's up?
Stefan: Nice party
Tyler: Thanks, but I'm not the one throwing it. I'm just doing what Klaus wants.
Stefan: What do you mean?
Tyler: It's not a party, man. It's a wake!
[Klaus entering the stage; crowd cheers]
Klaus: Good evening everyone! I wanna thank you for beeing here with me, just celebrate! It's been a long time coming!
[Elena and Matt arrive at the party]
Elena: So much for Homecoming...
Matt: This is weird! Us beeing here together...
Elena: There's Caroline. She doesn't know anything. Act normal!
Caroline: Hey- Klaus is here!!
Matt: What??
Caroline: Yeah! Apparently our sired hybrid-friend Tyler thought it'll be o.k. to let his master throw a party! I expected more surprise!
Elena: I'm not surprised by anything Klaus does. I'm gonna go find Bonnie. [she leaves]
Caroline: What's going on? And what are you two doing here together? Thought you were supposed to be here with Rebekah
Matt: Plan has changed. I need a drink! [he leaves too]
[Klaus and Stefan walking around]
Stefan: Quite a Homecoming!
Klaus: I've been planning my father's funeral for a thousand years! Granted, in no version of it were any of these people invited, but you get the idea!
Stefan: So, what now? Stop running?
Klaus: Hm- now I reunite my family!
Stefan: Family... You mean the people you cart around in caskets?!
Klaus: Non of that matters anymore. Mikael is gone. Bygones will be bygones. [he sees the Homecoming Queen walking by]. Seems the Homecoming Queen still walks among the living, which leads me to believe Rebekah isn't here... Where is she?
Stefan: I have no idea. I thought she was coming with Matt.
Klaus: Oh, be honest now, Stefan! Where is my sister?
Stefan: I said I have no idea!! How would you like me to take you to your father?
Klaus: Well, it wouldn't be a party without the guest of honor, would it? Bring him to me!
Stefan: All right! Perhaps there's something in it for me...? My freedom from your compulsion?!
Klaus: Oh, you want your freedom. Well, once he is dead and his weapon destroyed you'll have ypur freedom. It'll be my pleasure to give it back.
[Salvatore house; Damon pours himself a blood drink; Mikael enters the room]
Mikael: Did my daughter go to the dance?
Damon Yeap- you missed the photo up. Did you get the stake?
Mikael: I did.
Damon: May I take your word for it? No offence to your honor at all...
Mikael: I'm taken. [pulls out a stake of his jacket]
Damon: Fancy! May I?
Mikael: It's the only weapon on this earth that can kill an original. So I think I'll hold on to it. No offence...
Damon: I'd offer you a drink- Kathrine tells me you're more of a "vampire on the rocks" kind of guy.
Mikael: Oh, technically you could still offer...
Damon: Why feed on vampires? Don't tell me it's for the smooth aftertaste!
Mikael: I had a hand in creating vampires, but bloodlust was never my intention. Over the centuries I learnt to feed from the predator, not the innocent.
[Stefan comes in]
Stefan: Change of plans. Klaus is back. He is out at the Lockwood's and he wants your body delivered to his doorstep.
Mikael: I'm afraid he is in for a colossal disappointment.
Stefan: Well, he'll certainly not gonna come here. I hope your plan didn't depend on that?
Damon: Didn't depend on that...
Stefan: But you do have a plan, right?
Damon: Oh, yeah. We have a plan, right. Just doesn't involve you...
[Mikael leaps forward, grabs Stefan and starts to feed on him; Stefan goes down]
Damon: You couldn't just break his neck?
Mikael: Well that certainly occured to me.
[back at the Lockwood house; party still going on]
Tyler: My mom would seriously freak when she saw all these people here.
Klaus: Your mother won't be a problem: I compelled her to go to church and pray for your friends.
Tyler: What you're talking about?
Klaus: I want you to look around. There is Bonnie, there is Elena, Matt and there's your pretty little girlfriend Caroline. Epic dance was wrecked tonight and who came through with the party? You did! What a pal! But who are all these other people here?
Tyler: I have no idea. I've never seen half these people in my life.
Klaus: That's because I' ve invited a few dozens friends of my own. That`s my friend Mindy- picked her up along the way in Kansas. Did you know that there's an entire bloodline of werewolves in the heartland? That's Tony from North Dakota and let's not forget the Seattle contingent.
Tyler: All right. Are those people all hybrids?
Klaus: And they also love a good party. And they're like you sired by me, they wish to serve their master. So if anyone should so much as make a move against me, they may feel obligated to return it. You're free to warn your friends!
[Tyler and Caroline in Tyler's bedroom; he shuts the door]
Tyler: What are you up to with Klaus?
Caroline: Ah- nothing.
Tyler: He is on to you, Caroline. Whatever you all think about to pull off- he's two steps ahead of you!
Caroline: O.k. I don't know what you're talking about.
Tyler: You're lying to me!
Caroline: You know, actually, I'm not! I don't know anything! But even if I did, I wouldn't tell you about it, because you are sired to team Klaus now. And you can't be trusted! So can we please just go back to the party now?