I was asleep when we made the journey into Fells Church but as soon as we had entered, I was pulled upright in my seat, made completely awake by some unseen entity. 

My head started throbbing and then it felt like I had walked into the sun without my ring and I was being burned alive. I screamed and clutched at my head, pulling my hair.

"What is it Elena?" Damon yelled, trying to control me and the car. 

"Something...bad is...hurting me...burning the inside...of my brain," I screamed again. 

"Make it stop! My heads is on fire! Wings of Protection!" 

My wings spread inside the car, encasing me in gossamer, and the pain eased as the wings fought against the invisible threat.. 

"You alright?" He was trying to find his way through the wings. 

"Are you?" I pulled my wings back into my body. Then I grabbed his face and made sure he wasn't hurt. He had a past of pulling in the pain. He showed no signs, so I blew out a sigh of relief. 

"Why did it attack you and not me? What was it?" 

"I don't know why me and not you. I can tell you it wasn't malach, it was something different. It was filled with hate and a thirst for death. My death."

We drove past my old house, and down the road, when I realised there was something wrong. There was no obvious signs of human life. I probed the area with a blast of power and came up empty. Where was everyone? 

We pulled up in front of Bonnie's house and Damon tooted the horn.

The sight I saw was jaw-dropping. Meredith came out with her pistols drawn, followed by Matt and Bonnie who was clinging on to Matt for dear life.

I sped out of the car and pulled Meredith into an embrace before she had time to react. 

Her knees gave way and she sobbed in my arms. Meredith, sobbed. Something really devastating must be at work here to make my Meredith cry. 

"It's okay, Meredith, we're here now and I swear on my own life, or unlife, that I will die before anything happens to any of you." 

She nodded and passed me onto Bonnie who was shaking and sniffling.

"You need my help, Bonnie. Only you can ask for it because I won't do this willingly. You have to want my help before I give it because it isn't good okay?" 

She nodded, wiping her eyes with her sleeve. She released Matt's tear soaked arm and walked towards me.  

"I need your help, Elena. I keep seeing things and going into trances and not being able to find my way out. The things I've seen..." She broke off with a choked sob. 

"I can help you but it means going into trance and seeing things you don't want to. Can you do that?" I asked. 

She nodded. 

"Take my hands." I said. 

She held them and clasped them tightly.  

"Everyone take a step back, or you'll get a bit burnt," I paused and spoke with a whisper. 

"Wings of Fire" 

Bright scarlet wings encased us in fire and I could here the shouting of the others, all trying to put it out.

Don't put it out, you'll break my concentration and I'll lose control of it. So leave it be.

I faintly heard Damon, ordering the others to leave it. I didn't pay to much attention to it, as Bonnie was going into trance.

Bonnie, I need to see what you've seen. Don't panick, you're safe and no one can touch you, not with me here. They will feel the power emitting from us and cower so nothing will touch us. 

I need you to call on the creatures you've seen. That way I'll know what we're dealing with and how to deal with it.

In her mind, we were in the woods and there was a scene playing out. Shinichi and Miaso were on there knees in their human forms and were begging for their lives. I chuckled at their misfortunes, until I saw who they were asking forgiveness from. The creature was in human form and he was at least 8 ft tall. He had the same jet black hair with bright red tips as Shinichi and Miaso, but his were all the brighter and darker. He was lean but well built and looked as hard as nails.

I left Bonnie where she was and walked into the clearing.  

"Well what do we have here?" I asked. 

Their heads all whipped around to see me. 

Shinichi and Miaso looked upon me with a mixture of emotions; hate, fear, respect, and more fear. 

The character standing laughed. 

"This, my children, was the young girl who defeated you?" He laughed even harder. 

"She is nothing but a vampire. A young vampire. You really must have lost you powers as well as your brains." 

"Well I can see where the twins get their stupidity from! Their father, I assume. What is your name, sir" I asked. 

"Loki" 

"Loki, as in the Norse god of thievery, magic and fire?" 

"He was based on me, child." 

"Loki, just like these two, you underestimate me and my friends. I will bring you down, kitsune." 

"We'll see young one. How about a show of power, then maybe I'll believe you." 

I nodded. 

"Wings of Death." I yelled.

Wings as dark as the night formed at my back and I threw their power forward towards Shinichi and Miaso. Shinichi threw himself infront of his sister and moved no more. 

"You think that was power? Ha I've seen better, young one." 

Wings of Life. 

I stepped over Shinichi, pushing a frantic Miaso out of the way and touched his forhead. His eyes fluttered and he blinked. He stared at me in wonder, scuttling away and hiding behind his sister.

"I'm Elena Gilbert. I'm a vampire who has the power of the spirits. You've messed with my town and my friends. You have wronged the town I died to protect. You will leave or die. Your choice."

I broke the trance. The fire was out and Bonnie was passed out in my arms. I forced her to awake. 

"Bonnie, you need to rest somewhere comfortable. Then, I or Damon will teach you to channel your powers. Can you walk?" 

She shook her head. 

I swept her up into my arms and walked to the door. 

"You gonna have to invite me in. I haven't been here since I...left town" 

"Go in, Elena" 

I ran with her upstairs and put her in her bed. I tucked her in and made sure she was comfortable and put wards at her windows to keep unsatisfactory beings away. 

"Bonnie, where is everyone? Where are your parents and Mary?" 

"Everyone left, Elena. Fells Church is a ghost town. When Loki arrived looking for his children, everyone left. My parents were death warmed up, they ran for the hills just like everyone else" 

"Okay, go to sleep"

I closed the door gently and crept downstairs. I walked into the Bennett living room and saw shocked looks on everyones faces. Even Damon's face was set into a mask of disbelief.

"What?" I asked, taking a seat next to Damon and leaning tiredly against him. 

"Your aura has suddenly turned from brilliant gold to brilliant gold slashed with balzing red." 

"I released the powers I've kept hidden away. I'm exhausted." 

I layed my head in Damon's lap and put my feet up on the sofa. He stared down into my eyes and stroked my cheek. 

"Your powers are bigger than what I've known. How?" He asked. 

I kissed his hand as it neared my mouth.  

"My transition from human-spirit to vampire-spirit opened me up to more powers. I know each and everyone of them and their uses but I wouldn't like to use them in front of you all. You wouldn't approve." 

"By us you mean me." Stefan corrected. I sat up and glared at him. 

"Yes, Stefan, I meant you. These powers are dark and deadly. By approve, I think it would make you feel disgust and the rest of you fear. You have no idea of what havoc I could reap on this town or what destruction I could cause. Thankfully, I have use of my old wing powers. So, what are you gonna do about it, Stefan?" 

He kept quiet. 

"These powers are going to help us. What did you see, Elena, when you and Bonnie went into trance?" Matt asked.

Matt? I hadn't realised he was sitting here. I got up slowly edged my way round the table. 

I kept eye contact with him as to ensure I wasn't going to hurt him. 

He must have sensed this as he got up and threw his arms around me, which was unusual for him. I clung on to him as I took in him. He was exactly the same. I needed the familiarity. 

I let go of him and turned to address all of them. 

"Kitsune. Shinichi and Miaso told their daddy on us. His aura wasn't like theirs. It was the deepest black ever. His name is Loki. Loki was the troublemaker of the Norse gods. He was a master of thievery, magic and fire and this Loki seems to be the same." 

"What can we do to stop him?" Matt asked. 

"I don't know. He seems far to powerful, apparently with kitsune power comes with age. He seems to have made a mess of this town. Which means I won't stop until I've stopped him."

Remembering the look on Shinichi and Miaso's faces, I burst out laughing. 

Soon enough, I was collapsed on the floor with people questioning my sanity. 

I tried and just barely succeeded on getting a hold on myself. Damon's face was highly amused by my outburst. I could tell he was just glad I was laughing. 

"What was that about?" 

"I wish you could have been there. You would have witnesses Shinichi's face after I killed him and brought him back to life again. Pure fear. He was scared of me. It would have been better if you had been there." 

I sat down on Damon's lap and hugged him. He kissed my cheek, making me smile. 

Meredith, Stefan and Matt all cleared their throats. 

"You think that's funny the fact someone was scared of you. And toying with people's lives, no matter if they deserved it. Where's the innocent Elena, we knew?" Meredith asked. 

I looked at her and stood up. 

I looked around the room at all the faces. 

"I don't know why I came here. I'm not the same and all I've done is disappoint you!"