In the Season Three finale , she became a vampire despite never wanting to be one. Elena had been struggling to live a normal life ever since her adoptive parents, Miranda and Grayson Gilbert , died in a car accident when she was seventeen years old. Her life also changed drastically as she and her friends are caught up in the supernatural world that surrounds them and are forced to face powerful supernatural enemies. Elena was described as a star student. She was popular, sporty, smart, compassionate, empathetic, caring and friendly. She could be very vulnerable and a damsel in distress.

Rayna Cruz was a recurring character and the primary antagonist in the seventh season of The Vampire Diaries. She was a Shamanic Huntress hailing around the 19th Century , the daughter of Vicente Cruz, who was a member of the Brotherhood of the Five , and was a fierce vampire huntress whose sole purpose was to eradicate and incarcerate vampires within the phoenix stone. After being forced to kill her father by Julian , she became enhanced by a tribe of shamans to get vengeance on Julian, his Heretic family, and all vampires. Her main target was Stefan Salvatore who was stabbed by her when she attempted to kill Damon. The wound from her sword marked him allowing her to find Stefan anywhere and compelling her to kill him. She was willing to kill anyone of any species who dared to stand in her way. After the Phoenix Stone was destroyed, she writes down the names of all the vampires that escaped and has the gang go after them.

So, who did he turn to? Not such a good idea, D. So, Julian directed him to a sparring match. The winner wins, and the loser, well, dies.

The episode was written by Rebecca Sonnenshine and directed by Michael Allowitz. The episode starts with Damon Ian Somerhalder having captured a traveler and interrogating him to tell him where Markos Raffi Barsoumian is so he can find Stefan Paul Wesley and Elena Nina Dobrev but the only thing the traveler tells him is that it does not matter if he find Markos since he has whatever he needs and it is too late to do anything. Meanwhile, Stefan and Elena are tied up and being drained by Markos who needs their blood for his spell. A woman appears and frees Stefan who goes and frees Elena and they escape. Stefan calls Damon to tell him that they escaped but he does not know where they are and they will try to find their way back home safe.