Pilot

**Pilot** is the first episode of the first season of *The Inner Circle for the Supernatural* and the first episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Four months after the car accident that killed their parents, Elena Gilbert is still trying to move on with her life having to move into her closest friend’s, Hope’s, home until she turns 18 when she can legally own her old parent’s house. As the school year begins, Elena is intrigued by a handsome and mysterious new student named Stefan Salvatore, who came from another school, and the two are immediately drawn to one another, with Elena not realizing that Stefan is actually a century old vampire. Even with Hope behind her back, Elena still couldn’t be happy and still struggling. Back home after school, she is attacked by what seemed a like a man with a beast’s face. Saved in the nick of time, an arrow had seemed to kill the monster and as a clear image of the man appears both Elena and Hope are knocked out

Awoken in an unfamiliar setting and bed. Elena recognizes Hope on the bed next to her, she quickly runs over and tries to wake her up when a man’s voice startles her as it was the same man who saved her as he encouraged to leave Hope and come into the living room she creates eye contact with 4 girls and Stefan. Confused, she wondered why he was here and that’s when the man started introducing himself as Alaric Saltzman as well as a blonde girl who was his daughter, Lizzie Saltzman, her twin sister, Josie Saltzman, a girl who had light brown hair and a punk style with her, Paris Berelc, and a girl in a white dress, Davina Claire. Asking why she was here she was informed of what they were as they called themselves “The Inner Circle” a small group of supernatural beings that protect others from the evils that surround them.

Thinking it was joke, Elena bolted and when Stefan was able to move in front of her in less than a second she was astonished and started listening of why she was here. Alaric had explained that Elena was a special supernatural being called a doppelgänger and being so her blood is very special as it’s used and required in most rituals but in this case her life is in danger since an immortal original vampire wants her blood to break his curse and be able to become a true hybrid of both vampire and werewolf. Still processing this information of vampire, werewolves, and the fact that she’s practically a supernatural blood magnet and so Alaric provided her with an offer. And that was if she were to join “The Inner Circle” and be in their aide, he could help investigate the accident of her parents on that fateful day and with that she takes the deal. That’s when Hope storms into the conversation disagreeing with everything as she too woke when Alaric had called out Elena’s name and heard their entire conversation.

Trying to leave, Hope grabs Elena’s hand and proceeded to storm out the front door, a man who Elena described as a handsome man with a mysterious old school kind of vibe as he would later identified himself as Damon Salvatore, older brother of Stefan, stopped them and attempted to compel Hope into letting go of Elena and say that she’ll understand Elena’s decision of traveling abroad  and that she’d forget everything she learned today. Believing that his compulsion worked he was then slapped by Hope, infuriated that he would try to put lies in her head and when all of them looked puzzled, Elena then stopped Hope and let of her hand. Elena explained that she’ll stay by her own decision and whether Hope can stand in her way or let her be would be up to her, seeing the determination Elena had in her eyes after so long she decided to let Elena go but negotiated that she would come with her. That’s when Davina had a shocking expression and yelled that vampires are coming, shocked Alaric grabbed Hope and Elena and asked Davina and Lizzie to guard them both as Paris, Stefan, Damon, Josie, and Alaric went to fend off the vampires.

Heading to the basement, Elena was curious how Davina knew as Davina explained that she was a witch, a servant of nature that helps balance the laws of nature. After a victory of killing all 30 vampires who were most likely controlled by the immortal original vampire, they were confronted by a witch by the name of Ariana Breeds, recognizing this strange woman Paris immediately threw 3 sets of knives without hesitation but was stopped in motion by Ariana easily as she laughed it off as she described her technique was lazy. Demanding Elena as she called “the doppelgänger” to come to her and there won’t be any problems, knowing that the group won’t give her the girl, she then deflects the knives towards the group and then shortly disappears. Luckily the knives were caught by Damon and looking back at Alaric knows that they’ve truly awakened something.