Elena, Damon, Bonnie, Caroline, Tyler, and Matt have fled to Pheonix to hide from Ripper Stefan and Klaus. Emma, Thayer, Ethan, and Mads are missing Sutton, who mysteriously disappeared after her and Ethan hooked up, causing Emma and him to break up. After Elena and the gang come upon a mysterious cabin the the woods, everyone bonds. Relationships are formed, and people are killed.