A dark and shadowy figure emerged from The Other Side to conclude The Vampire Diaries Season 5 Episode 17.

And now fans will need to wait a few weeks to figure out what he wants.

On The Vampire Diaries Season 5 Episode 18 - titled “Resident Evil” and set to air April 17 - Damon will meet Markos and be shocked by what he learns from the Traveler leader.

Elsewhere, Bonnie receives disturbing news from Grams; Liv works with Jeremy, Tyler and Matt; we delve into Luke's history; oh, and Elena and Stefan have some seriously sexy dreams about each other.

That's the focus of the following teaser. Check it out now and be sure to watch The Vampire Diaries online if you need a refresher:

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