Summary: Set in S4E11 after "Into The Wild." What if Jeremy hadn't been killed? What if Katherine hadn't been in the best shape? What if Jeremy had been too late to tell her that that guy was one of The Five? Different things happen.
It was a beautiful day, as Damon stood in the cave tied with vervain ropes. There was one around his neck and another around his wrists, binding them together. One of The Five had a hold of the other end of the rope, standing a distance away, facing him.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnk7cCj4Xll
"You clearly don't know my friends," Damon said, hearing some rock as someone got ready to enter. Then when he saw Rebekah, he added, "Or my enemies."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7jlZVHnra
Damon pulled on the rope until he had all of the rope, and with a little more effort, he managed to get free from the vervained ropes. But the freedom didn't last long, because when Rebekah was down with arrows in her back, he was tied against a wooden post with something that was vervained.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0OSMHi71M
Suddenly, Stefan walked in. Then he and the guy fought. Once the guy was beaten up a little Stefan started to untie the thing from around his neck.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSZ3TFHXBq
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4n2XYYlps
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3odVu4jKJ
"Are you sure?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4FfYA60qO
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ocFlqfAh6
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtTtSmQxdh
Stefan finished.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99kFxvcQJR
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWJIsL641c
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAKyLjW4kL
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVhWVJvUTB
A few moments later, he was finished.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8XuZO2HES
He gently rolled her onto her back and then got to his feet, before picking her up in his arms and jumping down into the deeper caves.
It wasn't long before he smelled a familiar scent; he gently layed the Original down before going deeper.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRkX3feZmd
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQM1GjQk7o
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfP7ldraDs
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvVwEqQDmC
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny6pBLGKGj
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWvARC7yCI
He looked at Elena.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUTepfyaNS
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPdMXufCJQ
Elena vanished.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidFeugqR9F
Damon went over and gently picked Rebekah up, before vanishing as well.
Katherine through the guy off Jeremy and Jeremy fell on the ground, before he went to check on Bonnie. Then Katherine bit and drank from the guy.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9x5TSVaRi
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzInwPXwavy
"Bonnie, drink."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQdgQ7yg3z
Damon walked in and saw Elena feeding Bonnie her blood, Jeremy a little beaten up, one of The Five dead on the ground, and Katherine feeding Silas her blood. But once she had the cure in hand, she stopped, taking her wrist away.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVjz6lf0Wm
She slowly turned around, back against what Silas lay on. She was weak and was holding on to what he lay on with a hand.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsNy1DZ5h7
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcgkd0Mljw
"Katherine, what happened?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2afU593qJ
"I got bitten."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMBpvnPQLX
"How long ago?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCCFwOWL61
"Two hours ago."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9crz1VxtI
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNAFd0o3fd
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMZgfTAONR
Jeremy obeyed.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkpRJAW0fE
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SRQLM98L6
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLufrykeFW9
Elena put an arm around her, as Katherine put a weak arm around Elena's shoulders.
An hour later Elena, Jeremy, Bonnie, Damon, Katherine, and Rebecca were in a boat.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV0BCEiv4t
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3LelHiBjQ
Rebekah sat up.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpficY2nKGu
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKAZEcOKmv
"I wouldn't call it fun, but you missed everything back there," Elena replied, before explaining to her what happened and what was going on.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyVHYoSrQg
Damon hung up.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32qTJhx4I1
"Stefan's coming."
"Feel free to help out anytime," Caroline said to Klaus, as she and Tyler sat on the couch at Elena's place.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mPxoZpb28
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH1nbwRCuy
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqah3RLPY9
Katherine collapsed.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvbEy41A5D
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bBbYz02dk
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorI2TndAYq
"Help her," Damon said.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXQUkj7uDG
"Why?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw7q0b2pDQ
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJqYV8B2TP
"Fine. I'll do it."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ626U8r9znE
"Thank you."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTffl5CosyP
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgomiXaxZav
He pulled her gently into his arms and positioned her head back, before biting his wrist and putting it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHx7qmt55cq
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHKQctxZvq
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Tb228TL2d
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU4GJVK9W3
Bonnie undid the spell that bound him there. Then, after it was down, she pinned her brother to a wall, still mad at him for daggering her again.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxRFFnN9ro
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bqoKPTcYk
Everyone watched as she left the house.
Later that night, Katherine lay in Damon's bed in his room with Elena seated at her bedside.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZW947EMrc
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqllWRzs1Fm
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM4VBjq6Ws
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE025SpWXTy
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjpaZXSxP0
"My ma' ma."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7nnclDUmH
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLnOyOrimI
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhne7bX6fg2
"Thanks, Elena."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPk1x54xou
"You're welcome."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBDJgYxoI3
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."633Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiJU0TzPX0
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
