Summary: What if Kat had arrived right after one of The Five had knocked Damon out?
Damon tried to get away from the guy and saw his tattoo on his hand.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oHPyypqQT
"You're one of The Five."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJod81jXxF
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJwqFXPOSw
The guy stood over Damon whom lay on his back and took out a stake. He raised it to strike, but at that moment, he was thrown a distance away. He stood up and saw a pissed off vampiress. He aimed the crossbow at her and fired, but she was instantly out of the way.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YjB4eG3y3
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PZWJQlGAU
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhI46b22KM
"I guess it's the hard way then," she said. "You see, family and friends are everything so I take hurting or killing them personally."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6bCvUwi5G
She grabbed him by the throat, ready to kill him, when he stabbed her with a stake in her stomach in attempt to get her off. She pulled it out and tossed it away.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDhiwoJ0Ka
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1y67tKnHUc
He attempted to stake her to kill her and they ended up rolling on the ground, fighting over the stake.
When she saw his tattoo on his hand, she used all her strength and stabbed the stake into his leg. Then she left him on the ground in pain to painfully kneel down beside Damon.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqeX3AUjrj
The guy watched her in pain after he had put a dagger in her side. Now he knew she was in trouble and he didn't care. He had put werewolf poison and vervain on the dagger.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p7IusGCEF
Katherine was too weak to pull the dagger out and she needed help, so all she could do was wait for Damon to awaken.
When Damon awoke not long afterward, he saw Katherine. The guy was gone and Kat didn't quite look right.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0S4twVqjZd
"Katherine?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJNR0gPhP1
He slowly sat up.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIbUFNiKpr
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6usKEfsbQY
He looked at her closely to figure out what was wrong. Then he saw she was pale, sweating, looked weak, and there was a dagger in her left side. It was deep, protruding close to the middle of her abdomen. He knew what she had done in the past, but she needed him now. She needed every ounce of help she could get.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KunZgQKKC
He knelt in front of her.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SpRSPfHzS
"We need to get back to camp."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIwz1yN3q4
He tried to pull the dagger out, but couldn't. The handle of it was laced with vervain. As soon as his hand burned, he pulled it away.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDV0BwLe9c
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFu2TuY8il4
She put an arm around his shoulders weakly and they walked to camp, Kat limping.
Elena was heading for the trees, when she smelled fresh blood close by with the mixture of Damon's scent. Then, a moment later, Damon walked in with a very pale, limping, bleeding Katherine.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRK49zaYSV
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZLHtACt7L
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4e40w6Cx3
Katherine started to lose consciousness.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVGE72HVk5
Both vampires stood at either side of her and used their body weight to hold her up. Elena put an arm around her and put Kat's free arm around her shoulders. Then they both half walked half dragged her to the tent.
A few minutes later, she lay on her back on Elena's sleeping bag, half conscious.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu06Lp1f3Dn
"I'm dying," she whispered.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2e1nO3cYf
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssdATKGDHE
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IiHu2sM6l
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2stMqkJlp
"What's going on?" he asked.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicxlba1ZRu
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ts6c8BNLm
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOiGaWYxmI
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWLppmnSh5
Kat gasped in pain.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqoReNVj52
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxD15k6orc
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcDt2yfuMO
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGgUuEP3Bw
Elena rested a gentle hand on Katherine's forehead. She was sweating badly. She took her hand away. She knew there was one thing she could do to help her descendant. So she did just that. She started to unbutton her leather jacket and take it off her to cool her down a little. Then, once it was off, Elena set it down in a corner.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLy1eMRM5G
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg0j1zcpyJ
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXkK7yT8Lq
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqB2tDPVgRv
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgv6VcbdvGo
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXlprTxLnN
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJO6hJUtjTw
"Katherine's here. She saved my life from one of The Five. Now she's dying. Elena's with her. She's calling Klaus," Damon answered his brother.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCVG1u1R50
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdcYGrxSDb
"I don't know, Stefan. Why don't you ask her yourself? I didn't have time to ask her. All I know is there's an injured one of The Five out there and Katherine's dying."
Elena called Niklaus and waited for an answer.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvSB9awfy7
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrkO67UqXc
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVImWrrwpZB
"What did Katerina get into this time?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82fqghWbKl
"She saved Damon's life from one of The Five. He stabbed her with a dagger with werewolf poison and vervain on it. Pleas, Klaus."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNu7LoAhiv
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIa1jvvsbZ
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMCRMzfmPt
"I want both, luv."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUjniM1QK8
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj62HELjxr9
"Thanks, Klaus."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTbq0eolVI
They hung up.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphzviEpr4x
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaNQBKcEpK
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFkc57QFK2
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoWdfwDFfw
Damon watched him go.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5Zgu2O4YF
"It's quite amazing, you know. One moment, you're in love with her. The next moment, you want to kill her. Now you want to save her life," Rebekah said. "It's fascinating, really."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkTCLTBBE6
He looked at her.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznAcFJRpeX
"You don't understand."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4jo1cl0Tw
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwTaX5M3EN
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JrTn7pmUr
"Very well, then."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7TtespOrC
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQLWjA38um
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAN3P0Prqr
"You're stubborn," he commented.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcOTmy1TC8
He headed for the tent.
Elena looked down at the unconscious vampiress, hoping Bonnie would do it and Klaus would get here soon. She felt so helpless. All she could do was look after her and watch Katherine slowly die. She didn't want to lose yet another family member. She sure as hell didn't want to watch another die.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjYbdU2igr
Damon walked inside and knelt by her beside Elena. He looked down at her; if only he had known why she had come here in the first place. He hoped she wouldn't die. He saw she was even worst and her breathing was labored.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFVToycN0g
Hang in there, he thought to her, not sure if she could hear him or not.
By the time Klaus walked into the tent, she was just minutes from death. It was heard for her to breathe and all she could do was lay there and wait for the time of death.
Klaus knelt down at her right side, as she closed her eyes and her head rolled to the left.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtS3LPG9cw7
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfnzPwdvpt
He pulled her gently into his arms and positioned her head gently back. He bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdjeq17Du7
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNw5LCUCTL
"Thank you," Elena said.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYEk3oi9er
"You're welcome. Now I must go."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNDRrMLQyM
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eGU0YLOdz
"Hey," Elena greeted.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdpNvZcMlZ
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjrUJKu7Lj
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Jt8pi5zwW
"So, why were you here in the first place?"702Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1FVaHwPVL
"To help find the cure," she told him. "You may find it shocking and all, but I want that cure. I never wanted this. I only turned to get away from Klaus, but it didn't matter. He came after me, anyway. I want the cure as much as Elena here and you once did and Stefan. I can name off others that want it, too."
Damon was shocked that she wouldn't want to stay a vampire after all she had done.
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