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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbjKTOhvFZ
"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."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1B9ZgfdeY
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2C4HAVUXs
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjlob6BXlE
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2fGN2Qz2P
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTTf7ApsVH
"Are you sure?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKuai86AG7
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBWgmUl5uS
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlwmdnuNW0
Stefan finished.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvuRajK2gi
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo18HoMOGw
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mEUy6SeVW
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxD7YrbIwK
A few moments later, he was finished.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T6n71gxax
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ524fwFNubs
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTLtY3579K
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpt7Rfenp5x
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWVLWeh7bK
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gPqsFvwbV
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfR2pKLBPs
He looked at Elena.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxpEFhNDuY
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU89yOQIW0Y
Elena vanished.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX57jsWblh
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloIaG6kRdi
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4Y9ybNsCk
"Bonnie, drink."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraXtuuk1s9
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52IURvkQdE
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmQVoRfpUe
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8hDLwatcj
"Katherine, what happened?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq63LRfbAXY
"I got bitten."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfrcrj4xGs
"How long ago?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcUi7avtr0
"Two hours ago."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSRuCMXZgU
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwyUYilvBX
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoE8TQJ4iz
Jeremy obeyed.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWisHSUS50K
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUoC6BKn9A
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD30tDepnlL
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbkKqnRUR3
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO2pKdFKuR
Rebekah sat up.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHy7YgcJeG
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uQG15PM5o
"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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxb8Od7sw2
Damon hung up.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UXU32G6Zg
"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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Gxua3vsGq
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZGVmMCZ46
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ANzcly5R6
Katherine collapsed.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVrlGucmH4
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI5M4n3R4K
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb9euEf2iZ
"Help her," Damon said.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiwzZcqpoe
"Why?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFSuE3ontn
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKYUa4Luye
"Fine. I'll do it."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5FNEWbZC2
"Thank you."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMtLfu6coD
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszSz3kqnwa
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDsoFhHlVY
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ9p5e4aQ6
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSXPKGkQHn
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZHJkMm11c
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGl6A3Erg0Y
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3VJMfl8fo
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczyS2GmlDC
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXKtmX3lYt
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngSQdlRxMt
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uD6UXImRw
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDj42BUhpF
"My ma' ma."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQz8O8XSnC
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn11038vtA
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhKy8HVHkM
"Thanks, Elena."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2yVzR5V76
"You're welcome."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR5nz76x4f
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVytBQoAx0i
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
