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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02nXLGVwu7
"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."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnmuvNt0Vr
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdCRRnwyug
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVOxDYLjW3
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYqmpOAlip
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHd9PC0Aty
"Are you sure?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyWq3fqZV4
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlTE3E0Rah
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7dEbSIjg4
Stefan finished.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1Ov8w2wW6
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46JFgEIPIZ
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN5nGvYWXC
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6qwLUEytf
A few moments later, he was finished.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cCDwOJGxp
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALh9AmYF6j
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Qlfpv22Ak
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGHW6cLagz
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHxqpHEoNv
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeKJ5Spyys
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1wxR93BGj
He looked at Elena.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCJ2jgtxqn
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hLS1TGVbL
Elena vanished.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHA2V5xTTj
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEZEMEhGdO
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkobLkWBTE
"Bonnie, drink."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqp5Ob6QL0
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPg5vz64Yy
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3R8I90zZh
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCokG8D9Bq
"Katherine, what happened?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaks3jqMFoq
"I got bitten."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqTKmZ2wbY
"How long ago?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCf4P7LUEZ9
"Two hours ago."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwdZgxOZcx
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXVX41rFsR
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYANK5HWmPk
Jeremy obeyed.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiOsWDPT5D
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXUGp4rVBe
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ab8wUpvj1
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNstVHDQcGX
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0GG0aWbhW
Rebekah sat up.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhytDTi2KHq
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopWRb4q7iC
"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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdgvN7437h
Damon hung up.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEP6UwBTYU
"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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZipDIgvOl4
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t4fJLUISS
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb5R0wVmjX
Katherine collapsed.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIGtPv6Xan
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGV7NUNM9o
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouWsvVIOjJ
"Help her," Damon said.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQENKe5v2z2
"Why?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPDVvJvvWE
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7JcMXnEuT
"Fine. I'll do it."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxKWJcECsL
"Thank you."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsUtmB6SlW
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1tRSvwk2V
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡig3a4MzTmr
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEwI5k5D5o
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFVW2F5usx
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwoG5O4I3V
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDkHKxd7CM
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3otQ6ydQ8
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.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuf05OxMVd
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGy9TVMNTUh
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrHqlsG5r4
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4L0r6OH4t
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tpl55M6ta
"My ma' ma."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZGHPb8h6H
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqOyzL3HeK
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBJB0nzBIX
"Thanks, Elena."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhBsmSa5ge
"You're welcome."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBWYISg8ju
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."631Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICxswwPr8N
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
