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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uEACZeoSu
"You're one of The Five."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mgp7jSwR2
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE7ZkiW4h5
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNe0iKmrWg
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvclqeFzIV3
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjk9JTIE61S
"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."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yMp1AQIRh
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhHXiD2NXc
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjt6Jzhenv
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE91KKWJAfI
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZJxyCRMDr
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAPnUdHREu
"Katherine?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZn9xWfWaI
He slowly sat up.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59pnr2KrkS
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OqpL2Jv8w
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsJ9b1Ac44
He knelt in front of her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs64A0uZug
"We need to get back to camp."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl8Neurgga
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv3Dxqu29V
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP9yCe1brQ
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfC2m51hBZ
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCZ2nbR9BU
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1MVg3s3AC
Katherine started to lose consciousness.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkkJQKfIgJ
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2QeFl1mqn
"I'm dying," she whispered.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpmx7acSlS
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKZaQoe6CG
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCaOlfLAom
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9J9jjhIct
"What's going on?" he asked.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgszPvxQ8w
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88mE3Nh4Xv
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzNsZH0xbL
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7bbdzvKlT
Kat gasped in pain.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLFw2I4UMT
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwb6WDdY2E
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfMLd7Kms1
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJUNOMRoQy
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBJICEtE0j
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9pumLGVp1
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9P1zyDrkA7
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoW7Efi7HE
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrrTfvSxQ3
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRRD8fjNgt
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFztID2E3a
"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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabvP2uPpRt
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsCSofQbrt
"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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTBNhW6Nxo
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYekwfpuR9Q
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9Gi5mHid2
"What did Katerina get into this time?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmqkK11EUL
"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."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5T0Meefih
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP8egvBytv
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRmfTZVUVg
"I want both, luv."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSKlZuGc5J
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNAl6xOyxh
"Thanks, Klaus."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVsMtdoSU3
They hung up.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvyLBsxx4t
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkTKgbhZIy
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03qbyPICkb
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLO4RHjYoa
Damon watched him go.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2l1JMgmeC
"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."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYnW1cjoEO
He looked at her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrNAzRQyLN
"You don't understand."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgn0Twey3x
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vA4mdRwU0
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSnITSpVE8
"Very well, then."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYE71gvtKZ
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLV83Br0yw
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSCvqem6iA
"You're stubborn," he commented.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjqmltzdZJ
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8E2TmKoU6
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarA76FJ5lE
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJSV0eP2so
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWNcHmvGoF
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.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhZwmjIAG5
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD1XJr9sTJ
"Thank you," Elena said.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNNYS5R7vJ
"You're welcome. Now I must go."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVR1SWvjj8
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiC7xphACG
"Hey," Elena greeted.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1XgFMXFHT
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJlZHDsUfE
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamxYSthZjv
"So, why were you here in the first place?"666Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJuptqFAkg
"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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