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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGvrMtorXl
"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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30lJE3CEMd
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAO2WkH8xK
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebS1oWWefu
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hcKnd15ZO
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD13b8Et3jE
"Are you sure?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn2OrrpN5g
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo9rXMkyjJ
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe0p8qxfoZ
Stefan finished.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nMeUxEcFd
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjmUZ2kjrR
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhYUQfEX86
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSngxXGxYrd
A few moments later, he was finished.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoeaMOseL5
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdnxTzfIz6
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ0ZLcfPlM
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJEfFjFOHS
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAIZ7yVscS
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh5i1thlW5
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ATcpH96xZ
He looked at Elena.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVwztagmXQ
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWYTt1gRHz
Elena vanished.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ0qrdNUXF
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNa5MKOb0i
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43y4sxnbxx
"Bonnie, drink."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqS9qEg7VN4
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxici15kSH
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC27q9wWBu5
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡossXN0JzdL
"Katherine, what happened?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCIfI1rvWu
"I got bitten."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGnBT3CSHk
"How long ago?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4UdAb1r0O
"Two hours ago."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0jneBinrb
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZzoTHYcRn
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6xcNA4dFk
Jeremy obeyed.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjENjZp7kUy
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4yjzTHTXe
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmJFw5n9rZ
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkg6OYCKWE
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2f3k30Tyl0
Rebekah sat up.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpFGsSLs6p
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrQcXx1rEu
"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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79FCn6QaiZ
Damon hung up.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGqUQu8klZ
"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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPdZZZNuhj
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVsWRLLbJn
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKsunyewUW
Katherine collapsed.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTMRSrhNNU
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUidWANY7qG
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlezPlcULR
"Help her," Damon said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtreiLasoUC
"Why?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjhDIzBoLk
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzfy9TJAmi
"Fine. I'll do it."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGVskdPTEx
"Thank you."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tSxOgg0dy
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWjq6h79k2
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTBdwzekpb
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wsT50zqKY
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDljWi8WyZ
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZDGfOYh5c
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GUbKZ6hGb
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYbEeOeRJD
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3wEfPoIWo
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReEUigX5c8
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmG9FNgOji
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJlUhFEPxH
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbfDMM4MmP
"My ma' ma."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbO9gDpZzP
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs7xfLg9CD
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprnoxRIImX
"Thanks, Elena."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSR84SSWgqx
"You're welcome."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwA4RKfXJt
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbd2scyW84
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
