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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSg83yGOLa
"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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY37ygdq7d
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsofka02hy
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXEF7wl360
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJe9wPqe0u
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdv0t0KqBJ
"Are you sure?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0lXip0K3u
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumS1F41HBW
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTcW5Rq5ab
Stefan finished.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7J8FAC3aW
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvX2JivStyA
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2TN0lIs4F
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNmoP4xA6Q
A few moments later, he was finished.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZndTyeaBr0
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0qnjVxONs
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdYyK9GBC0
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfp9J9gYqLt
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6kJ1pjIBz
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgjnc8toIZ
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Zt5AEvtoj
He looked at Elena.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB153H8Gsx
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu1aRoYWxF
Elena vanished.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfne25q7pOI
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixM8jcdECK
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1fSUGZD5m
"Bonnie, drink."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueYSd2AF8Y
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWFf240Cot
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyVPFIgDpW
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsWhMjtTTY
"Katherine, what happened?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVMUePazrR
"I got bitten."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSX22LmIQP
"How long ago?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDdIVfcdr0
"Two hours ago."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBXmmMxXxH
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHlybwsBPb
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4kaBkGEBw
Jeremy obeyed.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXN6mrW9ia
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDkr8uZKiA
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGiKgqcuON
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteq1U9LwcA
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM0hYyWXfE
Rebekah sat up.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xRB6JAP1L
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoz9tC6aIA
"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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUVZmJWoX6
Damon hung up.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5NZOdDobP
"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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbHw6UGW4l
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82DR6YZ7fN
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQOPhTwXJj
Katherine collapsed.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclE3CQ5e4N
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxEX9GbgWA
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE50NCVF1n4
"Help her," Damon said.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbVFusZQc5
"Why?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMGOeqqV4x
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoifv0c7yi5
"Fine. I'll do it."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLXKWoscpm
"Thank you."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDBwdAkimL
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8QtJ6C0CV
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19HYZHgnG3
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzUlI0tdfl
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQlWbiNXKD
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOMlJduT9x
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAUkRzWu1a
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxF62rq1VxW
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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbdKyRnWQi
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzufDcpPFwj
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhiuz9lSNf
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikmZRg6fF6
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFm2ZzWsSV
"My ma' ma."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMzS6wkNZC
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6XFZptqab
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfFzKNK2X4
"Thanks, Elena."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PUNl6yXwW
"You're welcome."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T49nysvw0
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLmphIx5lr
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
