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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLDbhIvLph
"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."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mmxtqdrJb
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuFuzlQYla
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AiiGd6QOW
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4LnfVV4eq
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWbRqDzEgx
"Are you sure?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4K3uRgHbv
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL6vwJu2Zk
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR5bQsMC2k
Stefan finished.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54rS0V1LxN
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF82EkdADj
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcnzA8x2Bz
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY3vQL7t7N
A few moments later, he was finished.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2314BKs41
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnQ6w5rgNX
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Zzq6Lqe14
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9rE8ho6vo
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMwuECenzE
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91b1CjdM7N
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWGQIt0ZXM
He looked at Elena.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAtnfVhfaG
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78I3STdBlA
Elena vanished.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpwNo5UKCJ
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjW6McooTb
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yZDvUwBXW
"Bonnie, drink."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPFoygAAAU
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixkKyaSgMZ
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVDLZ9tO6M
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWiqAvRvYy
"Katherine, what happened?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyfV9dqlUN
"I got bitten."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ897vcBIpD9
"How long ago?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg1wzplZk3
"Two hours ago."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMSqrt1piN
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJld0Ob7Ze
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFms0jOxZ6s
Jeremy obeyed.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWnJVXoatG
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPSKfhJZaw
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ycygqslJq
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecIMBxjoWs
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU3jVYSIb8
Rebekah sat up.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLCAdOqijn
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtExW5ARgu
"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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDgeGIefMd
Damon hung up.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiYUSPBMHw
"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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsov8rbwrr
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf0u2C8K4V
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYN7lRE6g7
Katherine collapsed.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBMl1e9csv
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1iqXptXTN
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lxFlY83MJ
"Help her," Damon said.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9oGYEkGh9
"Why?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk3zOQs4MZ
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxWZI6lSyQ
"Fine. I'll do it."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDMu7oH2gy
"Thank you."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeT79nid51
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d2n9e5WT6
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSXM4UIrRE
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM58laBjoiQ
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjpbTfFgST
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhSHXfJUio
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoJ3Vi51Ze
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF4zqkAxhE
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.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYRJ3kcVHQ
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTaW5dcsMk
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX977w0SYs
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO5OxrWPFf
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVW17QHJC3
"My ma' ma."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9WWOGTA3R
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd018bSAsS
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqyrSNhXJi
"Thanks, Elena."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1oZSgplzI
"You're welcome."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOf97fvRoX
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."601Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb8nw07FjY
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
