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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAitFp3jtyAZ
"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."582Please respect copyright.PENANAUGAYaVWb4Z
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAvy88Sq4Arx
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAeJD9fE24YX
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.582Please respect copyright.PENANAooAVvALxF9
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."582Please respect copyright.PENANASr51ksKUVh
"Are you sure?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAWTvgqXnJjF
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."582Please respect copyright.PENANA3hcYWj8Y3n
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.582Please respect copyright.PENANAkTDG49piWY
Stefan finished.582Please respect copyright.PENANAs567oriCgB
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.582Please respect copyright.PENANARlIVrIhNnf
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.582Please respect copyright.PENANABJTjRa2n9L
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.582Please respect copyright.PENANAKxwPdl5T09
A few moments later, he was finished.582Please respect copyright.PENANAtKFk7KPYyS
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANABuBq6E1O4T
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.582Please respect copyright.PENANAPVni2TjMBp
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.582Please respect copyright.PENANApbRl9G5SkS
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"582Please respect copyright.PENANA3Htxs8EMZn
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."582Please respect copyright.PENANAjjynqLuJVf
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.582Please respect copyright.PENANAVX851cKDrH
He looked at Elena.582Please respect copyright.PENANArEeHiIc0cV
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."582Please respect copyright.PENANA6O1JcPOIk0
Elena vanished.582Please respect copyright.PENANAPK9xwY0kZB
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAg4vpU2gZuF
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.582Please respect copyright.PENANACrPDOe1jjX
"Bonnie, drink."582Please respect copyright.PENANAFMbAgwSNX5
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAyBQqXZD0Kc
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAtvlqCK1Nya
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.582Please respect copyright.PENANAXje43Z5F43
"Katherine, what happened?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAYPH2z1tbc3
"I got bitten."582Please respect copyright.PENANADGNam44t8I
"How long ago?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAmD6YJ0ODhh
"Two hours ago."582Please respect copyright.PENANAtKvi3D2Jg9
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.582Please respect copyright.PENANA1JnMHS1u8n
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.582Please respect copyright.PENANAgHASTDVqFe
Jeremy obeyed.582Please respect copyright.PENANAuLz6ezZWuz
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.582Please respect copyright.PENANAWN9ubLXfQ0
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.582Please respect copyright.PENANA4gHPcAgCw5
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAwq8E2Tq5dL
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.582Please respect copyright.PENANApSUQCLm45U
Rebekah sat up.582Please respect copyright.PENANA8nHnNwsFjK
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAzmuPAmuYFI
"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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAFmcZtfuZIX
Damon hung up.582Please respect copyright.PENANAWo9vW7RyQR
"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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAMvsH6bJO2i
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.582Please respect copyright.PENANAqOpweerTxp
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.582Please respect copyright.PENANAt2Uw4bT8DV
Katherine collapsed.582Please respect copyright.PENANABoLE2nwEby
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.582Please respect copyright.PENANAcasJ24heKQ
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.582Please respect copyright.PENANA8bGG59d7ep
"Help her," Damon said.582Please respect copyright.PENANAY9rHkUFtKV
"Why?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAKIyk3Gy0Gh
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.582Please respect copyright.PENANATcZaLEQdZn
"Fine. I'll do it."582Please respect copyright.PENANA7TajJx0EqW
"Thank you."582Please respect copyright.PENANAZP4VoOo7yx
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.582Please respect copyright.PENANALi5JZbuaZR
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAXFwDFViHZ3
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.582Please respect copyright.PENANAmEXtYjXKSA
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.582Please respect copyright.PENANAMfvvibI4YS
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."582Please respect copyright.PENANAOb0eug46UN
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANA0HyBrSqMR2
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.582Please respect copyright.PENANAhrmZ7LXfeM
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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAJnvPF85IlK
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."582Please respect copyright.PENANABp5QKq4ZoU
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.582Please respect copyright.PENANAVpBRAfwj7h
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."582Please respect copyright.PENANArxb7KADoF3
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAMWX4YoOHlo
"My ma' ma."582Please respect copyright.PENANAqojXwGkfpd
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.582Please respect copyright.PENANA0tt01OpNUy
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.582Please respect copyright.PENANAblORAtvnuI
"Thanks, Elena."582Please respect copyright.PENANAgRxWFzcTTm
"You're welcome."582Please respect copyright.PENANAIsexf0Tiu5
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."582Please respect copyright.PENANAVcoIbr3jlh
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.