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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFZeyChzNL
"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."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN20ZMC6Um
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEaUqlefqo
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ782fw1V7gN
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEeqfj7EhN
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DGzW64Jko
"Are you sure?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGYfVo0Zle
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ302uNhgxYc
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY62j0vXIbu
Stefan finished.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2ojKaTGwD
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUblms2i16G
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsVgkgeABu
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU1Y4x9Gui
A few moments later, he was finished.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYFvX3AGse
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UwYcgbSIQ
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiGifJp0Za
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmcMojQn2R
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPcsw9jkPM
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUwwPdoCsG
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcFTNS1N8E
He looked at Elena.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjogF30wiY
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYStS3ua8Q
Elena vanished.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcg4Fk84Cr
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz67V5XCKc
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxplLzctPVP
"Bonnie, drink."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gppl24GDd
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83MQiqbKHs
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6DzNKqW1h
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBxOVMNQsr
"Katherine, what happened?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHdhxVmr2I
"I got bitten."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32wJkFQceJ
"How long ago?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFMZyZGAhY
"Two hours ago."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrByZeIEO0
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuSHH3u1PS
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ799s5KM1ep
Jeremy obeyed.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63zJYs3zlf
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTuRQrOdhn
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL2w9zCEdu
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNVuJJQX6a
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRpD5GYECB
Rebekah sat up.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxn6JuFycO
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RnQy5LkTa
"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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTpqSTXQvV
Damon hung up.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPfjg2wV1p
"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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTdSs7GkAW
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyuHoZY4rL
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJC5R5TrGk
Katherine collapsed.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnILW9Foqq
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt11polPzXk
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfvgjHBooS
"Help her," Damon said.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TbrfSOa2G
"Why?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcThsDqqlr
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzwy0Zf6q1
"Fine. I'll do it."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmr5yCqsE7x
"Thank you."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvBF6mjq2O
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1hI7i1l1f
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR2LvMJerk
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fhZQpVSH6
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRaZKOsqZC
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC1qfubKA9
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsjy0r2VfA
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGvYM0dSg6
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.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC3O7UGua6
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahrxdNYCKu
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AYTZ3vBQb
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGp92cE7on
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs0BkzfFeM
"My ma' ma."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVivZsJ09b
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYHfYCaYAj
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwCR9HV2Eq
"Thanks, Elena."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgLylAh9en
"You're welcome."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8JB8ujtsn
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."685Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4Wuannds2
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
