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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAYXHjjIIALF
"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."492Please respect copyright.PENANAdc6zCEVmBj
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAjt0UMIEzcb
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANA2CxdkuLuQv
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.492Please respect copyright.PENANApa64gCsBwz
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."492Please respect copyright.PENANAYlvjZveT7w
"Are you sure?"492Please respect copyright.PENANAOcUC8VA5XH
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."492Please respect copyright.PENANAgRvK8N0Kw2
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.492Please respect copyright.PENANAx4lnnKQZKD
Stefan finished.492Please respect copyright.PENANApqosApsOoD
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.492Please respect copyright.PENANA6mESAFMWS7
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.492Please respect copyright.PENANAzGaigDzyMS
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.492Please respect copyright.PENANAHjAPDzAGsX
A few moments later, he was finished.492Please respect copyright.PENANAvylxLvLMyC
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAwwJA8sk72b
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.492Please respect copyright.PENANAGiEdefm3ib
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.492Please respect copyright.PENANAvOgnM8ens8
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"492Please respect copyright.PENANAfsRBVFnP5R
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."492Please respect copyright.PENANANEwoFr6gpO
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.492Please respect copyright.PENANAYcM0kNveKF
He looked at Elena.492Please respect copyright.PENANAzIRfLS3cWd
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."492Please respect copyright.PENANAMaQC9Lvrgi
Elena vanished.492Please respect copyright.PENANATyXLJrJRNO
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAST4NCkY92o
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.492Please respect copyright.PENANA3fjdFD6Wbz
"Bonnie, drink."492Please respect copyright.PENANAIdaBBiqGlz
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAi7WWG2t3Ef
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAYMRLFxRsh0
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.492Please respect copyright.PENANAldYOVvtfzN
"Katherine, what happened?"492Please respect copyright.PENANA6HpwcgHFPi
"I got bitten."492Please respect copyright.PENANAPInEIAQl4A
"How long ago?"492Please respect copyright.PENANAFF158f6llk
"Two hours ago."492Please respect copyright.PENANAKydAyk3y7m
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.492Please respect copyright.PENANAzPG8GZWfBo
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.492Please respect copyright.PENANAepDBox4tvW
Jeremy obeyed.492Please respect copyright.PENANAXARfHNxKwB
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.492Please respect copyright.PENANA69QbzPpzyu
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.492Please respect copyright.PENANAh4ktxbf8M9
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAQdnDej6mZ6
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.492Please respect copyright.PENANA8LoFHiJo1q
Rebekah sat up.492Please respect copyright.PENANAXxfEd1nQ2z
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"492Please respect copyright.PENANAUEr93v4ezx
"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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAHebLpbrEyf
Damon hung up.492Please respect copyright.PENANA6nfqmgNzbx
"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.492Please respect copyright.PENANA1vAJMhh4U8
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.492Please respect copyright.PENANAqjyqBiZ2bn
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.492Please respect copyright.PENANAd7DyDSAIHG
Katherine collapsed.492Please respect copyright.PENANAwDyS3WvmB0
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.492Please respect copyright.PENANAV3LisBvfAf
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.492Please respect copyright.PENANAP6YKcYYOpm
"Help her," Damon said.492Please respect copyright.PENANAOgx87BUvsK
"Why?"492Please respect copyright.PENANAE6gTdWpTij
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.492Please respect copyright.PENANAU5rCpOSE4X
"Fine. I'll do it."492Please respect copyright.PENANAdqEbwthK1m
"Thank you."492Please respect copyright.PENANAoAV7GCpOUQ
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.492Please respect copyright.PENANAoj6Sc98qmi
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANAqZcEK4jDVr
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.492Please respect copyright.PENANAdpAfL0i0j1
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.492Please respect copyright.PENANA73Kz33g1Zg
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."492Please respect copyright.PENANABNZfdqRVwa
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANA02UMz0FjX1
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.492Please respect copyright.PENANAKsFqaJOz7r
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.492Please respect copyright.PENANALwI4DUVtmI
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."492Please respect copyright.PENANAvszw3YLJm9
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.492Please respect copyright.PENANAOsBOTbDbVw
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."492Please respect copyright.PENANAqX4K9rnto1
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"492Please respect copyright.PENANAGd2JMKxBYr
"My ma' ma."492Please respect copyright.PENANAO06Wo4kDPK
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.492Please respect copyright.PENANAyCAISkpV9Z
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.492Please respect copyright.PENANAOhh5hEqLWc
"Thanks, Elena."492Please respect copyright.PENANAWrLP5siN4T
"You're welcome."492Please respect copyright.PENANAhV2xZ0JBKW
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."492Please respect copyright.PENANA50UqnV0p90
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.