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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNtFXe1RaT
"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."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1Ku6WDoV0
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VmbpVzhpw
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlPOETKpK3
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61ryJrBiL0
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVioNW61hM8
"Are you sure?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAZiVMqymU
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmIval2eiZ
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnj8rtxDS1m
Stefan finished.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Q7AVSJb1
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGuLvHDGwY
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb97u8MAlt0
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO19nk46EYX
A few moments later, he was finished.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GUF8YOi2A
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb3UBQxHnR
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrWtFOmFip
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyjSIUIvM7
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXq9Z1LtS3
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJNPNNFsL2
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jP9RDilUG
He looked at Elena.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TrTbFhWEq
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8PklJkukj
Elena vanished.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK506IXjYys
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlubI4ffLI
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2KuWBnpdY
"Bonnie, drink."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AcBCXvUSr
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaTam3GPW3
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHezzkkdLI
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oKmuQRuo0
"Katherine, what happened?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6oCZq88fq
"I got bitten."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEhPZcnnNb
"How long ago?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3kaAgszxZ
"Two hours ago."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtUCzQuSfR
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQHcDrkAvi
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDptDj1CfH
Jeremy obeyed.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7qEfBkWsN
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmEC3IH7ch
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVyhxQ4gxV
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0D8NYb3fV
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlxj6BDAFs
Rebekah sat up.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXRoM2khdg
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3SpIcfpQB
"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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASTAf9sdCd
Damon hung up.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8XYxrr6H5
"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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR9MECIvTm
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapI9NgB60j
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0YVzHKqMG
Katherine collapsed.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOxh52wUSX
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DNkSQwmeA
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6TD78sgPM
"Help her," Damon said.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRF45G7hni
"Why?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdV1ye5Lk8s
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHvwzJ9EHF
"Fine. I'll do it."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2OjlnmnD2
"Thank you."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoYfTwhP2A
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMROzmfz8hy
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlMlvIkimF
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitKbxJk9pD
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADNhTRN6uX
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkM2kgBo93
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPLQDPBsvx
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb30X2JyurS
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.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lMku6pdnl
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHywGLIIu0o
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlonVlEI7z0
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSUMdJAIap
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf7yzEihyq
"My ma' ma."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmp3XgEJ2V
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zV87Ffa6t
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7EPNCffrH
"Thanks, Elena."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzX8stpeqS
"You're welcome."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGiuIBNxoD
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."637Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQVRFPTCkv
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
