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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvm4oi3avA
"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."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqXynNSP17
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsFGsNbeBZ
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOZHiPTeNm
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJrUSs8Qtn
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC9y3R7D4H
"Are you sure?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDYKYAtCv2
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcnfUHarZA
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB6BomsiMk
Stefan finished.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgby0Bi5C3
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCwLS2qlgH
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwQRN3JWa6
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPpiRQk8bO
A few moments later, he was finished.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xe6Kwipt1
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqWqbhOxor
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP6RvatZVf
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV011uGtY6o
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlDjqis4NV
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZmfLJeXkD
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LUNFin3gM
He looked at Elena.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIwIVMVQ7U
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I82PZ56O6
Elena vanished.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL71f8sZak
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFi9YWUXAF
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUS7EN3sj3
"Bonnie, drink."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Jmgn8uzJs
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIbo7okkox
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwWkRrtZIk
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoyJNpXo2g
"Katherine, what happened?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpIjPK52kn
"I got bitten."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNE89pxxlQ
"How long ago?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WM3IJ3VsD
"Two hours ago."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDbGIm4OhA
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoJJTe3RmM
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2oNvoeSoX
Jeremy obeyed.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzaAwVN7FH
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv65dqC3GG
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPRwAAYhS8
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoih4rWhGv2
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvegm84cRC
Rebekah sat up.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsyjHbThYt
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8phauJTawJ
"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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69uTZU890m
Damon hung up.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAimqIANVkX
"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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09KJluNxRt
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRR3aQbDRd
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl36dRLjMeM
Katherine collapsed.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4MCb2hu04
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSw8LHxv2G4
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJH1VrnTye
"Help her," Damon said.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsmN8H8pn1
"Why?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZWhLd8scy
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH3gB4JPHx
"Fine. I'll do it."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19Sq2pgz8f
"Thank you."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclANHxV1qW
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqRrx3Q5MN
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioCHjEFssj
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9z175Xqgc
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqZPwc7Xb3
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUwuEZU2pT
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO8Cy4uj5C
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4a4mUYyf6
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.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznZ5mMdx2T
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlk8e7cKNAY
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDAmAooyyS
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bNXTZqWxH
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SS97cGVai
"My ma' ma."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4ADYxH42L
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdLK9v0qDo
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoGRWpuHVM
"Thanks, Elena."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWBi926ucP
"You're welcome."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc11kvCRO3d
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmSdHSV3rd
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
