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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd80BLJdJN
"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."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3yS52oySa
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBkbG7kq3q
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RneAxPje4
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBaA3iWTB4
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP1hykDxyB
"Are you sure?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F6YNCmz0m
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7uXOjlSd3
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlPWUYjL23
Stefan finished.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjtnQrUQ3g
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpGuQvyMKe
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5WbN1gSyR
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsIOJLcTgZ
A few moments later, he was finished.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyev2RqWmgv
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7Cj9cW5pK
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC6K8rY5it
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdQmQR0LUm
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pDwNKB19I
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJwSycTwtZ
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFVh2SfgpU
He looked at Elena.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nfV3ec8rr
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7YU2ZYiV8
Elena vanished.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S1ZRgw5n4
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG3wiIfGiX
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82IUoflsPd
"Bonnie, drink."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESluxUyK7k
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs792hqP8v
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmMVysBW57
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrCdzcsmQv
"Katherine, what happened?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcnWIKJ1Su
"I got bitten."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9q8UZ642N
"How long ago?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjb8BbTYlh
"Two hours ago."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv4yczsfVM
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltEyYhr33u
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamAPI2keeC
Jeremy obeyed.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLYEEomC0J
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZ40yqeTFI
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouu3Pp4H7j
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebIpsZ0TEs
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln6A6Wln9i
Rebekah sat up.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MLlA1NVUh
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFbk1sR9oj
"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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAbzdL70bJ
Damon hung up.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RMsvgUAJ1
"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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezXjVBuV5j
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAcmoUObW5
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1SjWXn9NG
Katherine collapsed.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvbfCShfqN
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve8LcHtKGK
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbevyFQdBz
"Help her," Damon said.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKvAHY0M96
"Why?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZQ3vc539j
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpulS2xscK
"Fine. I'll do it."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPqZfPRYRi
"Thank you."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡee5Mlk8pSG
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzLSnOiqMg
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsGf0wo8aV
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHmJ7REHyK
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHRMkqODbt
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrm3wIWbuS
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1MbnZ2nw8
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VGKjFeDcj
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.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPLK9UgAWk
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARGpyg6Jdm
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTRMR31rWo
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2XBSSt33N
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkgNxr43I9
"My ma' ma."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dbJqevhZ0
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTUjPSUNhM
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7d8QTO9YC
"Thanks, Elena."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtEvreosj6
"You're welcome."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFxuKDuDNf
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."614Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh9MmAWw12
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
