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.671Please respect copyright.PENANA0C0QPSxHCf
"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."671Please respect copyright.PENANAVEVVZFMuOc
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAkHS6aP172z
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANA3jUUsMmz2W
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.671Please respect copyright.PENANAm6Z3lv0BEP
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."671Please respect copyright.PENANAAA4vm5kayG
"Are you sure?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAVCmR2k7qE3
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."671Please respect copyright.PENANAVKgxLVUO5m
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.671Please respect copyright.PENANALQZe90yjMq
Stefan finished.671Please respect copyright.PENANALHvBnRCcJ5
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.671Please respect copyright.PENANAFYPJ399bdG
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.671Please respect copyright.PENANAdyDYhsUml1
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.671Please respect copyright.PENANABeOPeEXZdW
A few moments later, he was finished.671Please respect copyright.PENANAa9qDN4ezkr
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAoQSwP7LlNO
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.671Please respect copyright.PENANAiQKnq15Bd8
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.671Please respect copyright.PENANAtfBaAXOgxO
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"671Please respect copyright.PENANA422I5JQgnO
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."671Please respect copyright.PENANAKrgCPIrApr
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.671Please respect copyright.PENANAgxVa7OAgEk
He looked at Elena.671Please respect copyright.PENANAtlktK45TrX
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."671Please respect copyright.PENANArRI2w6NZL2
Elena vanished.671Please respect copyright.PENANAjtkJu3nyPv
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANALcex8W4LbE
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.671Please respect copyright.PENANAAhoRPfP9Id
"Bonnie, drink."671Please respect copyright.PENANAg6gRBmSUvK
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANACnQeSC5ile
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAGoLEh2ElhM
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.671Please respect copyright.PENANAtzCqrwAuux
"Katherine, what happened?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAtR1WeuX570
"I got bitten."671Please respect copyright.PENANAO287bhoAXV
"How long ago?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAJPc2Zswy71
"Two hours ago."671Please respect copyright.PENANANfIT2GNwBR
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.671Please respect copyright.PENANAJx1bwDi2Xa
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.671Please respect copyright.PENANAs2VCy5Czf9
Jeremy obeyed.671Please respect copyright.PENANAclpkclgw1y
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.671Please respect copyright.PENANAWmytdMwqme
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.671Please respect copyright.PENANA1YQYN7eBDX
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAdTxOvRHrUo
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.671Please respect copyright.PENANATuPhMBai7A
Rebekah sat up.671Please respect copyright.PENANA1VuyZ4UT6x
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAeozNcxARrq
"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.671Please respect copyright.PENANApPjkYhVdyY
Damon hung up.671Please respect copyright.PENANAYhKx9DevCz
"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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAzsILYT2wzA
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.671Please respect copyright.PENANAeeYMCANfTx
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.671Please respect copyright.PENANARSnhTb1y46
Katherine collapsed.671Please respect copyright.PENANACycxT1NNWx
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.671Please respect copyright.PENANArBR7M3xd9n
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.671Please respect copyright.PENANA08klC6BGrv
"Help her," Damon said.671Please respect copyright.PENANAxC23kgWo22
"Why?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAhG0ioErBOG
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.671Please respect copyright.PENANAMUMwK3nzCT
"Fine. I'll do it."671Please respect copyright.PENANAM9q3yMHeGT
"Thank you."671Please respect copyright.PENANAF1h6gzVwOB
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.671Please respect copyright.PENANAd8Y9C7UYtN
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAWJUxHMQYdF
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.671Please respect copyright.PENANARDlWe9dRdr
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.671Please respect copyright.PENANAntqRt8UyOu
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."671Please respect copyright.PENANAVQRw6DONHV
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAVrksPMSYl2
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.671Please respect copyright.PENANA5dvT3r99d6
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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAnSh26dzVTY
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."671Please respect copyright.PENANAtoGya9Ex8N
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.671Please respect copyright.PENANAQfUNiiQWM2
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."671Please respect copyright.PENANAv6AC93ITqZ
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAOFTmmgWsR6
"My ma' ma."671Please respect copyright.PENANAtOXXlPI8uk
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.671Please respect copyright.PENANAIhVfnT1JL5
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.671Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ941KBsm7
"Thanks, Elena."671Please respect copyright.PENANAPVP6AzqX7v
"You're welcome."671Please respect copyright.PENANAfmRyoZB6lC
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."671Please respect copyright.PENANA5NhHyAoPdw
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.