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.
