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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4Sy0elPPC
"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."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D0ZagXHBO
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuLyp70emD
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxPMFF2zo6
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NyhrgqRmQ
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfVHUIy7zM
"Are you sure?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFhYvSGi7t
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezuhOCnTef
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0JThrDgPY
Stefan finished.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcdiV60lmC
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOMPn30CVE
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWp1g8pH4x
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPS4c7iYHk
A few moments later, he was finished.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7MQ2L2mQg
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7vRQX0Wuj
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OqCdIKgdS
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLsJLz5fzx
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6zCTYHhYj
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CpLJ2v3Gk
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHzvB2H6zi
He looked at Elena.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4frM22jSMK
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxHpI1VT7x
Elena vanished.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7wqlqGyZX
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ9RnO3kHR
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdFls21ATj
"Bonnie, drink."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErV4BcoB2b
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHabodahB1f
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxpGxchyM0
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihtEmjhRxN
"Katherine, what happened?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8E3uMheGI
"I got bitten."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOCCKJVStN
"How long ago?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2071BRt5X
"Two hours ago."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpS6NqssTRQ
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW25K9Y17fD
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xheIsoSF6
Jeremy obeyed.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Y4UzLHKJ7
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZysOzBrmJ8
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ihsEcGnTC
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhaBzXtDt8
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWWd6dhr33
Rebekah sat up.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7fNjMfMkV
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYZx3y1kF5
"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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt587eFoA5G
Damon hung up.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzqjKI9eS3
"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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITFTRJlM2S
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vzTkjiE4Y
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebOcdj2eLs
Katherine collapsed.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2h5DkZi2g
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34IDdQILTC
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGdecIjmOA
"Help her," Damon said.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd85VupeAnU
"Why?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4QZZpB070
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSA90OG0Rv
"Fine. I'll do it."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfLUiueRJ2
"Thank you."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3P8vmo4vk
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDBaCVXBjL
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerUmZ36PYn
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I0M6970OO
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfKCJEZgwk
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIv5c5cZ6YN
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQBwpumN2R
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgz71uJh0O
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.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8PPsMFhdA
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyy907lvEf9
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ640Ly3EgAq
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9eAY6UgWH
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigWvyfK2Sj
"My ma' ma."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM5133dLOe
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpW5ceUzROM
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF176xhBxQ
"Thanks, Elena."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcHdrUv4Cy
"You're welcome."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgkl56Ws5n
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68sRWn1fwP
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
