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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKARgb8ofhb
"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."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRbZEQfKVn
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmZtzoEYGM
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBEZfUlIuy
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4bNKl7VMr
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuupnQHmFqP
"Are you sure?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVU8wcMqLd
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fEVqUnzwU
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPWxYj4gy9
Stefan finished.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rtvvwsLbw
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTYZ9O1MY8
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWnOPpGGmO
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFT3HRmgWu
A few moments later, he was finished.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2dsqIG3jP
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKH5dzvx7a
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfBMM5HrEJ
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKCB1XNZGA
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzNxLjRyLW
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NRQCrqOjC
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGMgEePMlq
He looked at Elena.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflzZZvwiO9
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9hd3AJSHC
Elena vanished.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaxzFobgvu
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiFyh8kl1I
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkuYIwhhr6
"Bonnie, drink."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpN0zC8HE1L
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJdDLAhb2z
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlBmlNqoP6
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaXZlCWaJ5
"Katherine, what happened?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3b4JqSvA9
"I got bitten."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVmm5H7iDE
"How long ago?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJnNX5sDIx
"Two hours ago."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LX2XmbAJ3
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeQDYNfFo2
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbMT6PBi7A
Jeremy obeyed.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODE686nmqK
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ln6DHhlKI
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2aTIlNA21
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2BFhE4R3w
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8e6pMIGgWb
Rebekah sat up.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYLWj3Sq0q
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTd1CvFZSu
"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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWEr7NwWRK
Damon hung up.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT99ZgJm8mk
"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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QLAQIuJW4
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhbVS7SbCu
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5mNAVck1t
Katherine collapsed.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FEJnm5bdg
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9P6bzWKqW
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoRZBtqOkU
"Help her," Damon said.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOku36sTbMu
"Why?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFcK3ibnn1
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw8CysFENZ
"Fine. I'll do it."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseZggDKvOD
"Thank you."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3gbuAKmQX
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtp9iy7CGW
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP5qxGC9Kl
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsQhCFGD36
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QJRy2B1Jb
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyOnnR6fMZ
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2gjZisciD
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVAPrjMhnI
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.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbsyIh6xnG
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqaZ3lleL1
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6SlXvb6qi
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw9A4glPQb
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zsujo4hq8
"My ma' ma."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpEilN8h1q
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu54frkoNd
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fLKXar6ST
"Thanks, Elena."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcBlPXEvaV
"You're welcome."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAjEUhrL94
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhw76UXaW9O
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
