Summary: What if Kat had arrived right after one of The Five had knocked Damon out?
Damon tried to get away from the guy and saw his tattoo on his hand.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡod2ChAZds4
"You're one of The Five."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmp6sUhvBp
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiCW962y5m
The guy stood over Damon whom lay on his back and took out a stake. He raised it to strike, but at that moment, he was thrown a distance away. He stood up and saw a pissed off vampiress. He aimed the crossbow at her and fired, but she was instantly out of the way.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpXWbyo6Ef
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ4AVoddqX
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFiTdQBuno
"I guess it's the hard way then," she said. "You see, family and friends are everything so I take hurting or killing them personally."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklfYH5Te8C
She grabbed him by the throat, ready to kill him, when he stabbed her with a stake in her stomach in attempt to get her off. She pulled it out and tossed it away.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxCy3o7buh
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBT0iuPkUn
He attempted to stake her to kill her and they ended up rolling on the ground, fighting over the stake.
When she saw his tattoo on his hand, she used all her strength and stabbed the stake into his leg. Then she left him on the ground in pain to painfully kneel down beside Damon.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9btff8LYi
The guy watched her in pain after he had put a dagger in her side. Now he knew she was in trouble and he didn't care. He had put werewolf poison and vervain on the dagger.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eYIAtSzt0
Katherine was too weak to pull the dagger out and she needed help, so all she could do was wait for Damon to awaken.
When Damon awoke not long afterward, he saw Katherine. The guy was gone and Kat didn't quite look right.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScKJr3LiKS
"Katherine?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0s39SVRgCP
He slowly sat up.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgCrNFEKHl
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwbIx6Z5C6
He looked at her closely to figure out what was wrong. Then he saw she was pale, sweating, looked weak, and there was a dagger in her left side. It was deep, protruding close to the middle of her abdomen. He knew what she had done in the past, but she needed him now. She needed every ounce of help she could get.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4otecRqAd
He knelt in front of her.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2X2Re2Gg9
"We need to get back to camp."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBwuzMHdYC
He tried to pull the dagger out, but couldn't. The handle of it was laced with vervain. As soon as his hand burned, he pulled it away.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9VMomgGpI
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaJhNYkl3d
She put an arm around his shoulders weakly and they walked to camp, Kat limping.
Elena was heading for the trees, when she smelled fresh blood close by with the mixture of Damon's scent. Then, a moment later, Damon walked in with a very pale, limping, bleeding Katherine.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrn8HS3s5y
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZ54U7Kks1
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wTYeQaKtt
Katherine started to lose consciousness.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LR0UJs6eg
Both vampires stood at either side of her and used their body weight to hold her up. Elena put an arm around her and put Kat's free arm around her shoulders. Then they both half walked half dragged her to the tent.
A few minutes later, she lay on her back on Elena's sleeping bag, half conscious.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZWmP3gqZu
"I'm dying," she whispered.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXEc9jEm1O
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYDwxGYgpu
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9vfqymsYJ
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLfsRpiQMr
"What's going on?" he asked.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVm7FLadOBm
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO2P1HPcaE
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMjywr4hKA
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSO79QKyGn
Kat gasped in pain.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGz6v3DCKrB
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZesb4kDXzA
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwAhAAaai0
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiQNEgZYlx
Elena rested a gentle hand on Katherine's forehead. She was sweating badly. She took her hand away. She knew there was one thing she could do to help her descendant. So she did just that. She started to unbutton her leather jacket and take it off her to cool her down a little. Then, once it was off, Elena set it down in a corner.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsSFaSTLyJ
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6xctxqL42
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdQfAZE8tZ
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBRwVeLJYG
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3MNn5T2KN
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtKlpWMjJg
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHig2zzJCNu
"Katherine's here. She saved my life from one of The Five. Now she's dying. Elena's with her. She's calling Klaus," Damon answered his brother.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7D4y8oospv
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWQpxtDn1l
"I don't know, Stefan. Why don't you ask her yourself? I didn't have time to ask her. All I know is there's an injured one of The Five out there and Katherine's dying."
Elena called Niklaus and waited for an answer.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLH7z7mybv
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfTXHe9vGn
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EGiKRZWXL
"What did Katerina get into this time?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20dRvsrBe9
"She saved Damon's life from one of The Five. He stabbed her with a dagger with werewolf poison and vervain on it. Pleas, Klaus."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpF4ZpYB3j
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4P5F8Xwe2
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6S5vMfTgoG
"I want both, luv."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SY5YsFumV
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRii5K7oysO
"Thanks, Klaus."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNrIjcEofy
They hung up.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERqbGWu9au
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8vMOJzlwM
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdylUNKLKu
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO68estn5vY
Damon watched him go.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwIV0mrq9T
"It's quite amazing, you know. One moment, you're in love with her. The next moment, you want to kill her. Now you want to save her life," Rebekah said. "It's fascinating, really."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f2kpRYc72
He looked at her.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Cr0yIJisy
"You don't understand."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmVH1CYgoP
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcaAi8kAs5
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjEXpoxthF
"Very well, then."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mMjiGEXcn
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnxv0Z2oSf
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowlv0EAvRF
"You're stubborn," he commented.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA99WolkX1
He headed for the tent.
Elena looked down at the unconscious vampiress, hoping Bonnie would do it and Klaus would get here soon. She felt so helpless. All she could do was look after her and watch Katherine slowly die. She didn't want to lose yet another family member. She sure as hell didn't want to watch another die.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX4A8cCyV7
Damon walked inside and knelt by her beside Elena. He looked down at her; if only he had known why she had come here in the first place. He hoped she wouldn't die. He saw she was even worst and her breathing was labored.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hjsxZI2MS
Hang in there, he thought to her, not sure if she could hear him or not.
By the time Klaus walked into the tent, she was just minutes from death. It was heard for her to breathe and all she could do was lay there and wait for the time of death.
Klaus knelt down at her right side, as she closed her eyes and her head rolled to the left.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGoCde5rT8
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1EEjGrXiE
He pulled her gently into his arms and positioned her head gently back. He bit his wrist and put it to her lips, making his blood go down her throat.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY9e2tOHx4
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU9GyYT8yp
"Thank you," Elena said.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsePZwu8DJ
"You're welcome. Now I must go."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxExkXa4LFq
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdG24XCCiA
"Hey," Elena greeted.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpo8k6yGyM
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpZcjvCRqX
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWACuYGmJf
"So, why were you here in the first place?"752Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFmuKpP6Jy
"To help find the cure," she told him. "You may find it shocking and all, but I want that cure. I never wanted this. I only turned to get away from Klaus, but it didn't matter. He came after me, anyway. I want the cure as much as Elena here and you once did and Stefan. I can name off others that want it, too."
Damon was shocked that she wouldn't want to stay a vampire after all she had done.
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