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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGHv7DQ0A0
"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."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCA3ZvJvdAd
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydAJTzmrGd
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUu4ntaUerK
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECGc1KOJ6I
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjPz8hYzK8
"Are you sure?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6z3xNG3Fl
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcjkoH5m3E
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYUkbE6gRO
Stefan finished.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nFNay2CNe
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxy2Eo001q
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kro0t9bH4
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXcdETvC7K
A few moments later, he was finished.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBnvynSwIZ
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbNDk3CBnP
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmshT656tH
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgyIXjkdA1
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpj9OAhmd3
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0CfCADk8P
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNbBlY2cnO
He looked at Elena.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53d8JfPYvN
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb6nXMhho4
Elena vanished.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP2MtRjxbv
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrXZvttwl1
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEPqWOKqQV
"Bonnie, drink."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJZP3IMiDC
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmMKAI1pbs
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgimtfDFNV
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9KPxVIIbU
"Katherine, what happened?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ694hiVbjnU
"I got bitten."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9l9eQZfc4t
"How long ago?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhTYnQ601R
"Two hours ago."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNmDKKGcS4
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx6GGaiLXU
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn12yms0bF
Jeremy obeyed.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYleR2dTUH
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7crAN4nJD
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpofRHkO8KF
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KE8WfIeDW
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsuPjpxh1Z
Rebekah sat up.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oKM9lR8bj
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzTJHVpTAH
"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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJxIxZqxgG
Damon hung up.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3Xoh18Jwm
"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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrUkoGrQ3z
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoHD3nbVnC
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqR1a6XOsH
Katherine collapsed.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6TbeIjMhC
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktBvdlhTCU
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo2mtPF1rp
"Help her," Damon said.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTUiu1dbzm
"Why?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKb7AJ17Dab
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfH32xDyMc
"Fine. I'll do it."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQkdPX7ak4
"Thank you."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JFaXVMWrw
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFy0X6J8gc
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1bG9Ja6ff
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0Krqamp2I
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMei6aUQTf
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN290JRbFr
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo29kvH2o4V
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPUX33HbWM
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.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmb7ba25X3
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTFuAAJGoU
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6WKUh1gHa
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMKFQEnxVP
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhqNKETmVS
"My ma' ma."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpdzwTjtXo
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkp4umdMKh
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5A5GkLQwl
"Thanks, Elena."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRZWajGNP9
"You're welcome."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXq3JAugZsL
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsEVbUovn3
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
