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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYtsnM3bNv
"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."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRDapFDTBZ
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOChPbJ1WUN
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDJcT28bAH
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatmXnCz8YC
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0tWrMBgva
"Are you sure?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRn9TvMh1J
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi06kNTPQF9
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQnj6VHHal
Stefan finished.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPeVsGuxYf
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4Pg7hr0ov
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeylW6aPdPc
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlIlcR6LiC
A few moments later, he was finished.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaxE6UfVFq
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a56guVSi4
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv94w4okhnO
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntZhvyixb2
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn1CM2u4P3
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfX2L1sdvyU
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zSBupAR7m
He looked at Elena.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu3V2GXt4I
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x5jSs0Tk3
Elena vanished.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAxWWnL0xM
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12u6AjoZzm
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ8rtfGfbj
"Bonnie, drink."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbik6GkmRIW
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03CxAtn68E
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkHMfaQcDc
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3r2Vh9N72
"Katherine, what happened?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGyJ69O7Up
"I got bitten."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHHxlGnFQw
"How long ago?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsM3f6PMab
"Two hours ago."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6EJVvnldG
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfFY7JyV4z
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8nm5DRnB8
Jeremy obeyed.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGtWG7KAno
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHS9QjVgYd
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVdzm8CD8G
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIm565e8cN
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DRD1980Mg
Rebekah sat up.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS95YWjuRn
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YzryDlNPZ
"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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFD7wACNPP2
Damon hung up.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJWtrZ2w48
"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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaanIcjjQp
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsFKiKBWdb
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBujk9AwymP
Katherine collapsed.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSVshO6Wmv
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rTLPK99Ib
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83vXQAWXWj
"Help her," Damon said.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppi1gccqnb
"Why?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oRUxzDUar
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6k2dXEN6X
"Fine. I'll do it."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN7yngt8nH
"Thank you."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ312MqiYmi4
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8tlequtEX
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hmcQM1j4J
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CIV8kSg9a
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdQrrru9zN
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaf62SAA05
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAG1uGNEgZ
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbhFlj21tv
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.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECH0LewTRb
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzLgIkf3kh
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinsoFKbEzD
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8tYEEsn0x
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUBaoD6QRb
"My ma' ma."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsD2yorQ6M
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CDgvEHN3w
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ScdzKm5VA
"Thanks, Elena."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LaTZuGw6j
"You're welcome."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAKoyN8duW
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpRI6WIfRd
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
