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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAjzQvXEwmRV
"You're one of The Five."725Please respect copyright.PENANA67ZaPmh3qs
He didn't have time for anything else, because everything went black.725Please respect copyright.PENANA80WapnZbDE
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANALWJYHullWE
"We can play this game all you want, or you can leave and never bother any of us again."725Please respect copyright.PENANAoU1BHMLfIo
He aimed to shoot again and she was instantly by him. She through his crossbow into the trees and kicked him to the ground.725Please respect copyright.PENANA8armfizBpE
"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."725Please respect copyright.PENANAVuuRouFFa5
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAWprh8z0E98
"Now that was just painful. That hurt."725Please respect copyright.PENANAnrNK4JeXoB
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANASD7WNkoxqv
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANA68wxdSfrnn
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANApSmZ4tIFMQ
"Katherine?"725Please respect copyright.PENANANgij7rKc4b
He slowly sat up.725Please respect copyright.PENANAzpfEEpjw4C
"It's me. I did what I could. I didn't kill him but now I need help," she summarized.725Please respect copyright.PENANAVFK7LcpsgL
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAsqMNr8Ghq5
He knelt in front of her.725Please respect copyright.PENANAXCcZnIBywD
"We need to get back to camp."725Please respect copyright.PENANAWEPlNhuP2c
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAGOjP3r5bGv
His hand stopped burning and he put an arm around her, getting them both to their feet.725Please respect copyright.PENANAwiFJ0bbMwm
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANADjvuGDQwqi
"Damon?" Elena questioned.
"She saved my life from one of The Five killing me. He daggered her with a vervained dagger," he explained.725Please respect copyright.PENANAKKUUFFMmsO
"Let's get her in my tent," she suggested, walking up to them.725Please respect copyright.PENANA0Phs1wKGxP
Katherine started to lose consciousness.725Please respect copyright.PENANAcfbLEALBmF
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAy70NHidzh5
"I'm dying," she whispered.725Please respect copyright.PENANA0MI8VbBNLx
Both vampires knew what she met. There was werewolf poison on the dagger, too.725Please respect copyright.PENANA3Dkb0fOMfw
"We won't let you die," Elena promised her.725Please respect copyright.PENANADgTYduexnb
Just then, they sensed Jeremy. Then he walked in.725Please respect copyright.PENANA4DAYn5OAyY
"What's going on?" he asked.725Please respect copyright.PENANAX1aoXrKi4Z
"Jeremy, I want you to pull the dagger out. You're human. You can do it," Elena said.725Please respect copyright.PENANAVVmVI3GezL
"We'll explain after you pull it out," Damon informed him.725Please respect copyright.PENANAMTnICJIu0A
Jeremy bent down and pulled it out, tossing it out of the tent.725Please respect copyright.PENANATe7JwYIESD
Kat gasped in pain.725Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4zdDimcJV
"Shh. Shh, Katherine; it's okay; you'll be okay," Elena said, trying to calm her.725Please respect copyright.PENANAoYc7jWXeUQ
"While Elena babysits, I'll fill you in," Damon told Jeremy.725Please respect copyright.PENANAzRdiAwXQSh
Jeremy and Damon left the tent.725Please respect copyright.PENANAehYntByrUd
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAbRcEKt8FAn
Suddenly, a sharp pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating pain.725Please respect copyright.PENANAfPQCacreJQ
Elena tried to soothe her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Jeremy asked, having been filled in.725Please respect copyright.PENANAU4J25H1x2Y
"We either need to get her home or call Klaus," Damon replied.725Please respect copyright.PENANAXyqFPF8GAJ
"I'll call Klaus," Damon heard Elena say from the tent.725Please respect copyright.PENANAWDCdkTwJNT
Stefan and Rebekah came into camp.725Please respect copyright.PENANAQSgOOCZIzu
"What about Klaus?" Stefan asked.725Please respect copyright.PENANACEDXqku1jH
"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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAGzj4ZgGNNo
"What's she even doing here in the first place?"725Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5g31z4lAH
"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.725Please respect copyright.PENANA3fFjxasJ0i
"Hello, Elena. What can I do for you?"725Please respect copyright.PENANASnl6cgdy7Q
"It's Katherine. She's dying. You have to help her."725Please respect copyright.PENANA8HF7AZd8S2
"What did Katerina get into this time?"725Please respect copyright.PENANA3nM83HlovA
"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."725Please respect copyright.PENANA9xZVrovwOc
"If you get your friend to untrap me, I'll come over."725Please respect copyright.PENANAvlgJg1hSv0
"I'll see what I can do. Are you really going to help, or do you just want free?"725Please respect copyright.PENANAtVI4Ae9A4u
"I want both, luv."725Please respect copyright.PENANAYqO99N2tnJ
Another pain sliced through her and Kat screamed in excruciating agony.725Please respect copyright.PENANAnSKBXbUMod
"Thanks, Klaus."725Please respect copyright.PENANAFh6CV07LRr
They hung up.725Please respect copyright.PENANA2RPAElUOQR
"Hang in there," Elena said.
Damon looked at them.725Please respect copyright.PENANAgFaCvNdARC
"We need Bonnie so Klaus can cure her."725Please respect copyright.PENANAkRSvAEVN4c
"I'll find her," Stefan volunteered.725Please respect copyright.PENANAlCgdESQDgA
Damon watched him go.725Please respect copyright.PENANA3WM5QwX1hv
"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."725Please respect copyright.PENANAAWjUbiqbTA
He looked at her.725Please respect copyright.PENANAXlz2EbMxE6
"You don't understand."725Please respect copyright.PENANA5CYJ8nXgb7
"You're right. I don't. But I would if you'd explain it to me."725Please respect copyright.PENANALbbFz1jOJr
"I'd rather not. I think I'll pass."725Please respect copyright.PENANAI2QAZrewOd
"Very well, then."725Please respect copyright.PENANAV2wdojf5AD
"Rebekah, why don't you make yourself useful and go after my brother?"725Please respect copyright.PENANAk00w5LsHAd
"Or I could stay here," she replied, sitting down by the campfire on a log.725Please respect copyright.PENANAwSb0iPZUQw
"You're stubborn," he commented.725Please respect copyright.PENANAef3T1TKXtX
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAOregVrxOIu
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANARMN05MWyuY
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAmk8LO9Ghew
"Katerina, Katerina," he said.725Please respect copyright.PENANAHYkzJWG6q5
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAqx4ChO4wLU
After he knew he had given her enough, he layed her gently back down and got to his feet.725Please respect copyright.PENANAfy8FUkG2xE
"Thank you," Elena said.725Please respect copyright.PENANAKNY3KJBTAi
"You're welcome. Now I must go."725Please respect copyright.PENANAP3A2cQcniY
Klaus left the tent.
Half an hour later, Kat came to to see Damon and Elena at either side of her.725Please respect copyright.PENANAlJ2gDatybB
"Hey," Elena greeted.725Please respect copyright.PENANAka2ZETCWl0
"Feeling better?" Damon asked.725Please respect copyright.PENANA1FA7SdWTL2
"Yeah; thanks; to all of you."725Please respect copyright.PENANAkO8LN9Vb3S
"So, why were you here in the first place?"725Please respect copyright.PENANAnaZ2T4gIku
"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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