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.498Please respect copyright.PENANA147MpWbYkV
"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."498Please respect copyright.PENANAbZkpGiLR85
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANArP4OYN4SjA
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANAASmpi9OnSF
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.498Please respect copyright.PENANAGq6AHaKLxd
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."498Please respect copyright.PENANALSStlvX9gG
"Are you sure?"498Please respect copyright.PENANAxy7t4J5fAe
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."498Please respect copyright.PENANAmuuQqApPDt
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.498Please respect copyright.PENANAHpqafV6HpD
Stefan finished.498Please respect copyright.PENANAhgmeKtybvb
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.498Please respect copyright.PENANAbtHTLpnvon
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.498Please respect copyright.PENANAdu4wZVudPA
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.498Please respect copyright.PENANAcPP6Kj9Ufx
A few moments later, he was finished.498Please respect copyright.PENANA3W5njdZvQY
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANAc4YKFL3Uqd
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.498Please respect copyright.PENANAi7Jwpslvis
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.498Please respect copyright.PENANAStR0mWwTSv
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"498Please respect copyright.PENANAERjddeyxpl
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."498Please respect copyright.PENANA4ftqj5rPOY
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.498Please respect copyright.PENANAPtbjI1XVod
He looked at Elena.498Please respect copyright.PENANACAEl9hzGAd
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."498Please respect copyright.PENANAJkTk7Uh1D7
Elena vanished.498Please respect copyright.PENANArvANEy24Of
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANA38EpWlxOUh
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.498Please respect copyright.PENANArfVunGSNL0
"Bonnie, drink."498Please respect copyright.PENANAn2oO7cCVcw
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANATcB96uNuQO
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANAjhNVUFVgTK
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.498Please respect copyright.PENANAt0jUytvamw
"Katherine, what happened?"498Please respect copyright.PENANAUDin2Mnp7r
"I got bitten."498Please respect copyright.PENANA2ogMZ0dRXU
"How long ago?"498Please respect copyright.PENANA277Q0IQQ8X
"Two hours ago."498Please respect copyright.PENANAWiqe7JAYQN
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.498Please respect copyright.PENANAOebXF3Ul51
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.498Please respect copyright.PENANAdz2qRzYwI9
Jeremy obeyed.498Please respect copyright.PENANArXsbdLnLNm
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.498Please respect copyright.PENANAR1yMUCUWth
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.498Please respect copyright.PENANAcouspusdsw
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANAsaAeTwegAP
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.498Please respect copyright.PENANA7eOJPeCSLW
Rebekah sat up.498Please respect copyright.PENANAp7Od1dJYw9
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"498Please respect copyright.PENANAq1OUrmmHwU
"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.498Please respect copyright.PENANAw9x9i4maLc
Damon hung up.498Please respect copyright.PENANA8i49NCrCST
"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.498Please respect copyright.PENANAgPh6KVJiJ8
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.498Please respect copyright.PENANAadHiVg1W0L
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.498Please respect copyright.PENANAed0l7RSoHq
Katherine collapsed.498Please respect copyright.PENANADgQ1TFFPcy
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.498Please respect copyright.PENANAHRdLqqpoPo
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.498Please respect copyright.PENANAaAUy1EL7mK
"Help her," Damon said.498Please respect copyright.PENANAbAFAct9aRo
"Why?"498Please respect copyright.PENANA45eeYGZNAo
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.498Please respect copyright.PENANAJEAOXaEmwZ
"Fine. I'll do it."498Please respect copyright.PENANA5F9xbkXyE7
"Thank you."498Please respect copyright.PENANAH5Zar84yFb
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.498Please respect copyright.PENANAlNa3CDbbSY
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANA464MxUSEYf
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.498Please respect copyright.PENANASfp1kLA4L3
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.498Please respect copyright.PENANABH1SzQ63wR
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."498Please respect copyright.PENANApqMikKCZVX
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANA4bHOAQvSGr
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.498Please respect copyright.PENANAOscqZoXqzS
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.498Please respect copyright.PENANANLw2rQoCXA
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."498Please respect copyright.PENANAlCfPERZk1I
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.498Please respect copyright.PENANAe24BrXnIZv
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."498Please respect copyright.PENANAzNjqkJsc0u
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"498Please respect copyright.PENANAYCHYziU3O1
"My ma' ma."498Please respect copyright.PENANAcMCesUMdO6
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.498Please respect copyright.PENANAdViONHqBps
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.498Please respect copyright.PENANADJQ7gwzOwn
"Thanks, Elena."498Please respect copyright.PENANAJb8rsz1EX7
"You're welcome."498Please respect copyright.PENANAjhzgAATrUL
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."498Please respect copyright.PENANAp4iPWDuZKS
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.