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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNPgxOtjxB
"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."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR6bobicWB
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpn0rzxDLz
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsZWuAmuUi
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrJbMtrqE3
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6tFI5SCvW
"Are you sure?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV2Sg8Jzys
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKYiwoE8FA
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpQN9sMgCV
Stefan finished.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOJROp5k2v
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD61ReGE33
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSlCDb7iSp
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3221FoLlbe
A few moments later, he was finished.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4MwNcZCMl
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5HkusppwZ
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAoTNOrET1
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3RdPo7DWz
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCa2we42Lr
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FCTuiVRey
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSHBLeBXcY
He looked at Elena.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4B02gWGh5O
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKnxAwQAHv
Elena vanished.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuh7aPxsKA9
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcc1UQQZxmA
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cVYMMNJu0
"Bonnie, drink."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Z6WFKy8lZ
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vnQU61Cl4
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeecFVdH3cd
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVt8v1X4Ib
"Katherine, what happened?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCchMIIpn8c
"I got bitten."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTxpPusyUT
"How long ago?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4x0lcNYK9
"Two hours ago."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreiq5eFhn4
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnJnyXCXBt
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RWNHuTaGp
Jeremy obeyed.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRkhxJZTcE
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFQ3lw4HG6
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPB8RT2xis
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtqyvPoXRg
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C6LsRjK6N
Rebekah sat up.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HH2XZEqRN
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pRTmF1SMK
"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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH5cbVApEb
Damon hung up.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9SwoJQHte
"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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFZvdNpEcj
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHtfXxvTP3
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdTBvoJGPI
Katherine collapsed.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau5d73vvS0
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hJCcfQbhu
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCewEHudf0I
"Help her," Damon said.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGZ3qwC1Wn
"Why?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkILu77W4N
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ2tjZAa9x
"Fine. I'll do it."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPpafoet7t
"Thank you."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAC2jigxhW
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtY6d1uT6UC
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IK2eWx5GY
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd8n56fwL4
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdawIjyUYCf
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweGSTTqeTZ
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Wa3qYho88
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtnmusyUQM
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.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLtUwsd9gm
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIsfOk7z6D
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EnmUghmsd
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJO1DwV4Ld
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PFdJa4Q7y
"My ma' ma."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjMUtkFC4m
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJsPcjlEXG
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAX6phmIMM
"Thanks, Elena."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZABZPsHqt
"You're welcome."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne9MPAJwb6
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."798Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunH2EPq2cv
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.
and then Add to home screen.