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.497Please respect copyright.PENANABXZYgzwUz5
"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."497Please respect copyright.PENANAhHk9vrsHLU
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANA2qpxpkgMOR
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAyzGrjzjadZ
A moment later, Elena was at Stefan's side.497Please respect copyright.PENANAGqREoh6TF3
"Go catch up with Jeremy and Bonnie. I'll help Damon."497Please respect copyright.PENANAysXqkLiMxy
"Are you sure?"497Please respect copyright.PENANAANrQgl2rJ9
"Go, Elena," Damon said. "Help Jeremy and Bonnie. We'll be fine."497Please respect copyright.PENANAvNyIdwy2ZB
He watched Elena jump into the deeper caves.497Please respect copyright.PENANADgISElv1CW
Stefan finished.497Please respect copyright.PENANA868sW22NUk
"Go help Elena. I'll be fine," Damon said to his brother.497Please respect copyright.PENANAzeDbzyarpx
Stefan jumped into the deeper caves a few minutes later, knowing Elena would probably need help.497Please respect copyright.PENANAajDOaY9zmV
Damon crawled over to the Original and started pulling arrows out of her back, which smelled of vervain.497Please respect copyright.PENANARH5Qsg0NHL
A few moments later, he was finished.497Please respect copyright.PENANAtr5y6b5nGX
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAZpwOTegR3K
"No!" he heard Elena say and saw Elena try to stop her.497Please respect copyright.PENANALYfNiHZTYt
He saw her push Elena out of the way, but she didn't get past Damon. He grabbed her by the arm firmly.497Please respect copyright.PENANAMOUjLN5I8q
"What are you doing here, Katherine?"497Please respect copyright.PENANAAbukqYNr6t
"The cure. What else? A bargain for my freedom, since I hear he wants to destroy it."497Please respect copyright.PENANA8OkAgXM6bk
As she pushed him off her and vanished, he knew she wasn't in shape. There was the smell of blood.497Please respect copyright.PENANAsyWzxg0tIW
He looked at Elena.497Please respect copyright.PENANAs6U2s1bRFa
"Go help Bonnie and Jeremy. I'll be right behind you."497Please respect copyright.PENANAte5WAX4s5v
Elena vanished.497Please respect copyright.PENANAK9veZBPobj
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAd8HoPSXwSy
Elena knelt by Bonnie and her brother. She bit into her wrist and put it to her lips.497Please respect copyright.PENANADxVPvEzjJ9
"Bonnie, drink."497Please respect copyright.PENANAuSB7Zj4Hvs
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAvTToHPmK6h
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAuWZdZX0HgG
Damon gently layed Rebekah down not far from Bonnie and the others, before going over to stand in front of her.497Please respect copyright.PENANAvfIX3FxXUd
"Katherine, what happened?"497Please respect copyright.PENANAHQ6hEcke63
"I got bitten."497Please respect copyright.PENANASiDDpY9jV9
"How long ago?"497Please respect copyright.PENANA6VAqus7emk
"Two hours ago."497Please respect copyright.PENANAyKgqKfZGgh
Elena stood up, now finished with Bonnie, and headed towards Damon and Katherine.497Please respect copyright.PENANAcLNHkZJJ9f
"Jeremy, get Bonnie out of here. Meet us at the boats," Damon said.497Please respect copyright.PENANAkkh3Uk74Hj
Jeremy obeyed.497Please respect copyright.PENANAGnLUjFgjib
"I'll get Katherine. You help Rebecca," Elena told Damon.497Please respect copyright.PENANA6oHa5KcFsZ
"And I'll keep this cure safe," Damon said, taking it from Katherine.497Please respect copyright.PENANAL7dO9uVsQY
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANA6rd92Uuzyx
Rebekah came to, as Damon called his brother.497Please respect copyright.PENANANnDgCWMaZe
Rebekah sat up.497Please respect copyright.PENANA5YkaOJKLwW
"The boat? Did I miss all the fun?"497Please respect copyright.PENANADWdpym7v30
"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.497Please respect copyright.PENANArSws9cj3dn
Damon hung up.497Please respect copyright.PENANArzyI7xFgQf
"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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAo3GPyAWtev
Just then, they walked in with Elena helping a weak Katherine. It was obvious in one quick look what was wrong.497Please respect copyright.PENANAEAIzDZIBqz
Stefan set the cure on the coffee table.497Please respect copyright.PENANAgzKokkh5C7
Katherine collapsed.497Please respect copyright.PENANANQoAW3UCr2
Damon was instantly there to help Elena hold her up, while getting her over to Klaus.497Please respect copyright.PENANAhmhuZ5hAe7
"Well, isn't this a sight," Klaus announced.497Please respect copyright.PENANAJIGw4b53T6
"Help her," Damon said.497Please respect copyright.PENANAtu6IdvDA0i
"Why?"497Please respect copyright.PENANAi2UMixEr2m
"Klaus, she's my family. Please. If you don't do it for anyone else, do it for me," Elena said.497Please respect copyright.PENANAZLb722KjjW
"Fine. I'll do it."497Please respect copyright.PENANAriKRVVt76O
"Thank you."497Please respect copyright.PENANAha2Nozkqzv
She layed her gently down in front of Klaus.497Please respect copyright.PENANAw0G5yGywZD
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANALwPV3KH8lu
After he was done, he layed her gently back down and Damon picked her up in his arms.497Please respect copyright.PENANANNtgQfgO7N
"We're going home," Elena told everyone, before following Damon out the door.497Please respect copyright.PENANAYPGrcu5egT
Rebekah told Bonnie," You can let it down now. It's time."497Please respect copyright.PENANA985r9NUPV7
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1z4wikG8n
"Burn in hell," she said, before killing him with the only thing that kills Originals; a white oak stake.497Please respect copyright.PENANAwWRYe5wELR
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.497Please respect copyright.PENANAb1g1CpT6O6
"Thank you," she told her descendant. "Both of you; you saved my life."497Please respect copyright.PENANAomU04gMFqN
"Hang in there. We'll find the potential and you'll be back to yourself in no time," Elena promised.497Please respect copyright.PENANAK5XRBYAl68
"When will you find the potential Hunter? They've started."497Please respect copyright.PENANAsF86ES4cmZ
"I don't know, but hopefully soon," she admitted. Then, curious, she had to ask her, "What do you see?"497Please respect copyright.PENANAikb5LQk20h
"My ma' ma."497Please respect copyright.PENANABrkAy7R6vf
"Katerina," her ma' ma greeted.497Please respect copyright.PENANAaHH6IEpuwA
"Ma'ma."
An hour later, the Hunter was found and the mark had started after his first killing. Now Kat was all better.497Please respect copyright.PENANA9DwrrxdY3a
"Thanks, Elena."497Please respect copyright.PENANAfo8b16LTDk
"You're welcome."497Please respect copyright.PENANA0DTDNz4toQ
"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in town if you need me. And tell Damon thank you for me."497Please respect copyright.PENANA23H6onx9Pb
Elena watched, as Katherine jumped out the window and vanished.