This fic happens somewhere between season1 episode 22 (after John shows Jack the hatch) and episode 23 (when Rousseau comes to the beach to warn them about the others). I have a mildly severe obsession with Evangeline Lilly and managed to watch the first three seasons of Lost in four days (and then slept 14 hours). Also I do not own this fine show otherwise I would not have been in trouble for watching the show instead of studying.
The darkness was everywhere. No matter how hard she tried Kate could see nothing else. She had no idea where she was or what happened. She remembers sitting on the beach talking to Claire when Sayid called her. It sounded urgent. She remembers talking to him before following him into the jungle. Next thing she remembers was running through the jungle. Alone. And then, nothing. Nothing except a throbbing pain that seemed to pierce through her entire being, with the source unknown. She slowly sat up and felt the pain subsiding to the original points of impact: her head, right shoulder, ribs, stomach and left ankle. What the hell happened to her? She tried to stand but the a wave of dizziness and nausea washed over her. Suddenly she felt very tired. She tried to the best of her abilities to stay awake but in the end gave in to the sleep.
The next morning Kate was woken by the sun shining on her freckled face. Once again she sat up and tried to recall what happened. After a while she gave up and started examining her injuries. Her head still hurt but there was nothing she could do about the big bump on her forehead. Her ankle was sprained and her shoulder and ribs bruised, which meant getting back to the camp was going to take a while. The worrisome part was her abdomen. Most of the skin was scraped and was covered in dried blood, and she had a piece of bark sticking out of her lower abdomen. It was about four inches long running down from her belly button. It stuck out only two inches, was quite thick and had blood oozing out around the edges. Removing her shirt from around it hurt like hell and she nearly passed out from the pain. She used the sleeve of her jacket to wrap her ankle and the rest of it to make a sling. Slowly she started making her way back to the beach, closely following the footsteps from the day before. An hour later she came to a stream and drank the clear water. Another four hours later she limped onto the beach a hundred yards from the camp. She was dehydrated and starving and gave only a few steps before she collapsed. Lucky for her she was walking on a slope and fell sideways instead of forwards.
Hurley saw someone in the distance while helping Jin clean the fish. Squinting his eyes he realized that it was Kate. "Guys! Hey guys, Kate needs help!" he yelled as Kate fell to the ground. Sawyer and Jin stormed to her and gently carried her unconscious body to the 'kitchen', slowly placing her on the table. "Get Jack, now!" Sawyer ordered and Sun ran down the path leading to the caves. Jin went to get some water while Sawyer tried to wake her and remove the sling. Three minutes later Jack and Sun emerged from jungle. Jack took pulse while Sawyer helped her drink. Then Jack started going over her injuries. He softly ran his hands over her ribs and stomach, checking for any sign of internal damage. When he pressed on her stomach she moaned in pain, her head turning as she came to. Her eyes fluttered open and she would've jolted upright if Sawyer hadn't grabbed her shoulders. "Easy. Easy Kate, you don't want to make it worse" he whispered. "The belly is tender but soft" Jack stated. "Well what the hell does that mean?" Sawyer asked impatiently. "It means she's not bleeding internally" Sun answered. Jack moved to Kate's head and used a torch to check her pupils. "Kate, are your ears ringing? Do you feel dizzy or nauseas? Any vomiting?" he asked. She nodded. "How many times did you vomit?" She held up four fingers. "Can you tell me what happened? " "I don't remember. .." she mumbled. She was shaking and tears rolled down her cheeks. She, Kate Austen, was scared. She was stranded on an island after a plane crash and now she had a piece of tree sticking out if her with no idea how it got there. Jack sent Sun back to get some medical supplies while Sawyer chased the people away. Everyone had to move back, everyone but Bernard. "Bernard, I have a mild anaesthetic. It will only put her down for half an hour. I'm going to need a second pair of hands" Jack told him. "Can I count on you?" Bernard nodded. Sun came running down with a bag filled with everything Jack asked for. Thirty seconds later a syringe was slowly emptied into Kate's arm and she drifted off. Jack and Bernard were working on the wound in her belly.
Sawyer walked over to the fire where everyone did the best the could to prepare a meal. "Did anyone see where she went yesterday?" he asked them. No one said anything and a few shook their heads. "How about who she went with?" "I saw her talking to Sayid late yesterday morning" Claire said. "He seemed worried about something. He said that you were out hunting and Jack was with John to go check something out. After that he and Kate filled their bottles and took off." "Has anyone seen Sayid since yesterday?" Hurley asked, but everyone just shook their heads again.
That is all I have for today/night. Hope you guys like it and please comment.