After Jack checked him out and made sure he was okay, Charlie decided to sleep. Once he fell asleep, he had no memory of being missing from the group. He woke up several times, wondering where he was, for the last thing he remembed was standing next to Claire when Ethan showed up in front of them. Not knowing what happened, he was trying to relax; he slowly shut his eyes, only to be rudely awakened by the two most unlikely of creatures.
"No, Pip, you can't. You know you can't have any more sugar. Remember what happened last time?"
"I can control myself! I am older, and much wiser, Merry."
"Wise?! You!? AHA! You oughta be kidding!"
Charlie opened his eyes, and wouldn't budge. They sounded strangely familiar, but yet... not. There were others on this island... Charlie listened intently, without moving a muscle.
"Look! People!"
"Pip... shush! You wouldn't want them to wake and stove your head in!"
"Oh please, Merry. That nice Ethan man was very nice to me."
"No he wasn't! He used a tranquilizer on you!"
"But I was tranquil... not many can do that."
smacks forehead "Pippin... do you remember what he told us?"
"Yes! He told us, 'You stupid Hobbits! You can't tell anyone that Claire has something of mine! She has my own, my precious'..."
Charlie jumped up. "WHAT!?"
The Hobbits stood there in shock.
"Was he awake the whole time, Merry?" Pippin whispered, afraid.
Charlie was a bit surprised. He was not expecting two short men to be a few yards away from him.
"Hey... you!" Merry called out. "You look good!"
"Uh, thank you?" reacted Charlie. "But what were you saying about Claire?"
"Merry, tell him what I was saying about Claire..."
"Shut up, Pip! You know we can't! And you were about to have us killed!"
"How?"
"Pippin..."
"I'm sorry! I won't do it again!"
"STOP FIGHTING! SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!" snapped an unconcious Jack.
Merry and Pippin stood in sheer terror.
"Boys..." Charlie whispered as he approached them. "What can you tell me about Claire? I promise, I won't tell anybody..."
Merry and Pippin exchanged glances, and then nodded. They stared at Charlie and at almost an instant, the two of them charged at Charlie's legs, knocking him down. They jumped on his chest.
"Promise!?" Pippin interrogated.
"I... I promise!" Charlie replied, crossing his fingers behind him.
"Well, we won't be able to tell you here. They're watching... always watching..." Merry whispered. "But we know where to go. And you need to know... you aren't safe here. Oh God, if Ethan heard me say that..." he whimpered.
"Merry! Don't worry! We'll be fine!" Pippin reassured.
"You stupid Hobbits..." said a voice from afar.
A gunshot went off in the air, and someone lost their life. There was pandemonium at the camp, as everyone frantically searched around them for the source of the shot. There was no other shot fired that night. The only question that remains... who died?