"That are boat" Sawyer asked Juliet, his tone filled with curiosity but his heart said something else. His heart hoped that she would say "No it's not James" that he was being silly and that everything was fine. He knew Kate was on the freighter he knew that if that was their boat that Kate was dead. His heart sank as Juliet replied "It was." Jack, Sun, Hurley, Sayid, and Kate were all dead.
As Sawyer and Juliet headed for camp they heard a familiar voice trying to calm everyone who had just seen the same flash of light they did just a few moments a go before they began walking. "Everything is fine, there is no need to panic, I'm going to fix this but in the mean time try to gather as much fruit as you can we're going to need to stock up." As Sawyer came closer to the camp he saw who he desperately did not want to see trying to play leader, John Locke.
"James and Juliet come with me with any luck we can fix this before we cause any damage." Locke said as he directed them into the forest. As they got deeper in the forest and further away from camp Sawyer knew something was up, "Hold up Hoss let's take a time out. You mind telling me what the hell we're walking through the middle of the jungle for?"
"I told you James, we're going to fix the island." John replied. "Well that sums it up don't it? We're walking through the jungle to fix the island, hate to break this to ya Johny Boy but you can't fix an island that don't need fixing." Sawyer replied, he was sick and tired of trudging off into the forest because of Locke's plan then getting a cryptic answer when he ask a simple question. Enough was enough; he didn't care what needed fixing at this point he want some damn answers.
"We don't have time for this James." Locke pleaded. Sawyer grabbed him arm and sternly said, "Yeah well you better make time, if you want me to help you "fix" the island then your going to have to tell me the hell why." Locke and Sawyer stared at each other for a few minute before Locke let out a heavy sigh and spoke, "That flash that happened a minute ago is not good and unless we stop it it's going to keep happening. Now I know you may not care about that or anything for that matter but if you ever hope to see Kate again then you better come with me."
Sawyer's eyes widened for a quick moment but then returned to normal as he remembered that Kate was dead, "In case you didn't see it while you we're at the beach our boat just blew up! Kate, Kate is dead. So if you think that for one minute__" Locke cut him off in a frantic to change his mind. And he made Sawyer think twice when he blurted out, "Kate isn't dead, none of them are. They we're in the helicopter when it exploded. They all made it off the island and back to the "real world" perfectly alive James."
Sawyer wasn't going to be made a fool of to serve John purpose, "And how in the hell do you know that? What a little bird tell you as it flew off to coo coo land?" He said with a smirk on his face. "No James Jacob did, now look please just come with me and there's a chance that we can fix the island." Sawyer took a step back for a second to get his head together, he just spent the last hour thinking that Kate was dead, spent the last hour feeling torn up inside, spent the last hour wishing he were dead to only to find out she was alive.
They had spent the last three day walking through the jungle; they were almost near the dharma bunkers at this point, about a half an hour from the place they were supposed to help John save they island when Sawyer nudged Juliet and whispered in her ear, "How far away is the sub from this well Johns bringing us to Juliet?" Juliet turned to look at Sawyer her face filled with confusion. But she kept cool, John already thought they we're being too compliant with his plan; there was no way they could alarm him. "About fifteen minutes walking. Why do you want to know James?" Juliet whispered to Sawyer. He waited until John turned back around before he answered, "Because as soon as we put Jack the Rabbit here done his damn hole I'm making a run for that sub. If there any chance that John going to do something to the island that keeps us here I ain't going to take it. I'm getting on that sub and leaving before I can't. You in?" Juliet waited a few minutes, she figured Sawyer was going back for Kate but just didn't want to say it. But she didn't care why he was doing it, "I'm in."
They waited until John told them to wait for him until he got back, but of course they never planned on waiting for him. As soon as he was down Sawyer and Juliet sprinted for the sub, they didn't know how much time they had but they weren't going to take any risks. They both wanted to get off this island before it was too late, maybe for their personal reason but they still had something in common. And as much as Sawyer didn't want to admit it to anyone he loved Kate, he did he loved her. And all he wanted to do at this point was she her again, "If you're alive Kate I'll give it up." He said to himself. He knew that giving "it" con-ning up would be hard, what could he say it was in his nature, but if there was any chance that Kate was alive now was his time to make a trade, her for "it". She was worth that much to him, although once again he would never admit it.
"All first class passengers for flight 169 to Indonesia please board at this time." The attendant announced, "This is it." Kate thought to herself she was going back, and in about an hour she'd be back on the island with Sawyer. Yet she hesitated as she rose from the bench in the terminal, what if she was making a huge mistake. Sawyer may not want her anymore, "This way Kate." Ben directed. Looking at him she saw that for boarding a plane that is going to crash he was too happy. But she did as directed; she didn't care about anything at this point. Not about her trial, her mother's funeral or anything for that matter. Just the fact that she would be back in Sawyer's arms soon. Five minute had passed; almost all the first class passengers were scanned and walking toward the plane. Kate was four passengers away from boarding herself, which was until she felt an almost gravitating pull and then a person behind her who leaned down and softly whispered in her ear, "I wouldn't do that Freckles, hear that plane food sucks."
Kate knew that soft southern voice all too well; she closed her eyes and turned around. Too afraid to open them in case it was her mind playing tricks on her, but she couldn't help herself and opened them. It's wasn't a lie or her mind playing tricks on her at all, right in front of Kate very own eyes stood the man she was about o get in a plane crash for, Sawyer.
Next Chapter: Sawyer and Kate try to have a normal life but are faced with danger when an old unexpected friend drops by in a fury over Sawyer's arrival.
