Disclaimer: I own neither Buffy the Vampire Slayer or LOST. Buffy belongs to Joss Whedon, and LOST belongs to J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. I'm just a poor college student playing around with the characters. The plot pretty much belongs to J.J. and Damon, as I'm just taking existing LOST episodes and inserting Buffy into them. A large amount of dialog is taken from the episode itself. Episode transcripts taken from twiztv.
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"Buffy." She looked up from sharpening one of Locke's knives to see Jack gazing down at her, flanked by Charlie and Kate, all dressed for a hike and carrying backpacks."Hey, what's up?" she asked, continuing to look up at them curiously. "Where are you going?"
"Going to go look for some fresh water," answered Jack, jerking a thumb behind him in the direction of the jungle. "You in?" Buffy looked from Jack to Kate to Charlie and then down the beach.
"Nah, you guys seem to have this under control. I'll stay here and keep an eye on the others." The three nodded at her and headed off, Buffy going back to sharpening the knife. A couple of minutes later, she heard commotion a few yards down the beach; Jin had tackled Michael into the surf and was continuously punching him in the face. Oh god, what now? she thought to herself, abandoning the knife on the sand and pushing herself upright, rushing toward the fight.
"Hey!" she heard Michael call out over the splashing of the waves. "What the-..." Jin took this opportunity to straddle him, punching him in the face and ignoring Walt's pleas for him to stop.
"Stop! Hey, stop!" Walt finally reached them, but Jin simply reached out and pushed Walt away. He continued punching Michael and shouting in Korean, and Buffy sped up, wanting to reach them as soon as possible. "Get off of him! Please do something! He's gonna kill him! Stop him, please!"
"Hey!" Buffy cried out as she reached them, tackling Jin into the water and off of Michael. "Stop!" Jin started struggling, and Buffy could feel the salt water stinging her eyes, but she stood her ground, securely holding his arms behind him so that he couldn't get free. "What the hell is going on here?" She looked from Michael, who was sputtering and attempting to stand, to Walt, who was helping his father up, to Jin and Sun, who were both screaming in Korean, but she got no answer. Suddenly, Sawyer and Sayid ran up, Sawyer moving to help Michael out of the water, and Sayid coming to stand in front of Jin. Jin managed to slam an elbow into Buffy's stomach and she staggered but kept her grip, Sayid moving to her side to assist her. Jin continued to struggle.
"The handcuffs from the Sky Marshal!" he yelled, holding a hand out to Sawyer. "Now!" Sawyer, having abandoned helping Michael, took the handcuffs from his back pocket and handed them to Sayid, who managed to cuff one of Jin's hands with Buffy's help. Together, they dragged him up the beach, toward a piece of plane wreckage, and Sayid snapped the other cuff to a metal bar connected to the plane. Looking over her shoulder, Buffy noted that Michael was panting and limping up to them slowly, and Walt had a hand on his shoulder.
"What happened?" Sayid asked, turning toward Sun, but she didn't answer and merely stared back at him angrily. Annoyed that he wasn't getting any answers from her, he turned to Michael for an explanation.
"I was just walking down the beach with my son, and all of a sudden, the dude is all up on me. I didn't do anything." He glared at Jin, who had once again started yelling at him in Korean.
"Surely there must be something you're not telling us," said Sayid, not quite understanding.
"'Surely'?" asked Michael indignantly. "Where are you from man?"
"Tikrit," Sayid answered but continued after Michael's blank look. "Iraq."
"Okay," Michael started, looking from Sayid to Jin. "I don't know how it is in Iraq, but in the United States of America where I'm from, Korean people don't like black people. You know that?" Sayid shook his head, and Jin once again yelled something in Korean. "So maybe you ought to talk to him!"
"Hey," said Buffy softly, placing a hand on his arm, not wanting another fight to erupt. "It won't help us for you to get all riled up." Looking over, she noticed that Sun was motioning at her wrists to indicate the handcuffs on her husband. Sayid seemed to have noticed as well.
"The cuffs stay on," he said loudly to her, attempting to gesture by flailing his arms around.
"A little louder, Omar," said Sawyer sarcastically, and Buffy rolled her eyes at the nickname. "Maybe then she'll understand you."
"Guys, that Chinese dude's gonna get pretty crispy out here," Hurley reasoned, looking back and forth between Sayid and Jin who were staring daggers at each other. "How long you gonna keep him tied down like that?"
"He tried to kill Michael," stated Sayid obviously, clearly still angry at what had just happened. "We all saw it. The cuffs stay on until we know why."
"But..." Buffy started but was interrupted when everyone started walking off, first Sayid, then Michael and Walt. "Guys..." However, when Sawyer turned to leave, she sighed and shot Jin and Sun and apologetic look before leaving herself. Not having anything to do, she took a quick dip in the ocean, letting the water cool her over-heated skin, before changing into a pair of shorts and a tank top and heading over to where Sayid was chopping wood for the fire. Without a word she grabbed a second ax and went to work, ignoring his curious looks at how she cut the wood so quickly. They continued this for another fifteen minutes or so until Sayid noticed Jack and Kate emerge from them jungle.
"It's about time," he said, and Buffy turned and smiled as she saw them as well. "I am dying of thirst." Jack immediately took out two bottles and handed one to each Buffy and Sayid.
"Thanks," she mumbled, twisting off the top and taking a long sip before recapping it and sitting down next to where Kate had dropped to the floor. "Yeah, so, we had a little problem."
"Problem?" asked Jack, taking a swig of his own bottle and gesturing for Sayid to take a seat next to him.
"Michael and Jin," Sayid answered simply, clearly wanting Buffy to explain it.
"Yeah, Jin attacked Michael. Tackled him into the ocean and everything. He struggled, so Sayid" — she gestured to the man sitting next to her before taking another sip of water and continuing — "handcuffed him to that piece of plane sitting in the middle of the beach."
"I think I'll let him sit in the sun a while longer," said Sayid, completely finishing his bottle of water and setting it on the ground next to him. "Then I'll take his wife aside, find some way to communicate. I think she knows why he attacked Michael."
"You sure you don't want me to talk to her?" asked Jack, always willing to help, but Sayid merely looked at him and nodded. "Okay. If you've got that under control, I'm gonna start talking to people about the caves. Might be able to get a few to go with me before nightfall, start setting up camp."
"Caves? Shouldn't we stay on the beach. You know, in case something comes?" asked Buffy, furrowing her brow in confusion. Looking at Kate, she could tell that the other woman was thinking of something along of the same lines.
"Is there a reason you didn't consult us when you decided to form your own civilization?" asked Sayid slightly angrily, interrupting Jack before he could answer Buffy's question.
"I'm only talking about moving into the valley," said Jack, getting slightly defensive.
"Well," countered Sayid, and Buffy tensed, ready to break up yet another fight. "What happened to 'live together, die alone?'"
"Digging in together is the only way we're gonna survive!" responded Jack, his fists clenching in anticipation.
"Our best hope of survival is being spotted by a plane or ship!" Sayid said, standing up, causing Jack, Buffy and Kate to stand as well. "And for that we need to organize everyone to keep that signal fire burning while others scout the island for supplies. Digging in anywhere else is suicide!"
"Hey, boys, calm down," Buffy said, stepping in between them and trying to talk them out of arguing.
"It's the only source of fresh water we've found, Sayid," said Kate calmly, placing a hand on his forearm.
"And staying on the beach, in the sun, without water," started Jack, clearly not wanting to back down. "That's not suicide?" Sayid merely grabbed a few pieces of wood that he and Buffy had cut and headed to the beach, but stopped, not looking at the other three.
"I'm not going to admit defeat." Buffy sighed as he left, watching Jack and Kate's gaze on his retreating back. Getting their attention, she led them back to the beach so that Jack could talk to everyone about his idea. Reaching camp and not really wanting to hear Jack's speech, Buffy grabbed a few water bottles and started handing them out.
"Hey, Princess," Sawyer greeted when he saw Buffy approaching.
"Jack's giving a speech," she said briskly, tossing a bottle of water at him before turning and walking away.
"Oh yeah, let me just rush right over there to see what the Doc has to say," she heard him call sarcastically and quirked a small smile.
"Hey guys," greeted Buffy as she approached Boone, who was sitting on the sand reading a book, and Shannon, who was, as usual, tanning in a bikini on top of a towel. "Jack's making a speech. Wants to know if people want to stay on the beach or go off to these caves that he found." She tossed them two water bottles before taking the last one and making her way to where Jin was handcuffed to the plane. Holding it out to him, he didn't take it, so she held it out a bit further, offering him a small smile. He took it slowly, clearly surprised at this small act of kindness. "This is all for now so... uh... drink it slowly." He looked at her confusedly and she held the thumb and index finger of her right hand about an inch apart, hoping that he would be able to understand what she was gesturing. "Little. A little at a time." He said something in Korean and nodded, and Buffy took this as a sign that he knew what she was saying. Giving him another smile, she walked off to find Jack.
"Hey," she called as she reached Jack and Kate, who looked to be engaged in a conversation of their own. "What's the what?"
"I've got a small group of people that are willing to stay in the caves," said Jack. "Are you coming?"
"Nah," Buffy said, looking over her shoulder at the beach and the rest of the survivors. "My place is here. You guys go, you know where to find me if you need me."
"I don't think I should..." Kate trailed off, looking between Jack and Buffy.
"Go on," pressed Buffy gently. "I can handle things here." But before Kate could respond, she noticed Michael out of the corner of her eye. "Crap!" she yelled as she did a double take and realized that he was standing by Jin, waving an ax around in the air. Without a second glance at Jack and Kate, she sprinted off in that direction, yelling at him to stop. However, before she could make it, Michael slammed the ax down. However, Jin didn't appear hurt, just surprised, and Buffy skid to a stop, realizing that Michael had simply cut the cuffs in half. Breathing a sigh of relief, she turned around, and walked up to the beach, helping where she could to get everyone ready to leave for the caves.
After the survivors had split into two parts, those still left on the beach gathered around the signal fire. Buffy sat down next to Sayid without saying a world, but looked up, surprised, as Sawyer sat down next to her and offered her a small smile before the three of them turned their attention back to the fire.
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Okay, so that was kind of a short, crappy chapter, but this wasn't my favorite episode, so I just covered the major points so that I could move on to the next one. Hope you enjoyed it anyways, even if it was just a filler chapter!