Episode 9: Live Together Die Alone (Part 1: Shayna)
Michael stood in the jungle not too far from the hatch. He pulled at a list and burned it just as Jack walked out the back door of the hatch. 'Michael?' he said and then he saw him 'Come in we need to sort this.' He said walking in and holding the door open for Michael. When they got back in there they started talking about taking on the Others. 'How many guns do we have?' Jack said looking at Sawyer.
'11.' Sawyer said. 'It ain't enough.'
'But Michael said they only have two.' Jack said looking at him.
'Not counting the ones they took from us already.' Sawyer said gruffly.
'Right we need to gather as many people as possible and we can head to them, Michael you'll lead us.'
'No it can't be like that.' Michael said suddenly alarmed. 'It should just be us four. It'll be easier we only know about it and they won't see us coming.'
'Michael we'll need back up.' Jack said looking at him.
'They don't know I know where they are. It had to be this way. Only this way.' Michael said looking at the four of them.
'They're dead.' Hurley said angrily looking at them. 'Ana Lucia and Emma are dead. We haven't even buried them yet and you're talking about running off into the jungle.' Jack looked at Hurley sympathetically agreeing with him that they'd sort it out after they bury the two of them.
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They made their way to the beach and as Michael and Jack walked down the long road which led there a lot of the survivors ran to him greeting him happy he was back with them. Santana and Jin ran over to them and Jin said 'Ok?' Michael nodded smiling. Santana looked over his shoulder seeing the two body bags.
'Who?' She said looking scared and feeling nervous.
'Ana Lucia and Emma.' Michael said looking at her.
Santana looked down then looked back up at Michael 'What happened to them?'
'They were murdered.' Is all he said and then he walked off towards the grave yard. Which was becoming bigger the longer they stayed on the island.
Jack, Sawyer and Rachel headed to Sawyer's tent to get all the guns back which he happily gave out. 'What happened?' Sayid said as they remerged outside of the tent.
'Ana Lucia and Emma we're killed by the guy in the hatch. Then he escaped.' Jack said looking into the sea.
'Isn't someone going to go after him?' Sayid said looking at the three of them.
'Locke and Eko did but they didn't find anything.' Jack said squinting out to the sea.
'Jack?' Sayid said looking at him.
'Is there something out there?' Jack said pointing a short while into the distance where something was becoming bigger and closer to them.
Sayid looked to where Jack was pointing 'That's a boat.' Sayid said looking at the others. They quickly grabbed a gun each, Sayid, Jack and Sawyer, and dived into the sea swimming out carefully to the boat. Jack pulled himself up onto it closely followed by the others. Nothing was on the deck of it and as they passed the wooden door which led to the inner of the boat a bullet flew out of it missing all of them but still shocking them. Jack covered by Sayid and Sawyer kicked in the door pointing their guns down inside. And inside they saw Shayna her blonde hair ruffled as she lay down att he bottom of the stairs she looked up and smiled drunkenly 'You still pushing my button?' she laughed.
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It was a dark day in northern England when Shayna walked outside. She had an interview with a firm to see if she can actually do something good with her life. She walked into the posh looking building walking straight to the front desk. 'Hello, I have an interview with Charles Widmore.'
'I'll just phone up for him if you'd like to take a seat.' The receptionist said indicating some seats not too far away.
'Thank you.' Shayna smiled shyly at her taking a seat as she called up to the farther of Shayna's boyfriend.
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'What are you doing here?' they had gotten Shayna and the boat to the shore and Jack was now talking to her. 'I thought you were leaving.'
'I tried to leave. I sailed all the way around this damn island and still ended up here. There's nothing out there.' She said hiccoughing.
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Together all the survivors gathered around the graves of Ana Lucia and Emma. They had decided to bury them next to each other, everyone still in mourning of the tragic deaths. Even Shayna was there watching the sadness of it all. Jack and Sayid were walking towards the small area where they were holding it. 'I think Michael has been compromised.' Sayid said still walking.
'What do you mean compromised?' said Jack in a small voice.
'His actions are note of those of a man telling the truth.' He said still walking.
'Why would he lie to us?'
'Because I think a father would do anything for his son. Because I believe Michael may have freed Henry and is leading you into a trap.
'You believe a lot Sayid.' Jack said not wanting to believe it.
'I also believed Henry was one of them.'
'Alright let's go talk to him.' Jack said turning around and looking at Michael.
'No he must continue to believe he's in control.'
'Why would we want to do that?'
'So we can create an advantage.'
'How?' Jack said looking at him.
'Shayna's boat.'
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They were all gathered at the burial site Jack stood out in front 'Ana Lucia Cortez was... Before we crashed she was a police officer. I don't think it was easy for her being here, but I think she did the best she could. She was a woman of few words and I'm gonna follow her example. Rest in peace, Ana.' He said and turned slightly to look at Michael before stepping back.
'Emma was... She was ... She...' Hurley started finding it harder to talk. 'Emma was a Psychiatrist. Only here because of a school trip. She helped a lot of people. She helped me. She was my friend. It's not fair that this happened to her. It's not.' Hurley turned around to face Michael who was just behind him. 'I'm going with you.' He said fiercely. 'Goodbye Emma.'
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Shayna felt so hot her anger had boiled up so much it was the most unfair thing that had ever happened to her. Charles Widmore told her she was not good enough not only for the job but to be part of his family. She felt worthless she just wanted to get away from it all, and then she saw a sign. It was on the wall in the coffee shop 'Race around the world.' It embossed over the page.
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'Shayna.' Jack had walked over to her she was sat on the beach looking out to the sea thinking she had finally gotten away from this place only to find out she hadn't.
'Yeah?' she looked up at him smiling slightly.
'Your boat. Could we borrow it.'
'Be my guest brother it won't get you anywhere off this place.'
'Thanks.' Jack said beginning to walk away.
'Three years I've been stuck on this damn island and when I finally get the chance to leave I can't. This place will be the death of me.'
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'Just give me the one that has the most caffeine in it please.' Shayna said in the queue at a coffee shop in America. She opened her purse 'Damn. I'm sorry I've just arrived and I spent all my American money on a taxi.'
'I've got it.' A red head woman said putting down some dollars on the counter smiling at the gentlemen behind it.
'Uh that's not necessary.'
'It's just four dollars.' The woman said in a sweet voice.
'I don't supposed you have 42,000 more of those, do you?' Shayna said jokingly.
'Depends on what it's for.'
'I was joking.'
'No you weren't.' The woman said with a smile.
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They sat down at a table together and Shayna had handed over a pamphlet 'A solo sailing race around the world?' The woman said looking at it carefully.
'Yep in eight months. I've gotta get in the best shape in my life thought. But I'll tell you what, I'm going to win.'
'And what do you get if you win?'
'What really matters is who I win it for.'
'Charlie Widmore.' The woman said looking at the back of the pamphlet. 'What's the $42,000 for?'
'It's a wee bit complicated.' Shayna said smiling slightly. 'As of yet I don't have a boat.'
'I have a boat.' The woman said. 'It was my husband's but he gave it to me. We divorced not to long ago.'
'I'm sorry.' Shayna said looking at her.
'I want you to have it.'
'I can't take your boat.'
'But you have to. I have no use in it.'
'What was your husband's name?'
'Carl.'
'And what did he name his boat?' Shayna said looking at her.
She smiled slightly and said 'Emma. He named it after me.'
'Then I thank you, Emma. And I shall win this race ... for love.'
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Eight months had passed and Shayna was in a storm. She had sailed as far as she could and now found herself in the midst of a great storm in the worst rain she had ever seen. She was jolted to the side hitting her head on the side of the boat concussing herself. When she come to dazed and confused she found herself being dragged through what looked like a jungle by a man in a large yellow radioactive suit. When she fully came to and everything stopped spinning she found herself laid on a bed in the middle of a large room she'd never seen before. The man in the yellow suit looked at her 'Are you her?' He said leaning closely.
'What?' Shayna said confused.
'What did one snowman say to the other?' He said looking seriously at her.
'What are you talking about?' Shayna said lifting a hand up to the back of her head feeling a large lump. 'Who are you?' she said to the man who had now stood up away from the bed.
'I'm Inman. Kelvin Inman.'
'What...? What happened to my boat?'
'I found you washed up on the beach.' He said taking off the yellow suit revealing a grey jumpsuit below which had a weird hexagon sign embroided onto it. 'There was no boat.'
Shayna looked even more confused than before when a loud beeping started. Inman walked away from her towards a large room filled with a computer. Shayna followed him slowly and saw him type some numbers into a computer press execute and then the beeping stopped and a large counter above the door turned back to 108.
'What was all the about?' Shayna said looking around the room.
Inman stroked his chin and said gruffly 'Just saving the world.'
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Shayna was watching the initiation video and Inman walked in. 'How many times are you going to watch that thing?'
'Why are there pieced missing?' Shayna asked looking intently at him.
'Redzinsky made some edits.'
'Who's Redzinsky?' Shayna asked.
'He was my partner.' Inman said not looking at her.
'What happened to him?'
'Just remember to put that back behind Turn of the Screw.' He said walking off slowly.
'Why do you wear that suit?' Shayna said standing up.
'So I don't get infected out there.'
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Jack, Sawyer, Rachel, Hurley and Michael were stood around the middle of the camp. Jack held a gun close to him and he handed one out to each of them. He went to hand one to Hurley but he said 'No way. If I take that I'm going to kill someone.'
'Ain't that the point?' Sawyer said taking a gun from Jack.
'I thought the point was to get Walt back.'
Jack slowly handed a gun to Rachel who looked at it carefully not knowing whether to take it or not. 'What's the matter?' He said looking at her.
'I can't help but think it's a trap. I don't think they really are hillbillies.' She said nervously.
'Listen. Listen, I was there.' Michael said standing up. 'I saw them. They are hillbillies. They live in huts. They eat fish. They're probably more scared than we are, and they have no idea we're on our way.'
'All right. Enough jibber-jabber. Let's roll.' Sawyer said angrily walking off down the beach. Michael lead them away off the beach and through the jungle.
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Shayna was sat on the ground when Sayid walked over to her. 'I need your boat.'
'Your doctor already told me that.' Shayna said looking at him.
'I need to get to the north side of the island.'
'You going to see the hostiles?'
'The what?' Sayid said looking at her.
'You know what? Ignorance is bliss. The boats all yours. For all the good it'll do you.'
'I don't know how to sail.' Sayid said looking at her.
'Then I suggest you find someone who does.' She said looking out to sea.
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Santana walked down the beach towards Jin after talking to Sayid she knew he was the one she wanted. 'Sayid wants you to sail the boat to the other side of the island.' Santana said to him in Korean. 'To help Michael.'
'No. I don't want to leave this or you.'
'You won't leave me, Jin ... because I'm coming with you.'
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They were trekking through the jungle. Michael was still in the lead being the only one that knew where they were going. A big bird flew over the top of them and they all crouched in fear as Michael raised his gun shooting at it but nothing came out of the gun. Michael looked at it then to Jack. 'Sorry I must've forgotten to load that one. Pass it here I'll put a mag in it.' He said holding out his hand.
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Locke walked up to Shayna who was still sat on the beach. 'What did one snowman say to another?'
'Smells like carrots.' Shayna laughed to herself.
'How long did you say you were down there in the hatch?'
'Three years.'
'What if I told you that all those years you were down there in the hatch, what if I told you it was all for nothing? I found another hatch, another station on the island. Called the pearl I saw an orientation film there that said everything that was happening in our watch was fake, a psychological experiment.'
'You're lying.' She said looking at him. Locke pulled out the video from his bag. 'If you're so sure it's not real, then stop pushing the button.'
'Well I have except, unfortunately, someone else decided to start. So we're gonna get a goodnights sleep and tomorrow we're going to find out what happens if that button doesn't get pushed.'
