Chapter 9 More Blood and Lies

Beach Camp

Everyone was confronting Dan, Charlotte and Evelyn wanting answers. Yesterday they found a dead body that washed up on shore and Dan recognized him as the doctor from their boat. Dan called the freighter asking what happened to the doctor through Morse code. He told everyone that the rescue helicopters will be sent soon, but Bernard calls him on it. What the message really said was: "What are you talking about? The doctor is fine." After that they were forced to reveal the truth: they never intended to rescue them.

"You're not going to rescue us, are you" Ari asked them.

Dan looks at her with guilt.

"I'm sorry" Dan said.

Ari starts to cry. Natalie takes her into her arms, trying to comfort her. She couldn't blame her friend. Ever since they got the call from the freighter all Ari talked about was going home and finally seeing her family again. Now it looked like it wasn't going to happen. Seeing Ari so upset made her want to cry herself.

"Hey!"

Everyone turned to see Jack and Juliet walk up to the group. Jack was looking very pale.

"Everyone needs to calm down" Jack said.

"Jack, these people are lying to us" Bernard said.

"I know they're lying. Sooner or later, their people are going to come back for them, and when they do, we'll be waiting for them" Jack said.

"Unless they run off again" Sun pointed out.

Jack was about to say something but faints.

"Jack?" everyone gasp.

"Is he all right" Natalie asked.

"Everyone get back. Give him some air" Juliet said.

Jon watches as Juliet tried to wake the good doctor up. He turned his attention to the freighter people, the ones that lied to them. He locked eyes with Evelyn, who quickly looked away.

The barracks

Ben's house

Everyone in the room stares at the pregnant woman, who just admitted being related to the man that wants them all dead. Abby looks at the expressions of the people she's considered friends the past four months. She saw shock. Confusion. Betrayal. She just wanted all this to go away, but knew that wasn't going to happen. Everyone wanted answers, especially Ben, now that they know who she is.

"You're Charles Widmore's daughter" Locke asked.

"Yes" Abby answered.

"But on the census, you're last name is Taylor" Hurley pointed out.

"It was my fiancé's name, Jasper Taylor. I took the name in hopes that my father wouldn't find me" Abby explained.

"I have to admit Abigail; even I didn't see this coming. You did an excellent job hiding your identity" Ben commented.

"Where's Jasper, your fiancé" Ali asked.

"He's dead" Abby said softly.

"What happened to him" Charlie asked.

As Abby looked at him tears began to fill her eyes. Just hearing about Jasper brought back memories, memories that she tried so hard to forget.

Abby was sitting outside in the waiting room, waiting for her job interview. She was pretty nervous and she kept fidgeting with her hands and feet. One the doctors walked by with papers in his hand. She accidentally stuck her foot out and the doctor trips, dropping the papers.

"Oh goodness! I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there" Abby said, helping the doctor.

"It's all right" the doctor said.

As Abby handed back the doctor's papers, she couldn't help but notice he was a very attractive man. He smiled at her.

"Are you here for the position" he asked her.

"Oh yes! I'm meeting with Dr. Freeman" Abby admitted.

"Then the job is good as yours."

"What makes you think I'll get it" Abby asked.

"I have a good feeling about you" he answered.

Abby finds herself smiling.

"Ms. Widmore" one of the receptionist calls out.

"I better go" she said, going into the office.

"It was nice meeting you…"

"Abby."

"Abby. I'm Jasper. Maybe I'll see you around" he said.

"Maybe" Abby smiles.

"No daughter of mine is going to marry some common doctor!"

"He has a name, father. It's Jasper. I love him and I want to spend the rest of my life with him" Abby declared.

Abby was standing in her father's office and she just told him she was marrying Jasper.

"He's not good enough for you" Widmore said.

"No one is good enough for your daughters! Penny still hates you after what happened with Desmond" Abby reminded him.

"Don't you dare mention that man's name in my house! You're not marrying Taylor and I certainly won't let you give birth to that little parasite that's growing inside you!" Widmore declared.

Abby just found out she was pregnant. It happened so fast. Jasper and her have been together for six months and already they were having a baby. When her father found she was carrying Jasper's child he was furious. He told her to get rid of it, but she refused. It was bad enough he ruined her sister's love life, she wasn't going to let him ruin hers.

"I didn't come here for your blessing. I came here to tell you this. I'm going to marry Jasper. I'm going to have my baby and we are going to be a family. Good-bye, father" she said leaving his office.

"Abigail! Abigail, come back here this instant!" Widmore shouted to his daughter, but she refused to listen.

Chicago, Illinois

It was one in the morning and Abby just arrived home from working late again. She was five months pregnant now and it was hard to get around these days. Jasper would always worry about her and the baby. She thought it was sweet that he cared so much. Abby was just about to open the door but she noticed that the door was already opened. That was strange. Jasper always locked the door at night. When she entered the house, it was dark. She turned on the light and was met with a horrible sight.

There lying on the floor in the pool of his own blood was Jasper.

"Jasper!!!"

Abby ran to his side, checking to see if he had a pulse. No pulse. Judging from the wounds on his chest he was shot five times.

"Oh god no! Please no! Please!" Abby cried, kissing his forehead.

"That's enough of that" a voice called out to her.

She turns around and sees a familiar face, one she wished she could forget.

"Martin" she said with anger.

"Your father wants you home" he said.

"Well, you and my father can go to hell" Abby snapped.

"How did you think this would end, Abby? You ran off with a doctor and you didn't think your father wouldn't come after you? It's for your own good. Now get your things, you're coming with me" Keamy demanded.

"No" Abby said firmly.

Keamy walks up to her and slaps her across the face. She falls to the floor. Abby makes sure her back is to him, so he won't see her take out the taser that she always carry around with her.

"Fine Abby. We'll do it the hard way" Keamy pointed out.

He drags Abby to her feet. As soon as she turned around to face him, she fires and the tips of the taser hit Keamy in the chest. He cries out in pain and starts twitching on the floor. Abby quickly runs out of the house as fast as she could. She gets into her car and drives off.

She stops at a gas station and to use the pay phone.

"Oceanic Airlines, how can I help you" the operator asked.

"Hello, my name is Abigail Taylor and I need a plane ticket out of town as soon as possible" Abby answered.

"Destination?"

"Anywhere that's leaving tonight" Abby said.

"There's a flight leaving for Australia in an hour."

"I'll take it" Abby quickly hangs up the phone.

Abby leaves her car in the parking lot, figuring that Keamy and others that worked for her father would be looking for it. She hails a taxi and heads for the airport.

Abby finishes telling her story to her friends. Tears ran down her cheeks as her emotions got the better of her.

"I've spent two weeks in Australia until my father found me again. That's why I was on the plane" Abby admitted.

Ali walked up to her friend and hugged her. They were no longer angry at Abby. After hearing her story all they could feel for their friend was shock and sadness. They couldn't image what Abby must be going through right now.

"Abby, I'm so sorry" Ali said softly.

"What do we do now" Virgie asked concerned.

"Yeah. I mean, it's been almost five minutes" Brad admitted.

"Well, we're not sending Abby out there that's for sure" Charlie said.

"I say we throw bug eyes out there and make a run for it" Sawyer said pointing at Ben.

"And then what James? As soon as they have Ben they'll kill us" Locke pointed out.

"No one is doing anything" Ben answered.

Ben goes over to the window. He sees Keamy standing outside and a scared Alex on her knees.

"Dude, what are you doing" Hurley asked him.

Ben talks into the walkie.

"Mr. Keamy, I've made a decision" Ben said.

"And?"

"You and your friends turn around, walk back to your helicopter, and forget you ever heard of this island" Ben said.

"Ben" Abby warned him.

"All right, then. Say good-bye to daddy" Keamy said, handing the talkie walkie to Alex.

"Dad…they're serious. They killed Karl and my mother and Zach" Alex sobbed.

"Did she say Zach" Brad asked the others.

"Zach was with you" Ben asked her.

"He followed us last night. Mom told him to go back but I convinced her not too. I should have sent him away. Dad, he died trying to save me!"

Everyone was shocked to hear that one of them was killed. Zach was so young. Brad was fighting back tears. The others knew that he and Zach were close and that Brad saw Zach like the little brother he never had.

Keamy takes the walkie from her.

"You have ten seconds" Keamy warned.

"She's not my daughter" Ben said.

"Nine" Keamy counted.

"Ben don't" Abby warned him.

"Eight."

"I stole her as a baby from an insane woman."

"Ben!"

"I know what I'm doing" Ben assured Abby.

"You need to stop" Abby begged, but Ben ignored her.

"She means nothing to me. Abby and I are not coming out. So, if you want to kill her then go ahead" Ben said.

Abby couldn't take anymore of this. She wasn't going let Alex die because Ben was being stubborn and her being afraid. She makes her way toward the front door.

"Abby, no!" Ali said grabbing her arm.

"Let go of me! I'm going not going to let…"

A muffled gunshot interrupts her. Everyone looks out the window to see what happened. Keamy standing over Alex, his gun pointed down where her head was. Virgie screams covering her eyes with horror. Miles takes her in his arms and tries to comfort her. And Ben was shocked and dumbfounded at the sight of his daughter being killed right in front of his eyes.

Abby looked out the window and locked eyes with Keamy, who gave her a wink. She wanted nothing more that to run up to that man and claw his eyes out. But she and everyone else in the house were trapped and there was nothing they could do, except wait for their slaughter.

It was night time at the beach and Jon Larein was in his tent, writing in one of his song books. He was working on a song about his love hate relationship with that Evelyn woman from the freighter. When he first met her she right away thought she was a bitch, and she was. But the few times he talked to her that didn't involve her fist connecting with his face, she was actually, okay. More than okay, actually. That's what confused him because he usually didn't like to talk to anyone. I mean sure, he would occasionally talk to Charlie, because he was a fellow musician or Jack, because he respected the doctor for all the things he's done for them, but other than them, no one in particular.

"Hey they're back" someone shouted.

Jon stepped out of his tent and to see what was going on. Sun and Jin were back along with Charlotte and Dan. Juliet sent them to a medical station to get surgical instruments. She was going to operate on Jack to remove his appendix before it ruptured. He was surprised that Evelyn didn't go with them. When she wasn't talking to him, she was being Dan's little guard dog. He didn't understand why, sure the guy was smart but at times he seemed to be off in his own little world.

Evelyn lied to him but he didn't get an evil vibes from her. He was confused as ever now.

What he wouldn't give to be at the Green Day's concert back in Sydney.

The crowd was cheering as they watched Green Day perform live on stage. Jon was with his friends. Bobby was screaming at the top of his lungs and George was just as loud. Jon was cheering though his heart wasn't in it. Whenever he went off to see one of his favorite bands perform somewhere he was usually pumped, but not this time. Before he knew what was happening the concert was already over and he and his friends were heading out to the nearest bar. They ordered a couple of beers and started talking about the concert but Jon wasn't listening.

"What's up man" Bobby finally asked his friend.

"What" Jon asked?

"You know what. You've been acting this way since the concert. And you love Green Day more than we do" Bobby pointed out.

"Yeah, what's wrong with you" George asked worried.

What was wrong with him?

"I guess, I've been thinking" Jon said.

"About what" George asked.

"What I've been doing with my life. I mean, look at me. I'm 24 years-old man, who still lives with his parents and does nothing besides going to rock concerts all the time" Jon said.

"That's because your family is rich" Bobby reminded him.

"Yeah. They're rich. My parents are too busy with their careers and my little sister wants nothing to do with me" Jon said, taking a sip of beer.

"Lisa's in high school now. She's at the stage where she thinks she's too cool to be seen with any of her family members. And as for your parents, well, you didn't make things easy for them being Mr. Anti-Social" Bobby pointed out.

"Thanks a lot" Jon said.

"Come on, man. You know you're like a brother to me and I got but nothing but love for you. But if you hate your life so damn much, get off your ass and do something about it" Bobby demanded.

Bobby was right. Instead of whining and bitching all the time, he should do something. But where to start? Go back to college, maybe? He dropped out to live on his own, but he ran into some money trouble and he had to move back with his parents. Whatever he had to do, he couldn't do it from here.

Jon gets up and puts on his jacket.

"Where are you going" George asked.

"I'm going back to the hotel to grab my things. And then I'm going to caught an early flight home" Jon explained.

"But what about our trip" Bobby asked.

"You guys can stay, but I need to go home. I need a life" Jon said.

Bobby and George looked at his friend and understood where he was coming from.

"All right. We'll see you back home" George said.

"Thanks guys" Jon said walking out of the bar.

Jon noticed Evelyn go into the jungle. He grabs a torch and follows her. He walks a good half hour until he sees her standing in a clearing. Before he could call out to her, someone sneaks up behind him, wraps a barb wire around his neck and starts choking him.

Evelyn needed some time alone. So much happened the last twenty four hours. The survivors found out the truth about them, that they weren't here to rescue them. They're leader Jack was about to go into surgery. And she had to figure out a way to talk to Jon. He looked hurt when he learned the truth. From what she learned about the guy he was pretty much a loner, but to her he seemed sweet. I guess it was because they had something in common, they were both loners in their own right.

Evelyn suddenly hears something, like someone is choking. She turns around to see a woman in her late 30's with auburn hair, choking the life out of Jon with a barb wire.

"No!" Evelyn screamed, running over to them.

But she was too late. The mystery woman lets go of Jon, his body dropping to the ground with a thump. Evelyn checks for a pulse, but there is none. Oh god, Jon!

"Who the hell are you" Evelyn demanded from the woman.

"I'm Megan, Ben's right hand girl" Megan said proudly.

Ben? Ben Linus?!

"You're one of them. The Others" Evelyn guessed.

"Give the girl a prize" Megan said sarcastically.

"Why did you kill him? He didn't do anything to you!"

"He's here on our island and he doesn't deserve to be. And neither do you" Megan said, taking a swing at her head.

Evelyn manages to duck at the last minute and swings back, but Megan grabs her arm in mid-swing and flips her onto her back. Evelyn lets out a pained breath. Megan reaches down for her. Evelyn kicks up with both legs into Megan's face and makes her fall backward to the ground. They both scramble to their feet again and begin to circle each other, like a pair of wild animals.

"You're going to pay for what you did to Alex" Megan growled.

"Who's Alex" Evelyn asked confused.

"Alexandra Linus, Ben's daughter, the one that you murdered!" Megan declared.

"What are you talking about?"

"There was an attack at the Barracks, where we used to live. Your team from the freighter slaughtered half of the people there, including Alex. She was sixteen and your people just shot her like she was nothing!"

Megan punches high, Evelyn blocks. She tries a backhand strike, but Evelyn blocks again and follows up with a front snap kick to her stomach. As she leans forwards from the pain, Evelyn slams her elbow into Megan's back. Megan grabs onto her for support as she kicks up backward, hitting her in the head with a reverse snap kick. Evelyn is dazed from the pain. Megan steps away from her and pulls out a knife from her back and charges her with the knife held above her head in both hands. Evelyn blocks her charge with her arms and twists her arms down, forcing her to drop the knife, and shoves her into a tree. She goes up behind Megan and twists her arm behind her back, pinning her against the tree. Megan screams in pain as she feels her shoulder being dislocated.

"Look, my friends and I had nothing to do with what happened! Our orders were to bring back Ben to the mainland, not to kill innocent bystanders!" Evelyn explained.

"I don't believe you!" Megan declared.

"We just want Ben."

"You're not touching him!"

She snaps her head back to head butt her in the face, breaking her nose. Evelyn grabs her bloody nose in pain.

"You need to listen to me!" Evelyn shouted.

"I'm not going to listen to a word you say!"

Evelyn was the first to react, delivering a roundhouse kick to her face and another kick to her side. Megan falls to the ground and spots a tree branch with a really sharp point at the end. As soon as Evelyn was close enough, she swings the branch at her legs, knocking them out from under her. She raises the branch and slams it down on Evelyn's chest. Evelyn gasp in pain as Megan twists the branch even further into her body, until she stops moving all together. Megan lets out a sigh of relief and looks down at the girl she just killed.

"You should have never come to the island" Megan told Evelyn's lifeless body.

Megan grabs her shoulder and pops it back in place. Megan groans in pain and gets to her feet. She looks at Evelyn's body and than at Jon's. She grabs Evelyn's ankles and drags her to where Jon was. Megan laid them side by side next to each other, like two lovers.

As soon she was done she walks away, looking for someone else to pay for her lose.

Preview:

"He is going to kill everyone on that island" Michael said.

"Who" Bi asked.

"Keamy."

Ali coming to a stream. She sees something and screams.

Virgie sees a man in a Dharma jumpsuit drinking a beer.

"You want a cold one, sweetheart" the man said.

"Who the hell are you" Virgie demanded.

"I'm Roger" he answers.

Abby grabbing her stomach in pain.

"My water just broke" Abby declared.

Keamy and his men coming in their direction.

"You have got to be kidding" Sawyer announced.