I'm thinking one more chapter, than an Epolouge and this one will be all wrapped up, hope you all enjoyed it!

Chapter Eleven: Beginning of the End

Charlie took a deep breath as the gang entered the darkened warehouse. Closing his eyes tightly, he was able to get a decent steady flow of tears to flow down his cheeks. Wasn't as difficult as he thought it might have been. All he really had to do was think of Claire, and whatever horrible thing that her "father" was putting her through at the moment.

"Is that my proof?" his tone was differential. Like he didn't care one way or another if she had suffered or anything like that. Benjamin Linus was a cold and heartless man, and Charlie hated him more than he thought it was possible to hate another living person.

"Yes," Charlie spat, handing over the photographic evidence, followed by the necklace Penny had surrendered to him.

"Nice. Sayid is a magnificent human being," Ben gushed.

Charlie's stomach churned at his words, as Sayid stepped forward. "Actually, Charlie did this."

Ben's head snapped up and stared at Charlie for a long moment. "Well, I didn't know you had it in you Charlie. Nicely done."

His stomach churned even more, but he bit his lip to keep from calling him a sick bastard, and waited for Ben to keep his end of the bargain. Charlie's patience though, was very thin, and after only a few moments, he cleared his throat loudly.

"Oh right, the island," Ben smirked at them, before handing over a piece of paper. Directions where scrawled across the paper neatly.

"Thank you," Charlie said, holding his hand out, waiting for Ben to give the necklace back.

"Oh, I'd really rather keep it. You know, kind of like a trophy," Ben said, squeezing the necklace tightly between his fist.

"I'd really rather you crawl into a hole and die, but I'll just live with you, if you give me that damned necklace back," he bit, rather harshly, sarcasm dripping acidly from his voice.

"Yeah, I don't think I will," Ben said, not really frightened of the Brit.

"Big mistake," Charlie glared at him.

Before he realized what happened, his fist was drawn back, and struck Ben square in the jaw. He immediately dropped to his knees, not only shocked by Charlie's sudden violence, but in some pain. Charlie smiled at the blood that dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"Now, do I have to use you as a punching bag, or are you going to give me that necklace?" Charlie asked, his eyes holding a serious tone in them. He had promised Penny he'd bring it back, and he'd be damned if he would let Ben keep the necklace as a 'trophy.'

Without so much as a word, Ben handed over the golden necklace. Anger was apparent in his face, along with shock, and amazement. He never would have dreamed that the drug addict had it in him to strike him with that amount of force.

"Glad this could work out," Charlie said, before turning abruptly and leaving Ben where he was.

"Go Charlie," Jack gushed once they were out of the old warehouse.

Sighing rather loudly, Charlie turned toward Jack and gave him a weak grin. "I'm just afraid we'll be to late."

Jack's face changed with Charlie's words, and wondered what exactly Charlie had meant by them. Kate picked up the tone in Charlie's voice, and noticed the way that Jack's mood changed, and she walked up beside him and grabbed his hand in hers.

"She'll be fine Jack," Kate promised, even if she couldn't make such a promise.

It took near two hours for the gang to locate the part of the docks that Desmond and Penny were waiting at, but after locating the large sized boat, that group boarded it, and found the pair sitting just inside waiting for their friends arrival.

"So?" Desmond asked, slightly jumpy being so close to where Ben was.

"He bought it, although I had to fight to get the necklace back," Charlie gave him a small grin, before handing the necklace back to Penny.

She gasped lightly at Charlie's now dried, bloody knuckles from where his fist had connected with Ben's face.

"Does it hurt?" she asked finally.

"It did, but not anymore. It felt really great though, to punch him," Charlie spoke calmly, and smiled a real smile for the first time in a while.

"Yeah, I would assume that it would," Desmond grinned back at him, pausing slightly, then continuing. "Let's go get Claire."

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AlexaGeorge

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