Sully looked at me like I was crazy.
"What do you mean something bad just happened?" He asked.
"My heart just fluttered painfully. Something happened to either Danny or Jimmy." I replied. I began to pace the room.
"Stop it. You are making me nervous."
"I'm sorry. I'm worried."
"I am too. Don't worry."
"Don't tell me that." We were quiet for a while before the doors flew open and Shea and Madison walked in.
"Shea? What are you doing?" Sully asked.
"John Wakefield escaped." Madison said. I punched the table lightly.
"What how?"
"We don't know. We just-We think someone's helping him." Shea said.
"Yeah, Jimmy."
"It's not Jimmy!" I hissed. I looked around and pulled a long knife off a shelf.
"It has to be."
"No. He's with Abby. They sent us here to find you." Shea said. I spun the knife around and slashed the air with it. Everyone looked at me but I shrugged it off.
"Okay, so what about the others? Where's Danny?" I looked at Shea, who dropped her eyes.
"He helped us escape." Madison said. I dropped the knife and stared at Shea.
"He was fighting Wakefield." Shea continued. I closed my eyes and took a shaky breath in.
"No. Ah, son of a bitch." Sully said, kicking something. I slid down the leg of the table and fell to the floor, "Damn it." He walked up to me and knelt down. I brought my good leg up to my chest and wrapped my arms around it.
"You have to tell the Coast Guard, Sully." I whispered with a shaky voice.
"Who's ever out there, this is Harper's Island, over."
"This is coast guard dispatch, go ahead Harper's Island." I picked up the knife and laid it across my lap.
"They guy we caught, Wakefield, he's out. You hear me, he's out. We need everything you got, and we need it right now. How close are you guys?" It was silent for a second, "Did you get that?"
"We copy that Harper's Island, We're fighting weather here. Chopper's waiting for clearance."
"Damn it!" I cried, throwing the knife into the wood floor. Sully looked up and saw the small boat there. He then looked at me and I nodded. He helped me up.
"We're getting off this island." He said. We took the boat down and he and Shea carried it to the water. I walked out into the water with Madison and helped her into the boat. Sully helped Shea in. When he turned to help me, I shook my head.
"I'm not leaving you alone." He nodded.
"Fire it up, Shea."
"But-You can-"
"Your only job at the moment is to keep you daughter safe. Go, Shea." I said. Sully put his gun in the boat and pushed them off. He walked over to me and we watched them disappear from sight. Sully helped me back to the boat house were I picked up the radio.
"US Coast Guard, this is Brooklyn Mance on Harper's Island. We just set off two people off the island in a small boat heading east off the island.. On board is Shea Allen and her 9 year old daughter Madison Allen. Over."
"Copy that, Brooklyn. Two people in a small craft heading east off the island."
"Thanks." I turned around and jumped. Henry walked in the door not too long ago and was talking to Sully, "Do you have an ETA yet? Over."
"Give me a second to get it."
"Copy that."
"This is San Juan section, are you there Brooklyn?"
"Copy that, San Juan. I'm here with Christopher Sullivan and Henry Dunn."
"Copper just took off. ETA is 45 minutes. Pick up point is the marina. You an your friends need to be there."
"Copy that. ETA is 45 minutes, pick up point is the marina. Thank you, San Juan." I turned to the guys, "We need to find Jimmy and Abby."
"Do you really think Danny's dead?" Henry asked Sully.
"He was fighting Wakefield." Sully replied.
"Not many of us survive to tell about it." I mumbled.
"Come on." Henry said, walking to the door after handing Sully his gun back.
"You guys go. I'm useless as I am right now. It's best I stay with the radio." Sully nodded and pulled Henry out of the door. I paced the small room for a while before coming up with a plan. All at once, everything became clear. I knew who Wakefield's son is, and I just let him leave with my close friend. I screamed in frustration knowing it was too late to do anything for Sully and began to channel my inner Wakefield, "If I were John Wakefield and Henry, where would I make my last stand." The church. I grabbed my knife and started run/walking to the church. When I broke through the tree line, I saw Jimmy running out of the church, followed by a shot. I followed Jimmy. I caught up with him under a huge over hanging branch that shielded up from outside eyes.
"Where were you? We stopped at the boat house and you weren't there." Jimmy said softly, hugging me.
"I got out of there after Henry left. I figured out where they would go for their last stand, and ran here. It seems I was right."
"Henry is in with Wakefield."
"He's Wakefield's son."
"How long have you known?"
"Before I left the boat house. I've been kicking myself for not realizing it sooner." We grew quiet as we heard foot steps. I peered through the branches and motioned that it was Henry, and he was looking for him. We heard his footsteps fade.
"He knows I'm here, but he doesn't know about you. When I run you go the opposite way and get to town. The Coast Guard will still be there. Get your ass off the island."
"Not with out you." I said, "I wouldn't be able to make it anyways, look at me. I can't run, it took me 30 minutes to get to the church."
"Together then."
"Together." He wrapped his arm around my waist and we broke cover, heading towards town. I heard Henry laugh behind us as he chased us down. He tackled me, his elbow jamming into my left leg. I rolled over and kicked him with my good leg, but he caught me. Jimmy stopped and moved to help me, "Go! Don't wait for me!" I yelled. Jimmy took off running. I fought Henry off and crawled away from him. He stepped down on my leg and grabbed me by my neck and pulled me up.
"You know, You are the only one other than JD to fight back." Henry whispered in my ear. I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my side as Henry's pocket knife slid in. I groaned and tried to fight back, but Henry wrapped one arm around my neck. I slowly faded into darkness.
******~~~~~***** Ending 2 Starts Here*******~~~~~*****
When I came to, my hands were tied behind me and I was sitting in a dark corner of a house. I glanced at my leg and saw the spilt was gone, and in it's place was a metal and foam caste. I pulled my arms forward to find them connected to a chain that hung from the shelf above me.
"Brooklyn." Henry's voice came, "Be grateful for your brother."
"Jimmy?" I whispered softly, then yelled, "Jimmy!"
"He's fine." A light flared up in front of me. Jimmy sat tied to a pole, his eyes on me.
"I'm sorry." I said, "I was so stupid not to figure it out before." He shook his head, his eyes showing me he didn't care, "Henry! Let him talk to me."
"I can't do that."
"Henry, I hope you burn in hell for all of this." I leaned back against a wall and hissed as I felt something tear open. The light dimmed down, enough were Jimmy and I could see each other.
"So this is the end for the Mance kids. So much for us going out in style." Jimmy laughed as best as he could, rolling his eyes at me, "Thank you Jimmy. For everything." I smiled at him, "I will always love you." He awkwardly motioned the same thing. I leaned my head against the wall and closed my eyes. I soon fell asleep.
When I woke up, I saw the door was being thrown open and Abby ran in. She saw Jimmy, then me. Her eyes lit up just as Henry walked in the door. He grabbed her by the neck and dragged her out.
"Abby!" I yelled. I had falling on my side sometime during my nap, so I painfully pushed myself up. Jimmy looked at me, his eyes wide, "I know, Jimmy. We'll get out of here soon." A few minutes later, Henry walked in, looking ticked.
"Sign the confession, or she dies." He barked, "Along with your sister."
"Jimmy don't!" Henry walked over to me and back handed me. I groan and spit on his shoes, "Don't touch me." I hissed maliciously. Jimmy was nodding his head from his side of the room. Henry walked over to him and pulled the gag out of his mouth.
"I'll do it. Just let me see Abby one last time. And let Brooklyn go." Jimmy pleaded.
"I'll bring Abby, but I can't let Brooklyn leave. She knows too much." Henry said sounding vicious when he was talking about me.
"Fine, just don't hurt her."
"We have a deal." Henry pulled the gag back on and left.
"Jimmy, you didn't have to do that." I said softly, "I could have taken care of myself. Henry would have wanted something I could give him, and I would have used that to get out." He shook his head no, "thank you, though." We grew quiet. A little while later, Abby and Henry walked in. Abby walked over to Jimmy and touched his face. I couldn't hear what she said, but soon she was kissing him. Henry got angry and pulled Abby away.
"I love him." Abby said. Henry slapped her, sending her crashing to the ground. I forced myself standing and glared at him.
"I shouldn't have done that." Henry said, "Come on." He bent down to pick her up.
"Get away from her!" Jimmy and I yelled. When Henry turned to look at us, she stabbed him in the foot with a screwdriver. Henry cried out in pain and Abby ran out of the shed. I took a step forward. Henry looked at me before running out of the shed after Abby. Jimmy showed me a hook that Abby had given him, before sitting down and dropping it to the floor. He un-cuffed himself and then ran over to me. He undid mine and soon we were both racing after Abby and Henry. Once we caught up with them, Jimmy tackled Henry off the cliff side.
"Jimmy!" I yelled, coming to a stop next to Abby. Together we ran down to them. I knelt down on the far side of Jimmy, lifting his head into my lap. I brushed his bangs off his forehead and looked up, "Abby!" She grabbed the boarding knife next to her and spun around, catching Henry with the blade. He fell to his knees and looked at Abby.
"Abby….I love you." He said, before falling to his side, not moving. I closed my eyes and rested my forehead on Jimmy's. He brought his hand up to hair and ran his fingers through it.
"We need to get into town. The Coast Guard has to still be here." I said after a moment. I stood up and helped Jimmy stand.
"Where did you get the caste from?" He asked.
"Henry must have found it, and gave me something for the pain." We started walking, "This is going to make for one hell of a book, Abby." She stared at me, "You're in shock right now, the best thing for you to do is talk to me."
"I just-I just killed-"
"It was self defense. You did nothing wrong." I wrapped one arm around her and pulled her close, "Now lets get off this damn rock." We walked back to the shack that Henry had me and Jimmy in, and I found a radio. I dialed into the Coast Guard Distress Channel, "US Coast Guard, this is Brooklyn Mance from Harper's Island. I have two people here with me on the far side of the island. We are in need of help."
"Copy that, Brooklyn. Help is on it's way." I turned to Jimmy and Abby and smiled. We were finally safe.
It's been five years since I left Harper's Island with Jimmy and Abby. When we returned to Seattle, we all made a promise to never forget what took place on this cursed Island.
The once peaceful island is now barren, the once beautiful forests whisper with the cries of my dark past. On the anniversary of that horrible week, Jimmy, Abby, Shea and I stood outside the Candlewick in silence. I knelt down next to the front steps and I set down a group of white candles.
"five years does not make this any easier." I whispered. I pulled a lighter from my pocket and lit one of the candles, "Nothing has been the same, nothing will be the same." My voice cracked as I lit another candle. Abby and Shea knelt down next to me and took the lighter from my hand. I closed my eyes to fight back the torrent of tears that threatened to slip from my eyes. Jimmy pulled me up and to him. I buried my face in his chest.
"Everyone that was lost on this damn island meant something to us. In one week, I lost my best friend, my brother, the love I will never know, and the love I knew. All these years, I've been needing someone to blame. I couldn't blame Henry, I've always blamed Wakefield, and I have began to blame myself for not putting up a better fight." I mumbled into his chest.
"We all lost someone that meant a lot to us." Abby said softly.
"JD, Shane, Sully, Danny…" I opened my eyes slowly and looked at her. She was crying. I bit my lip and pulled myself away from Jimmy, "We lost some, but we have gained some." I push her and Jimmy together while stepping away. They smiled halfheartedly at me. The sun poke through the clouds and warmed our frozen bodies. A light breeze soon joined the rays. A joyful feeling swept through me as the sun grew brighter. A light smile stretched out on my lips as I finally left myself cry.
I promise, as long as I live, you shall live. I will remember you my fallen friends. No one will ever forget the battle you fought on this island.