This takes place on the same day as the Ajira flight landed on the island containing the Oceanic six, Ben, Frank, Illana and her group and Locke's body.
It was dawn and Richard and Missy were almost back to their camp.
They said little to each other as they walked but the silence was comfortable.
Richard glanced over at Missy, glad that she was finally back with him. God, he had missed her during his trip and so worried when he had found out that she was at Dharma.
It sent shivers down his spine to think of her being in such close proximity with that man LaFleur. He knew that they had been friends, but he wasn't sure how close they actually were.
He shook the idea from his head. She loved him, she had said so.
Missy looked over at him and Richard forced a smile.
"You okay?" she asked, tilting her head and scrutinising him.
He nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. I don't think we're far now," he said gazing at his surroundings.
"Yeah, this looks kinda familiar," said Missy, gazing at the forest floor.
Richard frowned. "Well the beach camp should be just through here."
He moved forwards and pushed back a stray branch, revealing an empty stretch of beach.
"Are you sure?" laughed Missy, gazing around. "Wow, I think for once Mr Alpert...you might just be wrong."
They stepped forwards onto the soft white sand.
"No, I'm not," said Richard in a panicked voice. "They beach camp was here, right here.......look..."
He moved over and kicked at a pile of burnt kindling, half covered by the sand.
"Looks like they wanted to make a quick getaway, before we got back," he muttered, gazing across the beach.
"S-So they don't want us with them anymore....after all you've done for them?" said Missy, sounding worried.
"Looks like it," murmured Richard, a dark look in their eyes.
"So what do we do?" whispered Missy moving over to him and grasping his arm.
He slipped his hand around her waist protectively. "We need to go see Jacob."
"What the hell? Jacob lives here?" said Missy as they approached a huge stone foot at the far end of the beach.
Richard said nothing and merely beckoned her closer to the base of the statue.
"Stay here," he said, kissing her cheek, "I won't be long."
Missy nodded as Richard ambled up the rocks surrounding the large base. To Missy's surprise, he carefully moved his hands across the bricks. He suddenly halted and pushed at them vigorously revealing a large doorway. Giving her once last glance, he made his way inside the base of the statue.
Missy gazed around, looking out across the beach, glad that she wasn't going inside.
She walked down to the water edge and slipped off her boots, dipping her toes cautiously in the water.
She closed her eyes and let the warm sea breeze wash over her. The morning sun was strong and dazzling.
Suddenly Missy heard a loud whirring and clicking noise coming from behind her. Spinning around and opening her eyes, she just made out a small black wisp of smoke disappearing into the trees.
She blinked. It couldn't be could it?
She shuddered at the thought. Suddenly movement in the undergrowth caught her gaze. She visibly stepped back as she saw the figure of a man walking near to the tree line.
A man who had haunted her dreams the previous night.
John Locke.
She gasped.
It had been years since she'd seen him last. Where had he been? And how was he here now?
"John!" she called out to him, but he kept on walking.
"John!" she cried a second time.
He was almost out of sight and Missy resisted the urge to run after him.
Suddenly he turned and stared at her.
Something was different about him.
Missy shuddered as John lifted his arm and pointed behind her out to the sea.
Missy spun around and for a second she was sure she could see a large black ship looming on the horizon, but the sun was too bright and she was forced to turn away, blinded.
Quickly she turned to the place where John had been, moments before, but he was gone.
Missy suddenly jumped as a hand touched her shoulder.
She spun around to see Richard. A look of concern on his face.
"Hey, you okay?" he asked frowning.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine," said Missy glancing towards the horizon, and then to the tree-line, but both spectacles were gone.
"Come on," said Richard taking Missy's hand, "the camp are headed North-East, we should be there by nightfall."
Missy nodded and followed Richard up the beach and through the undergrowth.
Missy stumbled through the trees visibly shaken. It had begun to get dark and Richard was a few steps ahead of her.
He suddenly stopped in his tracks, causing, Missy to yelp slightly with fear.
"We're here," he said holding out a hand and pulling Missy to him.
Missy squinted through the trees and could just make out several fires burning and the voices of people quietly chatting.
Richard and Missy walked defiantly down the slope and into the camp.
Heads turned to look at them as they arrived.
Some people stood and others whispered to each other behind their hands.
"I'm surprised you haven't shot us already?" said Richard gazing at several of the men who looked awestruck at their presence.
Missy could see the men squirming under Richard's accusation.
To their left, Missy could just make out the figure of Eloise exiting her tent. She approached Richard and Missy.
"Where's Charles?" asked Richard frowning.
"Out riding," said Eloise quietly.
"So how is he as your new leader?" asked Richard sneering and glancing at Missy.
Eloise shook her head. "He doesn't know what he's doing," said Eloise shaking her head. "He doesn't know what we need as a group. He thought he did, but as soon as you left he started giving orders, throwing his weight around.......cant you come back....take charge...be our leader again?"
Richard stared at her for a moment before shaking his head.
"I'm sorry Ellie," he muttered, "but if Charles wants to be leader then we have to allow him that....I'm sorry, but it was your decision," he said addressing the whole group, "you chose him."
"A-are you staying?" asked Eloise, looking at Richard.
He nodded and pulled Missy to him."Yes we'll stay, but remember it's his rule....you'll have to do what he says."
"And you?" said Eloise, "Wont you have to follow his rule too?"
Richard shook his head and frowned. "I only take orders from Jacob," he said marching off.
Missy tailed after him and helped as he began to assemble a spare tent, hoping that Charles would never return from his ride.
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