Chapter Twenty Nine: DOC

Jin had been gone for hours, off with Charlie, Hurley and Desmond on their camping trip. Violet knew for sure, because she had seen them all walk off down the beach earlier that day. Now, it had to be long after midnight, as Violet quietly snuck down to where Sun's tent was.

She breathed out slowly. If Kate knew what she was doing...

Violet chose not to think about it. Kate was sound asleep. Hopefully they would be back before morning, and Kate would never have to know. Besides, she didn't care what Kate said, she did trust that Juliet was genuinely wanting to help Sun's baby, and if Violet could do something to make that happen, she had to at least try.

Violet crawled into Sun's tent, and shifted until she was beside Sun, who was sound asleep.

"Sun." Violet whispered quietly, as she shook Sun's arm. Sun stirred slightly.

"Jin-Soo-Shin?" She mumbled, as she forced her eyes open. Violet smiled to herself.

"No, it's just me." She said, as Sun sat up and acknowledged Violet's presence. She was obviously confused. It wasn't as though Sun and Violet talked very often. In fact, they hardly talked at all.

"Violet? What are you doing here?" Sun asked. Violet pressed her finger to her lips, motioning Sun to be quiet. Sun puckered her brow.

"What's going on, Violet?" She asked again. Violet exhaled, unsure how she was supposed to pull this off.

"Look, I really need you to trust me on this okay?" She looked back toward the flaps of Sun's tent, making sure they were still alone. "Juliet can help you and your baby. She says she has a way, but we have to go right now."

"What? Violet, what do you mean? She's one of the Others." Sun pointed out. Violet shook her head.

"She's a fertility doctor, Sun. She can help your baby. Look, I don't know much about why pregnant women die on this island, but they do. I don't understand it, but I do know that means you're in danger. Juliet says she can help." She tried so hard to convince Sun, but it was so hard. Sun was almost as skeptical as Kate. But at the mention of danger, Sun seemed to change her whole demeaner.

"How do you know we can trust her, Violet? How do you know she won't just lead us into the jungle like Ethan did with Charlie and Claire? How do you know they don't just want my baby for research like Claire's?" She asked. Violet sighed, and stared at Sun seriously.

"I guess I don't know that for sure, but for some reason or another, I trust her. There's more to it than I can get into right now, but she...she helped me when they had me prisoner. Nevermind, Sun, but I really do think she can help you. We have to at least try. Think about the baby." Violet looked down at Sun's stomach, and Sun placed her hand there.

Silence followed, as Sun thought about what Violet had said. Violet knew there wasn't anything more she could say to try and convince her. The decision was Sun's now. Violet wasn't sure where Juliet had planned on taking them, but she had to believe it was going to be for the best.


It wasn't long before Sun and Violet were quietly making their way to the treeline, where Juliet had told Violet to meet her if Sun agreed. The camp was silent, and both Sun and Violet did their best to make sure it stayed that way. Violet especially. If Kate knew....

They reached Juliet, who was hidden among the trees. She looked at Sun with a bit of a smile.

"I'm glad you decided to come, Sun." She said quietly. Sun just stared at her, and never said a word. Juliet turned her attention to Violet.

"Thank you, Violet." She looked back toward the camp. "You should probably head back. If Kate finds you and I both missing in the morning..." Violet stared at her in surprise.

"If you think I'm just going to let you and Sun go off into the jungle by yourselves, you're crazy. I don't trust you." She stumbled on those words. She knew they weren't true. She mostly wanted to come along out of curiosity, and to be there for Sun, but she didn't believe Juliet was going to do anything to hurt Sun.

Juliet gave Violet a look that very nearly suggested she knew what Violet was thinking.

"Alright." Juliet looked at Sun. "Let's go then. It's a bit of a walk."


It must have taken a couple of hours as the three of them trekked through the jungle, all carrying lit torches to guide the way. Nobody said a word the whole journey, and Violet couldn't stop wondering what would happen if Kate woke up and found out that both Juliet and Violet were gone. She already thinks she's out to get all of us. Violet sighed.

Finally, Juliet stopped not far ahead of them, and handed her torch to Sun.

"Here it is." Juliet said, as she stepped forward, and moved some bushes aside. Violet swallowed hard. There was a hidden Dharma station under those bushes! Violet recognized the Dharma logo.

"What...what is this place?" Violet asked, as she moved her torch to get a better look. Juliet turned and saw both Sun and Violet staring at her inquisitively.

"It's a medical station. It has an ultrasound machine." Juliet replied.

"How is that going to help my baby?" Sun asked, her voice laced with fear and anger.

"I'm going to determine the date of conception. We'll be able to determine whether the baby was conceived on the island, or off. If it was conceived before you got to the island, you and your baby will probably be fine. If it was conceived here, well, we'll cross that bridge when we get there." Juliet turned to open the giant steel doors, and Violet stole a glance at Sun, who was deep in thought. Violet couldn't believe this. What was wrong with this island that caused pregnant women to die? How many patients had Juliet lost because of it?

Juliet had the doors open, and she descended into the darkness of the station. Sun and Violet put down their torches and stepped up to the entrance. Violet swallowed hard. If anything happens down there...nobody will hear us. She thought she trusted Juliet, but now that she was alone with her, she wasn't so sure. Why would she want to help Sun anyway?

As Violet and Sun lowered themselves into the station, the lights went on. Juliet must have turned them on. Violet swallowed hard. From what she had been told, Ethan had taken Claire to a Dharma medical station and kept her there. Is this where they kept Claire? Violet shuddered at the thought.

It was silent for a moment as Juliet came back to join them, and Sun stared at her with dagger eyes.

"Why are you doing this? Why do you want to help me?" She asked. Violet crossed her arms for warmth, it was cold down here.

Juliet seemed to consider Sun for a moment, before she put her hands in her pocket, and started to speak.

"Before I came here, I used to tell women they were pregnant. It was the best news they had ever received. Their faces just lit up. Then I came here. Telling women they were pregnant started a process of doing everything in my power to save them. In the last three years, I lost nine women. Nine!" Juliet had tears in her eyes. "I'm doing this, Sun, because I want to be able to tell you that you and your husband got pregnant before you came to this island. Because if that's true, you should be fine. I want to give good news again."

Sun looked down, and Violet could see something there that wasn't there before. Sun finally looked up.

"Before I came to this island, I was with another man." She said. Violet stared at her. Sun? An affair? Does Jin know? Judging by what she knew about Jin's short temper, Violet took a stab in the dark, assuming Jin had no idea.

"Jin and I...before we came here, we weren't. I met somebody else. If I got pregnant before I came here, the baby won't be Jin's." Sun paused, feeling her throat close up. "It was a mistake."

Juliet stared at her sympathetically.

"We all make mistakes." She said. Sun's face immediately grew cold again as she stared at Juliet.

"Which way?" Sun asked.

As Juliet led the way into a dark room, Violet tried to make sense of everything that was happening. If Juliet really could determine the day the baby had been conceived, then they would know if Sun got pregnant on or off of the island. But if she got pregnant here, she's going to...die. Violet sighed, clutching herself tightly. Too many people have died. She forced herself not to think about it.

Juliet pulled a hidden lever and the wall beside her pushed open. Violet swallowed. A secret passageway? But why? Why would they hide a room?

"Violet, can you help me push this open?" Juliet asked suddenly. Violet moved forward and took a hold of one side of the door, sliding it forward. It was heavy, but with the two of them moving it, it budged, and allowed a small entry-way for the three of them.

Sun and Violet followed Juliet inside the hidden room, and Violet looked around, feeling slightly creeped out. It almost looked like a storage room. A forgotten crib, boxes of toys, and an old ultrasound machine. Violet swallowed hard and looked right at Juliet.

"Why is this room hidden?" She asked quietly. Juliet turned and looked at her, offering a small smile.

"Don't worry about it." She said quietly.

"No, tell me!" Violet said loudly. Juliet exhaled and looked from her to Sun.

"It's where we brought the pregnant women to die." Juliet replied. Violet's heart skipped a beat as she looked around.

Juliet continued to prepare the ultrasound machine, as Violet stood rooted to the spot. Juliet said she had lost nine pregnant women. Nine people died in this room. Violet felt sick to her stomach, just thinking about it. How did they die? What about being pregnant kills them? Violet just wanted to be back at the camp, wishing she had never come here, wishing she had never known about those nine pregnant women.

"Are you ready?" Juliet asked Sun a few moments later. Sun hesitantly nodded, and Juliet patted her hand on the examining table. Sun carefully hopped on and laid back. Violet hesitantly moved toward them, staring at the blank screen. I wish Kate were here.

Violet barely paid any attention as Juliet put some kind of jelly on Sun's stomach, and began moving a sensor around her stomach. Violet wanted nothing more than to get up and run, run from everything, run from death. Her mother, Katie, her dad, so many people on this island. She had seen Joanna die, seen Danny Pickett die, Bea Klugh, Mikhail. Then there was Boone, Shannon, Ana Lucia, Libby, and how many others she hadn't even had the chance to get to know. Now she was standing in a room where nine women had lost their lives. And now, if Sun's baby was conceived on this island...

Violet wished...

"You alright Violet?" Juliet's voice broke the silence. Violet turned her head away, crossing her arms.

"Fine." She said quietly. Suddenly she heard a quiet little thumping sound. Violet turned around and her eyes rested on the screen. She could hardly make it out, but it was...

"There it is, Sun. There's your baby." Juliet said with a big smile on her face. Violet stared at the screen, amazed at what she was seeing. At the bottom of the screen was what looked like a heartbeat. That's what that thumping sound was.

Sun had tears in her eyes as she smiled at the screen.

"Is it a boy or a girl?" She asked curiously.

"Oh, it's too early to tell." Juliet replied with a happy laugh. Violet smiled to herself.

"That's a strong heartbeat though, Sun. It's a very healthy baby." Juliet said. Violet breathed out. So it's going to be okay? Is that what it means? Violet wasn't sure, but Juliet removed the sensor from Sun's stomach, and turned back to the computer.

"Okay, moment of truth." She said seriously, as she began to key something into the computer. "You crashed on this island about 90 days ago. The baby was conceived about 8 weeks ago. 53 days." Juliet sighed. "You got pregnant on the island."

Sun immediately began to cry, and Violet instinctively put her hand on Sun's arm, trying hard not to cry herself. Sun is going to die. Just like everyone else on this island! She bit her lip.

"I'm sorry Sun, I'm so sorry. I will do everything I can to help you." Juliet said with tears in her own eyes.

Sun turned to Juliet with a small smile, tears still streaming down her cheeks. Violet looked confused.

"It's...it's Jin's." She said happily, through her tears. Violet's stomach sank. Then she understood. Even though she knows she's going to die...it's still her husband's baby. Violet sighed, turning away. Nothing makes sense.


When the three of them came out of the hatch, the sun had risen. Violet sighed, she didn't realize how much time had passed. By now, Kate would be awake and wondering where Violet had gone. And Juliet's gone too. This will not look good.

"How much time do I have, Juliet?" Sun asked suddenly. Juliet stared at her for a moment before she realized what Sun was asking. Juliet sighed.

"Most of the women made it to their second trimester." She explained. "None of them made it to their third."

"That gives me two months." Sun realized, with a sigh. "I'm happy that the baby is Jin's. Thank you, Juliet. You gave me good news." Violet sighed to herself. How the hell is that good news? She's going to die!! Violet bit her fist to keep her tears from spilling.

"I have to run inside and make sure we covered our tracks alright. I'll be right back." Juliet said, as she went back inside the hatch. Violet and Sun stood outside, waiting for Juliet to lead them back to the camp. Neither of them said a word, they just stood silently, each immersed in her own thoughts.