Chapter 12 (Timeline 2): My name is Benjamin Linus
"Did you see that back there?!" Dawn gasped.
"See what?"
Henry continued to walk on ahead.
"Are you serious?! The black smoke pouring through the jungle!"
He shrugged. "I must have been too busy leading the way."
Dawn frowned.
"Leading the way where?"
"You'll see."
Something had changed in his tone.
"For someone who hasn't been on this island very long you sure seem to know an awful lot about it."
Suddenly, without warning, they emerged from the jungle into a clearing.
"That's weird," Dawn frowned. "There's some sort of a fence up ahead."
But Henry was not listening. He was walking straight towards it.
"Henry!" she hissed. "Henry! How do we know it's safe?"
"Just leave the talking to me."
"Talking? Talking to who?!"
Suddenly, two men appeared on the were carrying guns. Ben stopped in his tracks.
"It's me." he called out. "Drop your weapons."
The two men stopped and looked at one another before lowering their guns to the ground.
"How…how do you know those men?" Dawn frowned.
"Listen carefully," Henry said, his back still turned to her. "I haven't been altogether truthful."
Dawn felt the panic rising in her chest as she watched the men drawing closer.
"My name is Benjamin Linus. I am the leader of the people you are about to meet. They may want to question you."
"I trusted you!" she cried.
At this Ben turned and looked her straight in the eye.
"No harm will come to you. On that, you have my word."