Thanks so much for those of you who have reviewed for chapter one. Hope you like chapter two just as much!
Chapter Two
Charlie tossed and turned. He was in a very light sleep and the hard ground was making it impossible to sleep. But his crowded mind was filled with a bad dream.
In the dream, Charlie was being dragged away from Claire who was resting on the makeshift bed where Ethan had taken them.
Two men had chained Charlie to the wall and he struggled with all his might to break the chains. He watched as Ethan picked up a syringe filled with some sort of clear liquid. Charlie watched as Ethan made his way over to Claire and lift her shirt up just above her pregnant belly. Charlie yelled in protest at what he was doing. Then as Ethan placed it on Claire's stomach she awoke and started screaming.
Charlie's eyes popped open and he sat straight up in the cave. Sweat poured down his face. That scream wasn't in his dream. He heard it somewhere distant in the jungle. Charlie wiped the sweat off his face and listened again. He then heard the scream again. It was Claire.
He stood to go get Jack but then stopped when he felt a head rush come on him. He then saw a vision. It was like he was watching Ethan in the unknown place and he saw what was happening to him and Claire. He watched as Ethan shot something in his arm as he was being pulled away from Claire. That must have been why he had blacked out and couldn't remember anything. The men then dragged him away while Ethan stayed with Claire. Then his mind went blank and he stood straight up.
Charlie rushed out into the surrounding cave area and he spotted Jack. He rushed over and shook Jack fiercely.
"Jack! Jack!" Charlie yelled. Jack's eyes opened.
"Charlie?" Jack asked half asleep. He sat up and Charlie stood.
"I heard a scream, I heard someone scream," Charlie said. "Come on, it might be Claire!"
"Whoa, Charlie. Calm down," Jack said. "Wait, let me see if I can hear anything."
They both listened intently for a few minutes and both heard nothing. "Charlie, I don't hear anything."
"But, I did Jack! It sounded like Claire!" Charlie said.
"Charlie, you just need to get some sleep. You're suffering from emotional stress," Jack said.
"No, I don't need to sleep. I seem to be the only one here who cares for Claire!" Charlie said. He rushed back to his cave and grabbed some stuff and rushed back out.
"Charlie, where are you going?" Jack asked.
"Going to find Claire," Charlie said going into the jungle.
"Charlie!" Jack said running after him. Jack grabbed his arm. "Stop right now! You aren't thinking clearly."
"I am thinking clearly. Claire could be hurt out there and no one cares," Charlie said.
"Look, we'll look for Claire. We've been looking for her, but we don't know where she is," Jack said. Charlie looked at his feet and then at Jack.
"I know," Charlie said.
"No, Charlie, you were through a lot and you probably don't remember much of it," Jack said.
"The hell I don't. Tomorrow, when you go to look for Claire, I'm coming too," Charlie said. Jack opened his mouth but Charlie stopped him. "And don't you try to stop me."
"How do you remember?" Jack asked.
"It's been a week, I've sat in that cave and gone over the whole scenario about as many times as my mind will let me," Charlie said. "I know where to go." Jack nodded.
"Okay," Jack said. "Tomorrow morning we'll gather up some people and go searching for Claire."
"Okay, I promise to stay here tonight. I won't go anywhere," Charlie said. Jack nodded and they walked back to the caves.
The next morning...
Charlie awoke and gathered up the stuff he was going to take last night. He then packed a blanket just in case Claire was cold or in case she had given birth by now and the baby was cold.
Charlie grabbed a bottle of water and then walked out to where everyone else was. Jack was loading some things up too and he noticed Kate was coming along.
"Hey," she said as Charlie walked up. He smiled at her. "How you feeling?"
"As best as I can in these conditions," Charlie said. Kate gave a reassuring smile.
"I have other people joining us as well," Jack said.
"Who?" Charlie asked. As if on cue, Sayid, Sawyer, and Locke walked up.
"Let's go," Jack said pushing Charlie to the front as the leader of the line. Charlie took a deep breath and started the long walk to Claire.
Okay, another chapter done. Soon, you will see if Charlie finds Claire. I hope on the show he does find her. Please Claire, come back!
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