The Impossible

Chapter Five

"So what's wrong with him?" Kate asked as she walked up to where Jack was sitting at his usual spot on the beach.

"What?" Jack asked, startled.

"Sawyer," Kate said, knowing Jack had heard her, "what's wrong with him? What do you not want to tell him?"

Jack let Kate sit down next to him before speaking.

"When was the last time you saw him smoking?" Jack asked, and looked at her.

"What?"

Part of her was relieved, some of her expecting some big scientific doctor explanation that would worry her, but she knew it wasn't as simple as Jack made it sound.

"When was the last time you saw Sawyer smoking?" Jack repeated.

"I don't know.." Kate said, trying to remember, "a few days ago maybe? A week?"

"I knew it," Jack muttered, looking down.

"What?" Kate asked, growing worried again. "Knew what?"

Jack looked at her.

"He's going through withdrawals," he said simply.

Kate breathed out a sigh of relief. Jack stared.

"I though it was worse," Kate said quickly, recovering, "so what do we do?"

"We aren't doing anything."

"What do you mean?" Kate asked, standing to face him.

"I mean that he needs help," Jack said, "and I don't know if I can do that."

"Why?" Kate demanded.

"I don't know him," Jack explained, "you do."

"What makes you think that?" Kate said, feeling nervous, and the pang guilt of betraying Jack sunk in again.

"Why else would you be worried about him?" Jack looked directly at her as he said it, and Kate felt sick.

In the one look, there was a flash of love, hate, and loss, and Kate almost crashed under his eyes, had he held the gaze any longer.

(Space)

"Yep, it's alive," Alex said, calling down from the tree she had climb in.

She threw a dead bird down to the ground. A really unusual bird. It had a red beak and yellow feathers that were streaked with an odd black blood that sent off an awkward smell that made Alex feel nauseated. With skill grace, Alex climbed back down the tree and jumped off at the last limb, landing gracefully on the ground.

"What do you think it is?" Walt wondered.

"I don't know," Alex said, "I've never seen anything like it."

"Maybe the book has something about it," Walt suggested.

"Maybe," Alex agreed, but doubtfully.

Looking at the bird one last time, she realized she couldn't even be sure if it was a bird. It looked to her like some mythological creature or something that had jumped from the pages of a Lord of the Rings book. But she knew what the important question was: how did it get here? And as she turned, looking at Walt, she wandered just that.

(Space)

"What were you and Locke doing all the way out here?" Sayid asked curiously.

"I could say the same about you and Shannon," Boone commented.

"We were hiking," Sayid lied again as he grabbed onto a tree limb to hoisten himself up, and reached down as he gave Boone a hand, "and you?"

Boone took Sayid's hand and felt himself be pulled up, his stomach scraping against the hill of mud and rocks they were trying to climb up.

"We were hunting," Boone said, remembering the lie Locke had told him to tell whenever he was asked about what they did out there everyday.

He remembered the day Locke had told him that- right after they had found the hatch, and as soon as Boone had said it, he had gotten the feeling that he was getting himself in over his head, and this wasn't the first time..

A light rain pattered on the windshield, and every drop shot cells out of Boone's head, and he winced at the blinding light of a green stoplight. Or at least, Boone supposed it was green. He really couldn't tell. At the moment, everything seemed the same to him, and he wasn't even sure what time the digital clock just a few inches away from his hands read. Was it 4:15 or 1:45? He guessed it didn't matter, he wouldn't be missed anyway.

Then the unexpected happened. Out of nowhere a horn blew a long, mellow tone. Tires screeched from somewhere close by. Shouts and screams filled the air, and Boone clutched the steering wheel as he felt himself being flipped to the side, and a monster's roar gave out from the engine that exploded from somewhere underneath him, causing the car to circulate in the air, and then it crashed against the ground, and the last thing Boone remembered was wanting it to stop..just for his own benefit.

"Boone!"

Boone blinked hard as he felt his eyes water, stinging, and hated himself for not knowing why. It was this weird feeling he had been getting lately that he hadn't been able to understand, and it made him feel low and guilt overcame him when he knew that there were much more important problems to solve than how he felt, which was beginning to be like one of those obsessive women on those talk shows he used to listen to his mom watch..

"Boone!"

He looked down, and saw that somehow in the past ten minutes, he had somehow pulled ahead of Sayid, who was now hanging on limb. Literally.

"Here-" Boone said, realizing this, "hold on."

Sayid was holding onto the limb for life as he tried multiple times to raise himself back up, failing each time at trying to get his foot sat on a rock beneath him for balance. From what it looked like, Sayid had slipped, and had grabbed on to the branch at the last moment. Carefully, Boone lowered himself to the ground, crouching, and held his arm out for Sayid to grab.

Flash

Suddenly Sayid's face turned into a face of a little girl's..a little girl's face he had seen before..

Boone's eyes widened in horror and he blinked, trying to get the image out of his mind as he stretched.

Flash

Sayid's entire body turned into that of a screaming, young, blonde headed girl that was struggling to hold on, crying and screaming..

"Boone!" Sayid shouted.

Boone blinked to find Sayid not crying at all, and very much in his own body. Sayid now was only gripping the stick with one hand, and Boone began to wonder what kind of idiot would just let go like that, until Boone saw that part of the limb had broken off, and Sayid now looked like he was beginning to panic, and he knew that his only hope was Boone.

"Boone-!" Sayid shouted, but was cut off by..

Flash

As Sayid's body changed once more to the little girl, who was clinging against the hillside, crying desperately. Then suddenly, finding the strength, the little girl turned, and Boone saw her complete face, now free of tears, stared up at him with cold eyes, full of hatred, and said darkly:

"Help me."

Boone felt himself slip from the rock he had grabbed onto, shocked at what he had just witness. He tried to clear his vision, cleared his head, but failed as it exploded with pain, and Boone momentarily completely forgot what the situation was, and both his hands flew to his head, and then air fell from beneath him as he fell, rolling, and realized

They were back.

Author's Note: Freaky huh? Ever seen the movie They? Don't worry, that has nothing to do with this fic..not really..:) Lol. I've decided to write at least one more fic and a sequel, but you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be back next season! Maybe sooner! I'm thinking of leaving an alternate cliffhanger ended, or doing another series strictly going back the show(no Boone meds) though I love what I've done with Boone and Alex in here. I'll wait after I finish this fic to see how I feel about doing two more before the sequel. I'd really like to do another Jack breakdown scene, but I also really want to get the sequel out- I love it! Let's just say it's going to be the Three's Company of Lost. I'm picturing it now: Two Criminals, A Doctor, and An Apartment. Set your tvs for 8/7 central. Thanks to all the reviews, and also to those who let me know what you thought about the future of this series!

Romen- Glad you understand it now! Lol! I was worrying about my new reviewers and these chapters..hope you got that last part there!

Crazyhorsegirl88- You know, I've had the idea for that sequel for months, and I've been driving myself crazy in debates on rather or not I want to go ahead and write it or not,. I really want to have something to look forward to when school lets out, or sooner. And just to let you know, it's not Jack's money that gets Kate out of jail..in fact..poor Jack isn't going to like life much off the island. Especially when he and Sawyer get to be roomies.

auroramist- Wow your names hard to spell! But I like it! I have no intention of killing Boone! I love his character to much, and I thought he was going to be set up for something really good in the show but..(sigh) all was LOST. He's not going to be that much better off now though, especially with his meds running out..if they even survive all stupid Boone's going to put himself through in that jungle.

Coming up in "The Impossible":

Boone: Where were you!

Sayid: Sleeping.

Boone: mutters Glad to know your priorities are straight.

It'll go something like that. I'll try and make it good, I promise! Remember creepy dude from the plane? Yeah, he's no good, and Boone knows something about dude and that doesn't suit well with him..chew on that for a while.

And as for the sequel? A fight, a fire, a jail, a robbery, a sleep over, a car chase, a past suicide attempt revealed, a will, a piano, more fights, more pianos, Kate singing, Jack playing, Sawyer disgusted..sounds like good fun, huh? I have to tell you, I can't wait to write it!

And I think I'm going to entitle the next fic "The Regulators" it's a sure thing, but here were some others I though of, FYI:

The Wall

Another Brick In the Wall

Land Before Time

Empathy

Imagine(just now thought of)

Stairway to Heaven

They're up for grabs after I confirm the title. You know how I love picking titles, and take it seriously(maybe a little too) so those should give you some clues..No it's not going to end in purgatory or dream. They really are going to get off the island.

And out of boredom, I decided to make a 'Fated' banner for my series. View it here:

http/ ya want, you can use it, but make sure you give me credit! More story should be up soon! Sorry that was kind of short..

Thanks again!

October Sky