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IMPORTANTEthan is not dead in this story. he still kidnapped Charlie and Claire...but he is not dead.


A Reunion

Chapter 3- So We Meet Again


Kate rolled down the window of Jack's Ford SUV. She loved the feeling of the wind through her hair. She looked over at Jack. He was a good driver, paying close attention to his surroundings.

They were on their way downtown for the meeting. Jack had gotten off work early that day, giving them enough time to get there. It was exciting. They were going to get to see all of their friends from the island. Kate was also nervous. They all saw her being taken away by police the day they were rescued. What would they think of her now? Even though she is innocent, their feelings for her would change.

"So who do you think will be there?" Kate asked Jack.

"Well I think that everyone will." Jack answered, keeping his eyes on the road. "This meeting seems pretty important. I don't think that anyone would want to miss it."

"Even Sawyer?" she asked.

He laughed. "Why, do you miss him?"

"Very funny." she said. "You know that I never liked him."

"Yes I know. I was just kidding."

"So do you think he will be there?" she asked looking at Jack.

"I don't know Kate, he's a very unpredictable man. Who knows? He could be all the way across the country right now."

They arrived at the police station, with still a half hour to spare before the meeting. To their surprise, they weren't the only ones early. In fact, almost everyone was there. Claire and Charlie sat in the corner with Hurly and Sayid. Evidently, their son was at home with a babysitter. Michael and Walt were standing nearby in deep conversation. Locke was sitting by himself, and was observing everyone with his watchful eye. And even Sawyer was there, to Jack Kate's astonishment. He sat alone in the far end of the room, smoking a cigarette. The only people who were missing were Boone, Shannon, Jin and Sun.

Jack and Kate received a warm welcome full of hugs and handshakes...from everyone but Sawyer, of course. He casually walked over.

"Well hey there Freckles..." he eyed Jack carefully. "You still following her around Doc? Ya know...we're home now. There's plenty of doctors around. Plenty for Kate to choose from. And anyways— ".

"For your information Sawyer..." Kate interrupted him. "Jack and I are engaged" She flashed him her ring.

"Oh my gosh!" Claire exclaimed "Congratulations!"

"Um excuse me." a man wearing a black suit stepped into the room, and stopped all of the commotion. "We should really get this meeting started."

Everyone followed him into a large room, with a long table with enough chairs for everyone. Once everyone was seated, the meeting began.

"Hello everyone." the man said. "My name is Ryan Harris, and im the head detective on this case."

Puzzled looks filled the room. What case?

"We don't have much time, so I'm going to try to get straight to the point," he said. "I am really glad that everyone could make it on such short notice. I know some of you did not want to come," he looked at Sawyer, "but we really need your help with this."

"I thought you said that you were gonna get straight to the point," Sawyer interrupted. "I have things I need to be doin' ya know."

"Alright, Mr. Sawyer." detective Harris replied. "Here's the reason you are all here. I am assuming that you are all aware of the recent crash of a small plane on the very same island where you all were stranded?" everyone nodded.

"Well," he continued, "just after the crash rescue teams were sent out. They arrived on the island. This new plane had crashed about a half mile down the beach from where you crashed. They found the plane, but there were no survivors."

"So we came all the bloody way here so that you could tell us that a whole bunch of people died?" Charlie asked.

"I'm afraid you've misunderstood, Mr. Pace." the detective said. "The rescue teams were not able to find any bodies whatsoever, dead or alive. They have searched as much of the island as they can. The passengers from that plane are all missing."

The room turned silent. The same thoughts were running through everyone's head. They were all thinking about the same man. The man who remained a mystery to them all. The man who they hated to think about. Ethan.


I will not be able to update for a while, because of march break...sorry! I really hope you like this story. I have a lot of ideas for it, so keep reading, and reviewing!

Next timewhat can Jack, Kate and the others do to help locate the missing passengers?