(A/N: 'Ello everyone. I'm sick today, so you get TWO chapters, maybe more, since all I have is my computer. You lucky, lucky people. Lol. Here it is, the 6th Chapter of 'Saving Kate'!)
Disclaimer: I don't own then… yet. ((Points to LOST cast and crew)) LOST is owned by JJ Abrams, David Fury, Bad Robot, ABC, ect. "I'm Already There" is copyrighted by Lonestar. –LOST- is copyrighted by H.B.
-Saving Kate-
-Chapter 6-
-I'm Already There-
Charlie had brushed away most of the ivy, revealing a door in the ground.
"What is it?" he asked Locke.
Locke didn't reply, but examined it thoroughly.
Boone never said a word.
The look in their eyes made them lose them game. Charlie noticed it right away.
"…You KNEW about this!"
Locke looked up. "Yes, I'm afraid we did."
"How'd you find it!" Charlie demanded.
"The day Claire got abducted, Boone and I spent all night looking for her. We came across it then." Locke replied honestly.
Charlie looked to the grey door to Locke, then to Boone. "And you kept it a secret?" he asked quietly.
Locke bit his lip. "Yea. We didn't want survivors getting the wrong idea."
"What "wrong idea" were you thinking about, Locke? Claire could have been under that thing!" Charlie boomed.
"We would have never gotten it open." Locke responded calmly.
"I don't care! What matters to me is that YOU LIED! Bloody hell, Locke, I didn't think you were that dumb-assed." Charlie shot back. "You're the only one who survivors could trust, you and Jack. I thought I knew you pretty well. I, obviously, was wrong."
"Char-" Locke started.
"I don't care. I'm going back." Charlie cut him off.
Dropping the bags, he started to storm off back to the caves. Where safeness was, where no one could lie, where Claire was.
-LOST-
"Kate!" Jack's voice was louder. "Come on! Wake up!" he gently slapped her face.
Her head just hung limply to the side, the only thing keeping her from falling down was her neck shackle.
Jack looked around frantically, seeing if there was something to help wake her up. His eyes froze on the hatch.
-LOST-
Charlie was only a couple feet away from the hatch when it happened. He was heading for the caves, his mind full of bottled anger.
BOOM!
Yelping, he jumped a foot in the air, letting out some of his anger.
"Bloody hell, what the fuck was that!"
BOOM!
BOOM!
Kneeling down towards the hatch, Locke knocked back, sending a metallic CLANG! through out the forest.
"There's something in there obviously." He said, hearing the BOOM! once more.
Forgetting how mad he was at Locke, Charlie stayed with the duo. A faint yelling could be heard.
"Hey. Shut up for a minute." Boone hissed, and put his ear to the door. "It's… Jack…" he said.
"Are you sure!" Locke asked, while at the same time Charlie replied.
"Are you out of your bloody fucking mind? How could JACK be down there!"
Boone shrugged. "I dunno, but it's him all right." Replacing his ear upon the metal surface once more, he repeated what he heard, or at least tried to. "Kate… something… hurt… something… open… d-something-er"
"Door." Locke said. "Kate hurt, open door." He turned to Charlie. "Charlie, run back to the camp as fast as you can, and get a ax or something."
"I'm on it." Charlie said, speeding off faster then he expected, thanks to all the adraline in his system.
-LOST-
Jack pounded on the door, pausing every couple of seconds to hear if Ethan was coming or not. Little to Jack's knowledge, Ethan had gone hunting, but he had made sure all exits to the little complex were securely shut.
Suddenly, a small moan was heard over the pounding. Jack looked down to find Kate stirring.
"Kate!" he said, jumping off the small window he was perched on.
She just stared at him blankly then nodded off again. Jack knew she was in a bad condition. Whoever he was pounding to, he hoped to dear God it was one of the survivors and not Ethan's playing with his head.
-LOST-
Charlie looked around frantically for an ax.
"Michael!" he boomed, making several stare at him. Michael came running over.
"Yea?"
"Know that hatchet you were using to chop firewood? Where is it?"
"In the 3rd cave on the left." He paused. "Why?"
"No time to explain!" Charlie yelled behind himself, for he was already heading to the cave.
Finding the ax buried in a pile of unused clothes, Charlie turned back out, and ran with it back to the hatch.
"Here…" he said, looking at the ground. When he looked up, his mouth gaped. Locke and Boone were nowhere to be seen and the pounding had stopped.
"Locke? Boone?" he called, scaring several birds into flight.
-LOST-
Ethan had returned, dragging a killed boar into an icebox in the hall. He figured Jack had had enough time to see Kate. Time to show him the door. His footsteps echoed in the hallway, sounding like death drawing near. Opening the door, he found Jack sitting on the bench, staring at Kate.
"Time to go, Jack." He smiled evilly.
"Can't you just let me take he-"?
"No, afraid you have to figure out how to do that on your own."
"Why? Can't you see how much pain she's in?"
"This is my revenge to you." Ethan replied quietly.
Jack paused. "What have I ever done to you?"
"I'm not going to reveal that to you now." Ethan replied, a look of hatred washed over his face, and his voice took on an angry tone.
"Just let m-" Jack started.
"No!" Ethan screamed at him.
"Yes!" Jack bellowed back, standing.
"Bad idea, Jack." Ethan said stepping forward.
"Don't tell me that."
"I'll do whatever I want to." Ethan threw a punch, hitting Jack squarely in the jaw.
The man yelped in pain, and tried to sock Ethan, but was too slow and Ethan too fast.
Ethan smiled. "Leave now."
Jack bit his lip.
"LEAVE!" Ethan demanded, "Or I'll hurt Kate more."
-LOST-
Charlie dropped the ax on the ground.
"Dammit Locke." He ran into the woods.
Dodging trees and jumping over bushes, he ran, screaming the men's' names until the sunlight faded beneath the horizon and his voice grew hoarse.
Finally he gave up and headed back to the caves. Claire had just woken up from her slumber, her golden hair spilled over her shoulders.
"Charlie!" she exclaimed.
"Hey." Charlie smiled.
He loved the way her voice had a melody that could make anyone smile, even in the darkest of situations. Rose smiled also.
"Did you find her?"
"…No. Have you seen Locke and Boone?"
"Yea, they went through here a couple hours ago…"
"Bloody asses." He mumbled.
"Why?" Claire asked.
"They left me."
"What!" she exclaimed.
"I know."
-LOST-
Jack sighed. "You don't hurt her, I'll leave. But I will save her. Then I'll kill you. Make you pay for what you did to her. You'll pay… slowly."
"Well, get a move on; If you don't save her in a week, Kate's dead. And I'll make sure you watch."
"You bastard. You're off your fucking rocker."
"Ah,thanks for the compliment." Ethan grabbed Jack's arm and dragged him away from Kate, who was still unconscious.
"Kate…" he whispered.
Her eyes didn't flutter open, her mouth didn't move, it was set in a line. Jack had never seen a scene so heart breaking. He knew he would have to save her.
Ethan pushed Jack out into the cold night and slammed the door behind him.
Jack turned and banged on the door, but it didn't open again. Sliding down against the steel thing, he buried his face in his hands and silently wept. Not for himself, but for what Kate was going through. It was all because of him.
-LOST-
I'm already thereTake a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
I'm your imaginary friend
And I know I'm in your prayers
Oh I'm already there
I'm already there
Don't make a sound
I'm the beat in your heart
I'm the moonlight shining down
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love we share
Oh I'm already there
-LOST-
(A/N: 0.0. Well, well. This made for an interesting chapter. Jack left without a fight… Charlie ended up cussing out Locke, but he had a good reason. I sense there will be some serious Ethan ass-kicking, as a replied to one of my reviewers, but will Kate ever get saved? Lol. This story might have a good ending, but I'm not saying if it's going to be bad or good.)
Reviews to the reviews that my reviewers left:
(This is the "official" name now of this section now. Lol)
Scrawn: Well I glad you liked it! I know, I live for Jack/Kate stories. I promise right now that I WILL NEVER write a Kate/Sawyer fic EVER!
Freckles-101: ((gasps)) You only had WEEKENDS! I would have gone crazy. You'll have to read to see if she will be. Lol. I hate waiting too, but I can only write so fast…
MegaWriter: Yea, it all depends on when I see fit to end them, sorry! It's just like you write the line, and you know that's the end of the chapter. If I don't listen to the feeling, my writing gets all screwed up. Lol. I'm really glad you reviewed, I'll will try to make them longer.
(A/N: Eek! I must write some more soon! I'm catching up in my notebook. Anyway... Will Kate get the wrong idea about Jack? Will Ethan lie about the whole situation? Will Charlie cus out Locke again, once, and if, he ever finds him? Will Kate have another memory? Find out these answers and more in "Saving Kate" Chapter 7)