Chapter 17- The Forgotten

Hey guys… Another chapter here. I hope you enjoy! AND there are only three chapters after this one. So sad… but remember to be watching for the sequel. I will announce the name of it in chapter twenty. The name is nothing special… kind of boring. BUT the story won't be… hopefully. Enjoy!

"Charlie wake up!" Claire shouted shaking him.

"A few more minutes…" He mumbled

"No Charlie, we need to go! They saw a ship!"

"What?" He said sitting up.

"We're getting rescued!"

"Are you sure the ship saw us?"

"Yes." She said laughing.

"Okay." He said taking a deep breath. "We need to get our things together."

"Already done." She said smiling. "I always keep our things packed."

"Why luv?"

"For when we got rescued."

"You're amazing." He said kissing her cheek.

"I know." She said flashing him a smile. Charlie looked over at Faith in her cradle and Adam with Jack and Kate.

"I guess we should get to the beach." He said with a small laugh.

"Yeah, that would be the smart thing to do." Jack teased.

"Right." Charlie said standing up.

"I'll carry Faith, so you can carry the bag."

"Thanks luv." He said sarcastically.

"No problem." She said picking Faith up from the cradle.

"I'll carry the cradle for you." Kate said picking it up.

"Thank you."

"I guess that leaves me with our bag." Jack said putting the strap over his shoulder.

"I guess so." Kate said kissing his cheek.

"Let's go." Charlie said slinging the bag over his shoulder.

When they got to the beach, everyone was standing, looking at the ship. There were ten small boats coming towards them. When the boats finally reached the shore, ten men walked over to Rose.

"Excuse me, mam…" A tall man with shaved brown hair said. He was obviously the one in charge, but kind of young.

"Yes?"

"Who are you people?" He asked confused.

"Survivors of a plane that crashed here."

"Flight 815?"

"Yes." She said with a smile.

"You're alive after all this time?" He asked taking off his hat.

"Yes, we've been here for about three years."

"Alright… we have room for one hundred and fifty more people on the ship. How many survivors are here?"

"Oh, I'm not sure." She looked around. "Doctor, how many do we have?"

"Fourty six." He said stepping beside her. "Here's the manifest. We crossed out the names of the dead."

"Thank you Doctor… um… what's your name?"

"Jack… Jack Shepard."

"Hello Jack." He said shaking his hand. "I'm Sergeant Joe Martin."

"Thank you for finding us." Jack said laughing.

"We thought you were dead… It's lucky we found you." The man looked at Rose. "Mam… might I ask your name?"

"Rose." She said shaking his hand.

"Okay… Rose and Jack… Let's get you and everyone else back to Sydney."

After a ten hour ride on the ship, they were docking at Sydney. A voice came out over the speakers on the ship. "Attention everyone, you are now allowed to leave the ship. Please check in at the nearest medical tent. Thank you."

Charlie and Claire walked off the ship. Claire had Faith in one arm, and held Adam's hand with the other. Charlie had the bag slung over his shoulder and was holding the cradle Locke made.

Kate and Jack were behind them, holding hands. Jack had a bag slung around his shoulder too. There were twenty medical tents waiting to check the survivors out.

"I can't believe we're here." Claire said smiling.

"It's weird." Charlie said with a laugh.

"Let's get to one of the medical tents."

"Alright." Kate said looking behind her at Jack and Kate. "You guys might as well come to the same one."

"Okay." They said laughing.

They walked up to an empty tent and got checked out. They went up to the discharge station, that allowed them to leave the area.

"Excuse me." Charlie said to get their attention. A slim, blond haired man looked up at him.

"Yes?"

"Why aren't our families here?"

"We didn't want to inform them without permission."

"Oh… well, we are ready to sign out."

"Have you seen a medical advisor?"

"Yes, we are all free to go."

"Okay, what are your names?"

"Charlie Pace and this is Claire Littleton."

"And the kids?"

"Born on the island."

"Oh… just give me their names and I'll add them to the manifest."

"Adam and Faith Pace."

"Where will you be staying?"

"With Liam and Karen Pace at 362 North Hill Road."

"Is that here in Sydney?"

"Yes."

"Alright… have a nice day and you're free to go." He said handing them a small slip of paper.

"Thank you." They said walking away. Charlie looked over at Claire.

"Liam lives a couple of blocks away. Did you get the numbers and addresses of the others?"

"Yeah, I got them on the boat."

"Okay… you ready to go?"

"Yeah."

"Alright, let's go." He said picking up their bag and taking Adam's hand. "Adam, you ready to go see your uncle Liam?"

"Yeah." He said nodding his head.

"Me too." Charlie said smiling.

Yay, they got rescued! Hope you liked this chapter! Remember to be watching for In Time updates! I will update as soon as possible.

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