Hey guys - sorry about the LONG update. My internet broke down and I needed to get it fixed. So here is Chapter 10. Thanks for all the reviews so far and look later tonight or tomorrow because I'll be adding on the last chapter.
Chapter 10
"RUN!" Jack screamed and the survivors darted in various directions. Kate, Sayid, Sawyer, Valerie, Jin, Gibb, and Libby pushed through the crowd towards Michael. Sayid arrived first and took Walt into his arms. He ran with Michael to the last of the survivors running.
"Here, take Walt and keep going!" Sayid shouted to Michael who immediately grabbed his son and continued on. Sayid turned around and hustled back to the Others.
Jack had been knocked down by the first one who, fortunately, did not have a gun. Sayid sprinted faster than his legs could carry him and tackled the Other to the ground. He heard Shannon shouting in the distance, but if he didn't do this, Jack would have been killed.
While Sayid wrestled the man on the ground, Jack jumped to his feet and turned when he heard a gunshot fire close by. Kate had taken the only female of the group. She had somehow taken the gun from her and shot her dead. Holding the gun towards her, Kate kicked the body to make sure she was really dead.
Jin, Gibb, and Libby all attacked the largest one. A six foot four bulky man with angry eyes. All three kicked and punched him with every ounce of energy they had. Jack realized they needed help and glanced back to Sayid. He had beaten the first one unconscious.
"Sayid!" Jack cried pulling at his shirt. Sayid stood up and Jack pointed to Jin. Sayid's eyes instantly widened and before Jack could say another word, Sayid dashed passed him.
Meanwhile, Sawyer was busy taking down the fourth member. Again, this one did not have a gun. It seemed they gave the only gun to the woman. But this one did have a large dagger. He took several swings at Sawyer, missing by only inches.
"Come on, is that all you got?" Sawyer teased him. The Other growled and Sawyer knew he was getting under his skin. "What'd you kidnap the kid for, huh? Kicks? Jungle ladies not being too friendly?"
The Other screamed and charged Sawyer only to have his arm broken. Sawyer twisted his arm so far, he felt the bone break. He fell to the ground, cowering and holding his arm. Sawyer took the dagger and stabbed him in the chest. Directly in the heart to make it fast.
Panting, Sawyer looked up to find Valerie. She was the closest to the jungle and the Other seemed to have the upper hand. She was on the ground, desperately kicking at him. On instinct, Sawyer started running towards her, the sand making it difficult. Halfway there, the Other slapped her across the face so hard he saw it had knocked her out.
"NO!" Sawyer yelled when the Other leaned over Valerie with a blade. When he raised the blade, he missed Sawyer sprinting his way. Just as he brought the blade downward, Sawyer took hold of his wrist and bent it backwards, sending the blade to the ground. The Other yelped and Sawyer threw him off Valerie. Lying on the ground, the Other screamed when Sawyer started viciously punching him.
Kate watched while Sayid, Jin, Gibb, and Libby finally brought the large Other to his knees when she noticed Sawyer ferociously beating another one.
Running over she called his name, but he was deaf to the sounds around him. All he wanted was to destroy this person for even thinking of laying a finger on Valerie. Sawyer was so keen on revenge he didn't notice his blood stained hands and that the Other was not moving. Then he felt familiar hands on his shoulders.
"Sawyer, stop!" Kate pleaded and tried to pry him off. "He's dead! Stop!"
Sawyer snapped back to reality and looked down at the bloody mess under him. This Other was clearly dead. Sawyer had beaten him to death and for that one brief moment he was happy about it.
Kate rubbed his back, trying to calm him down, while he looked around. Three of them were dead and two were knocked out. If they all had guns, Sawyer secretly thought, it would have been a different story. From the corner of his eye he saw Shannon running their direction. Some of the other survivors were cautiously peeking to make sure everything was all right. When they saw Jack still standing they knew it was fine to come back.
Shannon had thrown herself into Sayid's arms, sobbing, "Don't you ever do that to me again!" Sawyer watched while they kissed and then he remembered Valerie.
Jack was already by her side checking her out. Sawyer and Kate appeared beside him with much concern.
"Is she all right?" Kate asked knowing Sawyer wouldn't.
"Yeah," Jack replied feeling her pulse. "It's just a concussion, but we need to get her to the caves. Sawyer . . . do you mind?"
"No," he quickly replied and took Valerie into his arms. He ran all the way to the caves where Jack made her comfortable. While Sawyer watched Jack examine her, Sayid, Shannon, Gibb, and Libby approached.
"Jack?" Sayid said softly thinking he would wake Valerie. "What do we do with the other two?"
Jack suddenly stopped examining Valerie, remembering that two of them were still alive. He knew the best thing would be to kill them, but it was inhumane. Still, if they let them live, they could escape and return with greater numbers.
Sayid, able to read what Jack was thinking, answered for him. "Consider it done."
Jack nodded to Sayid and not wanting to say anything that would cause disagreement, went back to examining Valerie. Kate kneeled beside him and watched while Sawyer sat impatiently.
Sayid, Gibb, and Jin dragged the two to the burial sight. This was where they had buried Scott and Boone. Gibb was given a gun and while Sayid and Jin started digging new graves, Gibb took position.
Jack finished checking Valerie and was now cleaning a cut Libby had received. Kate was helping with the bandages and Sawyer continued to watch Valerie. He thought maybe if he watched her long enough, she would wake up. Then, from the distance, they heard one shot echo through the jungle, followed by a second.
I realized after writing this chapter that Locke was nowhere to be seen. (Oops!) In the show's reality, he would have been fighting the Others too, but I simply forgot to add him in. So use your imagination - pretend he's there, lol. Please review, thanks and look for the final chapter tonight.
