"Again? What do you mean? Wait... the monster did this?" Jack asked. Arzt looked at him, exasperated.

"Well, yeah! What did you think?" he said duh-ly. Jack didn't know what he thought, so he didn't answer.

Just then Ana gasped, suddenly regaining partial consciousness. Jack turned to her quickly and Arzt came over, as if he could help.

"Jack? What's happening? Is she okay? What's going on? Will she -

"Look, just shut up, and let me help her, okay? I can't do anything with you asking questions all the time." Jack said, getting frustrated with Arzt.

"Jack... it's coming closer" Kate's worried voice came from the entrance of the tent. They could all still hear the monster, and the eerie noises coming closer with every moment.

"Yeah, I know -

"Jack, what are we going to do -

Sayid, entering the tent, immediately asking Jack's advice, as was everyone else. Everyone needed their leader, but at the moment he wasn't sure what to do.

Ana needed urgent help now she was half awake, as the pain from her injuries could put her in shock, which wasn't good. Then the safety of all the castaways was at risk, with the approach of the monster.

And everyone was being annoying, so that wasn't helping him think.

"Okay, now, we're not gonna panic." Jack said over the noise of the monster, his eyes still on Ana. "Sayid, start getting everyone to move further down the beach. Don't worry about belongings, just get the people to safety -

And, just as abruptly as the roars had started, they stopped. Just like that. Everyone was silent, staring expectantly at the jungle. The only sound was Ana's ragged breaths and coughs.

Jack decided to concentrate on one thing at a time, so he focused on Ana. He quickly scanned the injuries all over her body.

Jack broke the tense silence. "Kate, can you please go to the caves and get as many of my medical supplies as you can carry, then go to Sawyer and ask him for his alcohol? Sayid, I need you to find Sun and tell her I need her help, okay? Arzt, go and find some kind of cold compress to put on her head. "

"I'm not leaving -

"Do you want her to get better or not?"

Arzt took one last look at Ana, then ran out of the tent. He stole a couple of socks off Rose's washing line, then grabbed a bottle of water from Jack's tent.

He ran back to his tent as quickly as he could, not wanting to leave Ana for too long. When he finally (he's not a very fast runner) got there, Jack and Sun were the only ones in there. They were talking very fast about stuff Arzt didn't understand, and probably shouldn't get involved in, but he did anyway.

"What's going on? Is she -

"Her right arm is broken, but not too badly. I checked for any other internal injuries, but couldn't find any. Most of the cuts are minor, except this one on her abdomen. It's going to need stitches, but I think there's something stuck in there, or it would be bleeding a lot more. I need to clean the wound, then get whatever it is out, then stitch it up. I just hope she doesn't wake up while I'm doing this..."

Arzt realised Ana was no longer conscious. She was still breathing though, and he prayed she would stay that way.

"What'll happen if she wakes up?" he asked.

"Hopefully, nothing... but it's possible she'll go into shock from the pain..."

"What! But... what if..."

"Arzt, I don't think that'll happen. But I have no way to say for sure... just... hope for the best, alright?"

"Hope for the best! What the hell's that supposed to do to help -

"Arzt, just face the truth, okay? You can't do anything right now, except let me fix her. If you can't sit there and shut up, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave." Jack said to him firmly. Arzt opened his mouth, but thought better of it. Sun took the compress from his hands and placed it gently on Ana's forehead. Kate came rushing into the tent and handed Jack a backpack.

"I got it all, but Sawyer didn't have very much... only about 5 bottles." She said, panting slightly. Arzt was touched, and kinda surprised, as it seemed Kate had run to help Ana. Maybe her and Jack weren't as annoying as he had thought.

"Thanks, honey." Jack said, smiling at Kate. She smiled back, and they shared a cute little jate moment. Sun sighed, thinking how sweet they were together. Arzt rolled his eyes, regretting his previous thoughts.

"Look, this is sweet and all," Arzt said sarcastically. "But Ana is kinda HURT here, and I think you should be helping her, instead of verbally copulating."

They all looked at him coldly.

"Um, this is JATE. That's what they DO." Sun told him. "Get used to it, Leslie."

"Thanks, Sun." Jack said. "Okay, well, I better get started..." he sighed. "Kate, you don't have to stay, I know how Ana's face hurts your eyes. Maybe you could finish moving your stuff into my tent..." he grinned. Kate smiled and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thanks, Jack, I'll do that." She walked out of the tent, and Jack followed her with his eyes, totally transfixed.

"HELLO? Get back to Ana, already!" Arzt yelled. Jack snapped out of his trance and he glared at Arzt, but didn't say anything. He turned to Sun, and started asking her to find some kind of painkiller.

Arzt sat down next to Ana and held onto her left hand. He stared at her face and raised her fingers up to his lips, kissing them softly. On Ana's other side, Jack busied himself with her other arm, getting ready to set it. Ana's eyes flickered, and she mumbled something unintelligible, but didn't wake. Arzt reached up with his free hand and brushed some hair away from her eyes, his fingers lingering on her cheek. Even like this she still looked strong, tough, and stubborn. He smiled slightly, knowing that Ana would get through this, and when she did he would be here to help her through rehab.