Chapter 9: Traitors and Last Resorts

"So what does this mean?" asked Kate. "What do we do now?" Jack shuffled the ground with his feet and looked over at Sawyer who was also deep in thought.

"I don't know Kate." He smiled. "I don't get it."

"Don't get what? The fact that these people are killers?" asked Sawyer.

"Correct me if I'm wrong but I know we were among killers ourselves." Said Jack calmly as he watched Sawyer clench his hands to his sides and shut his eyes for a moment. Kate was seething in the corner.

"What if Locke finds out we know? I mean, what does he have to lose?" asked Kate.

"It could be anything Kate. The others seem to know quite a lot about us." Said Jack. "They want us for something. You remember being locked up in a cell right?" Kate nodded and sat down.

"We should confront him." Said Sawyer.

"Oh please, and what makes you think that is a good idea?" asked Jack.

"Because I believe last time we didn't tell the person who was a traitor that we knew they were one, we ended up captured." Said Sawyer. Kate scrunched up her nose.

"It's disgusting over here. I agree with Sawyer. We need to leave now." Said Kate. She stood and began to walk back through the trees. Jack gave her a look when she turned to look at them.

"We aren't to far behind, we could catch up." Said Kate. Jack and Sawyer looked at each other but didn't move.

"Do you have a better idea?" asked Kate.

"Can't we at least talk about this?" asked Jack.

"TALK ABOUT WHAT?" yelled Sawyer. "I mean, god! None of this makes sense! Why would they kill all their people? Why?" asked Sawyer. "If you don't know why, then I suggest we go and talk to the only man who knows."

"But what if I won't tell us. Michael didn't." said Jack. Sawyer smiled.

We can make him tell us." He said.

"No! No more stupid torturing!" said Kate. "We are going to settle this, we are going to talk to him." She turned from them and burst through the trees at a jog. Sawyer gave Jack a look and then quickly followed. Jack took a deep breath and looked back at the bodies.

Why would they do that? Why kill all their men and become weak? Jack asked himself. He then turned and ran after Kate and Sawyer at full speed.

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"And they just let go of you?" asked Sayid. He was walking beside Locke on their way back to camp, forcing him to recall every thing that happened while he was in the others possession.

"And they just let go of me." Said Locke. He took a deep breath. "That's when I stabbed the first guy."

"If you stabbed someone, then how come you weren't mauled by anyone else?" asked Sayid.

"Because, there was only two guys." Locke said. "I knocked the second one out cold. Then one by one I killed them." He said. He then turned on Sayid.

"Why are you asking me so many questions? I mean, I killed all these people for you, for all the people at camp, so we could be safe again!" said Locke.

"Yes, I understand. But I need to know-"

"No you don't understand." Locke snapped. "You don't need to know. I don't even remember what I was doing half the time." He stopped and dabbed his forehead with his shirt. "It doesn't matter." He finally said. There was a pause when Sayid suddenly heard the sound of running people.

Sawyer and Jack came into view with angry looks on their faces. Locke must have sensed something was wrong, and before Sayid knew it, Locke was running too.

"STOP HIM SAYID!" yelled Jack. Sayid burst forward and knocked Locke to the ground. He held him by the arms as he wiggled around. Sayid looked up to Jack and Sawyer who were now standing above him heaving. Charlie and Eko came up to with interest as Kate brought up the rear out of breath.

"What is this all about?" asked Charlie. Jack put his foot down on Locke's chest.

"Tell me." Said Jack.

"Tell you what?" asked Locke.

"Tell me everything." Said Jack.

"Everything?" asked Locke as he made himself look confused. Sawyer pushed Jack out of the way and grabbed onto the collar of his shirt.

"You know damn well what we are talking about. So spit it out!" Said Sawyer. Sayid held him down as Sawyer felt around Locke's waist. Moments later he pulled out his knife. He then pointed it straight as his throat.

"Sawyer!" said Kate. He turned and gave her a look and then looked down at Locke.

"You lied." Said Sawyer. Locke shook his head.

"No I didn't." he said. Sawyer turned the knife so the blade was resting against his throat.

"You lied." He repeated. Locke gulped.

"They are not all dead." Said Kate.

"What?" asked Charlie as he dropped his water bottle.

"Many are missing." Said Kate. "We were with them for days, we know them." She looked over at Sayid. He nodded.

"I could tell you were lying the minute I heard your story." Said Sayid. "You forgot what I had done for a living many years ago." Locke looked up again.

"I'm not saying anything." Said Locke. Sawyer bent down with the knife.

"You better say something, or there will never be any talking from you ever again!" he yelled. Locke gulped and a tear fell from his eyes.

"James." A voice came from behind him. Sawyer stiffened as he heard Eko's voice. Sayid watched as he turned to face Eko who was now kneeling down beside him. Jack and Kate were watching with such intensity he thought they would faint. Charlie was standing as far back as possible.

"What do you want?" he asked Eko. He pointed to Locke.

"Let him go." Said Eko. Sawyer laughed.

"Are you kidding me? He's a bloody traitor!" said Sawyer. Eko put his hand on Sawyer's arm and ripped it from Locke's throat.

"Let me take him." Said Eko. "I will take him back, then you can talk to him." Eko said. Sawyer narrowed his eyes. Sayid stood.

"I will go with him." Said Sayid. "You need to find them." Charlie's mouth dropped open as Sayid threw his gun on the floor.

"What?" asked Kate.

"They are dead, they're must only be a few left then. This was a plan, a brilliant one." Said Sayid.

"You mean, you understand what is going on here?" asked Sawyer. Sayid nodded. "I think I do." He looked down at Locke.

"John, did they kill these people?" asked Sayid. He sat there but didn't say a word.

"Is there a reason why they did this?" asked Sayid. He still didn't say anything.

"THAT'S IT!" yelled Eko. "Just go." He grabbed Locke and pulled him to his feet. "We go now." He said. Charlie went to follow.

"Stay." Said Sayid. "I'm needed with him." He pointed to the gun.

"Take it." Said Sayid. Charlie nodded and grabbed the gun. Sayid nodded to them all and turned to follow Eko. He hoped he wasn't right.

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"They know!" yelled Hugh. He sat down underneath the rock that was seperating them from the forest.

"Your sure?" asked Henry.

"Positive. The Kate girl, she noticed that a few were missing." Said Hugh. Henry threw a rock on the ground.

"Shit!" he said. He was fused with anger and he was not happy. He leaned his head on the rock and then turned around.

"What do we do then?" asked Alex. She was sitting in the corner with Greg and Lucas. The two men were equally frightened.

"How am I supposed to know?" said Henry. He rubbed his head in frustration.

"You killed all of our people for nothing then!" yelled Lucas. Henry quickly put his finger to his lips.

"Shut up! Do you want then to hear us?" he asked. Lucas stopped and looked down at the floor again.

"Let's go over this then." Mentioned Greg. Henry nodded.

"We have six of us left. Me, Alex, Lucas, Greg, Mrs. Clue, and Jim. Okay Mrs. Clue and Jim are guarding…" he stopped and looked over at the others sitting by the wall.

"What?" asked Alex. "What?" He smiled.

"That's it." Said Henry. He walked over to them and crouched in front of them.

"You going to kill them." He said to them. Alex dropped her mouth open.

"Kill who exactly?" asked Alex. Henry put up his hand and extended 4 fingers.

"James Ford," he put a finger down, "Katherine Austin," another finger went down, "Jack Shepard". He left one finger up. "And this counts for anyone else who gets in the way." He put the finger down. The group stayed silent.

"Go." Henry said. The three sat there and didn't move.

"NOW!" Henry yelled. "This has to happen now, before they get back to camp." He looked at Greg. "I want you to get Jim. Leave Mrs. Clue to tend to the children. Meet back here in five minutes." Greg nodded and got up.

This was time.