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Chapter Nine: Three is Company, Six is to Way Much

Sawyer backed up a little and watched Kate and Locke. They heard the footsteps come closer, they didn't say anything. They then heard someone throw something down and heard an agonized cry of pain. Then, a thundering pounding hit the door. Sawyer saw a pair of hands try to lift the door and he moved forward, grabbing the door and trying to lift it up.

Kate watched as Sawyer and Jack, unknowingly helped each other. Well, Sawyer knew, she thought, correcting herself, but Jack didn't. Kate gasped in surprise as the door slowly went up. She also saw Sawyer's frown of pain. She realized that although his shoulder was nearly healed, it was possible that the unusual exertion was straining it. As they lifted the heavy doors, they saw Sayid enter in, dragging along someone, with an arrow pierced in his shoulder. If it hadn't been for him holding the door, he would have shuddered at the memories.

"Kate," Jack said. Looking determined, yet also annoyed to find her there, with Sawyer. "Get something strong to hold the door up, hurry." Kate ducked under the door as Sawyer groaned in pain, Locke moved his leg out of the way. She returned with carrying weights, she laid them under and then ran back, she finally placed the last few under, which was enough to make a crawling space between the rooms. Sawyer grabbed his aching shoulder as soon as he let the door down. He leaned against the wall, eyeing the man Sayid was tending to. Today was already moving to fast for him.

Kate was about to go over to Sawyer when she saw Jack stride back in with his backpack.

"Who is he?" Kate asked. Nodding her head at the man.

"He claim's his name is henry Gale, but I believe he is an other." Sawyer's eyes darkened.

"You mean one of them?" Sawyer said darkly. "One of the ones who held a gun-"

"We're not sure of anything yet." Jack said curtly. "All we know is that the french women found him and shot him. Sayid brought him back this morning." Locke was sitting up in the bunk bed. Listening intently. "We'll put him in the armory after I've gotten his shoulder patched up." Sayid nodded. He got up and then walked over to Kate and Sawyer, taking them aside into the bedroom, so he could talk to Locke as well.

"I do not believe that he is someone of innocence." Sayid said curtly. "If you would permit me, I would like to change the lock combo." He said to John.

"As long as you tell me the combo Sayid, then I'll be fine with it. " Sawyer moved away, not interested in the conversation. Kate followed silently. She watched as Sawyer sat down in the computer chair once more. Almost sulking.

"What's wrong Sawyer?"

"It was goin' to be me." He whispered. "That would'a been my leg stuck under that damned door. Not Locke's."

"I'm glad it wasn't you Sawyer. You don't know how hard it would have been to see you get injured, again." She said quietly. Sawyer looked up. He nodded and then looked at Kate's neck.

"So have ya used the little gift I gave ya?"

"What the key..?"

"Yeah, the key."

"Not yet, I, I have kind of forgotten about it."

"Figures." Sawyer mumbled. Then, Sawyer and Kate spun around hearing the armory door close. "What the hell?" Sawyer said as he heard Jack yelling. They ducked uner the door and heard screams of pain.

"Sayid!" Kate said saying both there answers. "He wanted the combo changed, how could I be so stupid!" Kate cried. Jack stopped banging on the doors. His face was of disgust. Kate placed her hands over her ear's. Trying to block out the noise as it echoed throughout the room. Sawyer, seeing Kate's distress and Jack doing nothing, finally, after at least ten minutes of listening, spoke out.

"Why don't you do something Doc'! Or are you going to stand there and listen!"

"I can't do anything Sawyer, he's changed the damn combo!"

"Yeah? I think that's just an excuse Doc'! You stood there and listened to me scream, is that how ya get off or something?"

"Then and now are two completely different situations Saw-"

"Oh yeah, I forgot, I deserved it huh? Cause I'm a bad person." He took a step forward. Dangerously forward. Kate was afraid he was going to kill Jack. Kate watched both. The screams, and these two fighting finally wore her patience. But not before Jack said his last words, followed by Sawyer's retort.

"Yes, you did! You were going to let a girl die!"

"I didn't have the damned medicine Doc'! And yeah, I guess I did deserved to nearly bleed to death, would have gotten rid of your only completion with-"

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Kate said, finally having enough of it. Sawyer looked back and Jack looked at her. "This isn't going to help him!" Kate said.

"Yeah, your right Kate." Jack said. He then rounded on John. "What's the combination." He said, striding into the bedroom.

"I can't tell you Jack. This needs to happen." Sawyer heard Sayid start screaming. The button then began to go off. Kate didn't move. Neither did Sawyer.

"You wanna see what happen's John? Then lets just see what needs to happen! Now give me the combo and we'll enter the code." Locke stayed quiet for two full minutes. And then gave the code. Jack and Sawyer ran to the door, as Kate ran to the computer room.

Sawyer grabbed Sayid and pulled him off of Henry. The man then turned on him and hit him in the jaw. Sawyer didn't make any noise of pain, but hit the floor hard.

"Calm down!" He shouted. His already bruised face from Charlie, now had a purple bruise on his chin. "Calm down muhamid!" Sayid ranted on for a few more minutes, but Sawyer, who now had a hold of his arms, held him still. Until the man gave up. Just as Kate came back into the room. Sawyer looked at her. And then to Sayid. Kate, however saw Henry, lying on the floor. Bleeding. Sawyer then grabbed Sayid and took him out of the room

"What the hell was that all about?"

"He deserved it.."

"No he didn't. We don't even know if he's an other." he paused. Knowing something that would make Sayid listen. "Do ya think that Shannon would have wanted you to do that?"

"Shannon is dead."

"Yeah, I forgot about that one. I know that. But if she were alive, would she have wanted ya to torture a guy like that?"

"No..."

"Then, next time, when the thought gets into your head, cause I think it will, think about her. Think about what she would want you to do." Sawyer backed away, just in time to bump into Kate.

"I'm going to the beach." She said. She sounded angry. He looked up and saw Jack standing at the doorway of the armory.

"Nice going Doc'," He said and then followed Kate.

Sawyer and Kate walked silently down to the beach. Kate, finally stopped at Sawyer's tent. He gave her a puzzled look and then watched as she entered it. He followed and watched nervously as she sat down and closed her eyes for a moment.

"So what did ol' Jacko do this time?" He asked sitting down next to her.

"Will you two just get along?"

"Sorry Freckles.' He said. And to emphasize it , he kissed her. For a few minutes they stayed there and then, something caught Kate's eye. Before Sawyer could stop her, she pulled away from blankets and lifted a top of a metal container, she then saw five nine milliammeter guns. She realized that they were from her case. She then spotted her toy airplane. She looked at Sawyer angrily.

TBC