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Abi.x.
"Jack?" Kate cradled his head in her arms. A crowd gathered around but Jack did not stir. Kate gabbed a nearby bottle of water and poured it into Jacks mouth. He suddenly coughed and regained consciousness.
"Jack what happened"
The doctor took a few minutes to come to his senses. He stood quickly though he felt light headed. Everyone around stared at him.
"Go back to what you where doing!" Jack cried bluntly. Most seemed to move away but a few stayed nearby. Jack turned to his cupboard and began to empty most of the contents, setting out several bandages and dressings.
"Jack what the hell happened" Kate demanded.
Jack ignored her and began to pack a bag with drugs and bandages, he grabbed a few bottles of water and a blanket which was lying around.
"Jack stop!" Kate shouted. He stopped in his tracks and turned to her. He sighed loudly, he didn't want to tell her but if anyone was going to find out it was Kate.
"Listen carefully" he said quietly, he stood close to her, "I have to get back in 24 hours, Claire's not far off having her baby, if I don't get back he'll kill one of us" Kate stood silently in front of him.
"Jack you need to rest" she cried "You can't go back like you are" she looked at him closely. His face was pale and dark rings where visible under his eyes he was shattered. His clothes where covered with mud and soaked through.
Jack shook his head.
"I cant stop, Charlie's there as well" he replied, "he's not going to last, its for the best if I go"
"Let me go with you!" Kate said quickly as Jack was about to turn away.
"No" Jack answered without turning back to face her. "It's too dangerous"
"At least change into some dry clothes" Kate reasoned, "You'll freeze otherwise" Jack paused for thought.
"OK" he said "But I'm not stopping for long"
"Charlie" I could hear me name called in the distance, it was pitch back and the voice seemed to echo all around me. "You don't seem to be easy to kill off" the voice laughed. It was so loud I thought my head was about to explode. Suddenly cold water hit my face and my eyes shot open to see the owner of the voice.
"Oh so you are with us" Ethan laughed cruelly, "well maybe not for long" he cried. He's huge hand clamped tightly around my neck. I tried to scream but no words formed. His hand tightened and the thoughts flashed back to me again of back in the jungle, and the pain, the pain was too much, why couldn't he just kill me now, there and then.
"Leave him alone" I heard a voice and my eyes darted around the room.
"Claire" I choked, his hand was tightening more and more. I had to do something but I had no strength. My weak arms grabbed onto his and I pulled uselessly at them.
"You do anything to her" the words formed this time but it hurt. My lungs burned again and my head felt light, his hand was squeezing the remaining life out of me. I closed my eyes for a second and gathered my strength, then I struggled wildly. My vision became blurred again and everything was distant.
"Fool" Ethan shouted. His hand pulled me up and I felt my head collide with something hard and blunt. My vision disappeared then. His hand let go and my legs gave way under me and I felt myself hit the cold stony floor. A girl screamed in the distance and faded. I felt like I was falling endlessly into nothing, my pain disappeared for a while and came back. The sounds around me seemed to fade in and out. But the pain was still there, I could hardly breath again and every time I did it was agony. Claire was there, she was alive and that's all I cared about.
Claire screamed as loud as her lungs would allow as she watched Ethan grab Charlie roughly around the neck. She was confused, surely he was dead, she'd seen him hanging in the jungle. Ethan laughed cruelly as Charlie struggled weakly, Claire pulled wildly at her bonds on her wrists and screamed louder but nothing seemed to make a difference. Ethan rolled his eyes and threw Charlie's head to the stone wall and he collapsed to the floor with a mind numbing thud.
"Will you shut up!" Ethan approached Claire and she coward back, he stood over her and an evil grin spread across his face. "Doctor Jacks gone back to get you supplies!" Claire stared despairingly at Ethan and then to Charlie's unmoving body at the other side of the room. She hoped Jack would hurry up and get here soon, Charlie needed him more than herself.
"And when he gets back" Ethan laughed again, "your going to have that lovely baby of yours" Claire remained silent as tears streamed down her dirty cheeks leaving tracks. Why had it turned out this way, the man she had come to love was laying dying on the floor a few feet away and she was about to have a baby which she was going to give away.
"And when you've had your baby" Ethan cried "You can go back to the others and tell them that the hero Jack and Z grade rock star didn't make it. Claire angered at this and convinced herself that they where all going to survive, it would all be fine, Jack would bring Locke along and he'd sort Ethan out good and proper.
Jack stood slowly, but Kate stopped him from moving further.
"Not yet, you've barely rested" she cried, Jack shook his head,
"I've changed and rested as long as I could Kate" he turned and packed the remaining things into his bag, a blanket, some water and a large bandage. He turned back to Kate quickly. "Keep everyone in the caves, tell them I've gone to sort something out" Kate stood fixated on the spot "If don't return don't come for me" At that Kate threw herself into his arms.
"I love you" she whispered, they embraced for several seconds and then parted. Jack turned slowly round and disappeared out of the cave.
As soon as he had disappeared Kate ran into the main part of the cave and found Locke.
"Locke" she cried "I need you help, Jacks in trouble!"