Chapter 2: Of No Importance

"How is the church going?" Hurley asked as Charlie came into view. Charlie was holding up a long, thin piece of wood and an axe.

"It's not going." Charlie said as he threw his stick into a pile he had made and he slumped down onto a log. Hurley stumbled over to him and sat down.

"What do you mean?" He asked. Charlie sighed.

"Well since Eko died, you know, in the hatch explosion, I haven't really wanted to finish it." Charlie said. Hurley, realizing why he had come in the first place sprang up for he had remembered he was sent to get Charlie.

"OH YEAH!" Hurley said. "I was sent to find you dude." Charlie exhaled.

"Who?" Charlie asked with sudden interest.

"Claire. She said something about a crib, cradle or something... I dunno." Hurley mused. Charlie laughed.

"Yeah I know," He said as he slapped Hurley on the back. "That's why I came out here. Steve broke it by accent while he was trying to move a log. Complete idiot I tell you." And with that Charlie started back down the beach.

"Thanks man!" He yelled with a wave.

"No problem," Hurley said to him self. As he himself got up to leave, something caught his attention.

"HELP!" Hurley could hear the words faintly, so he turned, following the words.

"HELP!" He could hear the words clearly now, and he started to quicken his pace.

"I'M HERE! I'M HERE!" He yelled. Hurley ran down the side of the beach as fast as he could when Sun came bounding out of the woods.

"Hurley!" Sun yelled. "Where is Jack?" Hurley stopped short of breath.

"Dude-" Hurley stammered as he gulped for air. "You gave me a flippin' heart attack!" Sun grabbed his arm.

"Where is he?" Sun said with intense eyes.

"Who now?" Hurley asked as he focused on Sun's worried face.

"Jack Hurley!" Sun yelled. "It's Kate, she is in trouble. She collapsed, I don't know what to do." Hurley's eyes wondered.

"He- he went into the woods, with Sayid. Charlie told them that Desmond and Locke went into the woods to find a hatch.. Or something like that." Hurley stuttered. Sun quickly retreated back from the direction she had come.

"You have to find him quick Hurley. I'll stay here." Sun said and she disappeared.

"HURRY!" She yelled and Hurley bounded off back to camp.

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"Sayid, we've been travelling in circles," Jack said as he noticed they had passed the same tree stump three times.

"I remember, that plane..." Sayid started as he hacked at the overgrown bush. "It was somewhere around..." Pushing his way through the bush he finally found what he was looking for.

"Here." Sayid said. Jack looked up to see the plane.

"The plane." Jack said. The two walked up to the plane eyeing suspiciously.

"Now, Charlie said they were hiding in a hatch over here?" Jack asked.

"Yes," Sayid said. "There was a hatch underneath the left wing. Apparently, John and Eko found it a few days ago." Jack watched as Sayid walked to the other side of the plane.

"Here it is!" Sayid said. As Jack began to make his way around the plane to join Sayid, a shout interrupted their silence.

"JACK!" Jack looked up from the hatch.

"Did you hear that?" Jack asked Sayid as his attention also left the hatch door.

"Hear who-"

"JACK! WHERE... ARE... YOU..."

"Was that Hurley?" Sayid asked. Forgetting about the hatch, both men made their way towards the shouting.

"What is it Hurley?" Jack said as he walked back into the clearing. Hurley came into view, sweating like a pig and breathing very hard.

"Ahh.. needed... to... find" Hurley stuttered.

"Catch your breath Hurley," Jack sad as he placed a hand on Hurley's shoulder. After a second or two, Hurley was able to breathe.

"It's Kate." He rumbled. "Jack, she's in trouble."

"How much trouble is she in?" Sayid laughed.

"Sun- sun said something about her sick, fainted..." Jack's eyes widened.

"We have to do this later," Jack said quickly and he took of running back to camp. The hatch was of no importance to him now. All that mattered to him was finding Kate.