Chapter 5

It was nearly dark when Jack held up a hand to give the signal that they were at the clearing at the line they weren't supposed to cross, well tonight they were going to if the others couldn't keep to that and just come over and take one of their people well then so could they.

Jack had hoped they'd get there earlier but moving about 15 people quietly through the jungle took longer than he expected and they had a bit of a late start, though he certainly don't regret that part of the day.

"Okay so now what doc?" Sawyer had moved forward to take position up front.

"Now fake Henry here will call his buddies" He glared at Henry "but if you try anything there are a few people here that won't mind shooting" He pointed to Sayid. Sayid and Ana-Lucia were still standing behind Henry, not letting him blink without them knowing about it.

"Everyone else take position" he told the group.

Eko and Sawyer moved to the one side of the clearing, hiding behind some bushes. Kate, Charlie and Jin moved to the other side of the clearing.

Jack gave Kate a long look 'be careful' she held his gaze. 'You too'.

Sayid gave Henry a poke in the back with the gun barrel. "Time to call your friends"

Henry just looked at them, his eyes narrowing. "Are you sure you want to do this Jack, remember once their here there's no turning back" He had a gleam in his eye Jack didn't like.

"Call them" his face was one grim determined line.

"Okay then" he said sounding just a tad too cheerful for the circumstances.

He'd been calling and yelling for nearly half an hour when they heard a rustle in the trees. Everyone tensed at the sound.

"Well what do we have here?" The big bearded guy stepped out in front of them holding a torch all daylight had sunk below the mountains to the west.

"Seems to me I overestimated you Jack" He gave Henry a nod Henry just smiled back with a look in his eyes that seemed like they just had an entire conversation.

"I thought you were a smart man but seems like you either have a very short memory or just don't take warnings seriously"

"I've had enough of your games, we want our people back"

Kate had to hold up a finger to keep Jin silent as it seemed to her that he'd jump out and strangle the man in front of them given half a chance.

"I hope you've been treating our man as well as we had your people Jack"

"I want to see them, know their alive"

"okay bring them out' he called to his people hidden away in the jungle behind him.

Sun, Walt and Michael were pushed to the side of the bearded guy. All three were gagged but seemed to be unharmed.

Jin saw Sun being pushed and were about to run out towards her when Kate grabbed his arm, shaking her head motioning for him to wait.

"Let our man go now" Bearded guy demanded

"No way not until we have them" pointing to the three scared gagged people.

Bearded guy stared at Henry for a moment nodding and pushed Sun, Walt and Michael further away. "Go" was all he said.

The minute Jin saw Sun being shoved forward once again Kate couldn't keep him back longer, he jumped out from the bushes.

"Sun!" Sun looked up and took a few quick steps towards Jin who grabbed her arm and pulled her away to safety. Michael and Walt moved back in the same direction.

Several more men appeared from the jungle to either side of the clearing.

Jack spun around drawing his gun. Ana-Lucia and Sayid both trying to keep up with the now many men surrounding them.

Before anyone could react Henry fell towards the ground just as a shot echoed through the air. Jack and Sayid turned just in time to see Ana-Lucia clutch her chest. Sayid caught her by the shoulders, breaking her fall to the ground.

Jack lifted his gun pointing in the direction of the gunshot but he was too late as he heard another shot being fired and felt a searing pain burn into his leg. He fell forward his gun crashing towards the ground and in the confusion Henry scrambled forward staying low to avoid the flying bullets now being fired from all ends of the jungle.

Kate saw Jack fall as in slow motion.

"NOOO!"

She jumped up and were about to run towards Jack when someone knocked her over the head with something hard and the world went black around her.

Sawyer saw Ana-Lucia and Jack fall and took a few well aimed shots towards the jungle in front of him. Just as suddenly as it had all started it stopped. It was quiet as if nothing had happened. As soon as the bullets stopped coming Sawyer rushed forward staying low to the ground. Sayid was yelling at him to help pull Jack and Ana towards safety.

"Kate!" Sawyer heard Charlie yell from the other side of the clearing, just as he looked up he saw someone hitting her over the head with something and dragging her away into the jungle.

"shit" he muttered and let go of Jack's arms whom he'd dragged a few metres back into the jungle, Eko and some of the others were already next to Sayid helping with the injured.

Sawyer ran towards Charlie who pointed in a direction off into the jungle, "They dragged her through there".

"Come" Sawyer barked at Charlie and as they headed off after Kate

The Others were gone there was no sign they'd even been there, but Sawyer was determined to find Kate. He stumbled off into the dark but Charlie grabbed him by his shirt only slightly slowing him down. "Sawyer wait" He was breathing hard. "It's dark we can't see anything"

"We got to find her; they can't get away with this again"

"I know but what's the chance we'll find her now we can barely see where we're going, we need to go back"

"Sawyer! Charlie!" They heard Eko call for them. He stepped into their line of sight. "We won't find her like this. We first need to get Jack and Ana Lucia back to camp."

When the three of them got back to the rest of the group Sayid was applying pressure to Jack's leg which were bleeding heavily. He was unconscious but alive. Sawyer looked over to Ana Lucia and caught Sayid's eyes. Sayid just shook his head.

Ana-Lucia was dead.

Sayid and Sawyer carried Jack back to camp while Eko carried Ana-Lucia. The whole group keeping close together, everyone's nerves were shot by what had just happened.