A/N: Well here's the next chapter. I went a little crazy with this chapter… oh well! Now I really do promise that there isn't any Jate in this chapter. Sorry but I had to focus on other things for a moment. Anyway, read and enjoy!

(Sawyer's point of view)

Well how can I describe my experience on the island thus far… umm… how about… disturbing… umm… emotionally stressful… and aggravating. All though those funny men in khakis and beards are one hell of a kick. And how about that monster that rips people in two and leaves them strung out on trees for the whole damn island to see? Lets just say that through all of this tension, fear, and frustration I began to find myself. Then I realized that I didn't like the me that I found and stopped trying to look for it. I've done a lot of bad things in my life and I'm still doing it on this island. Zebra's can't changer their stripes. I know that ain't the saying but it sounds pretty cool don't it?

(No point of view)

Everyone in the hatch stared blankly at the soaked Michael on the ground. Finally Sayid broke the silence.

"When did you get back Michael?" he asked casually. Michael was silent for a moment and then replied.

"Oh about ten or twenty minutes ago. So how are things here?" Everyone was silent and Michael nodded. "Yeah… I pretty much figured that's how things were going here…"

"So Michael…" Locke began and Michael winced, "Planning on locking me in the armory any time soon?" It took all of Michael's will power not to snap back at Locke viciously.

"Well John… you realize that I was desperate at the time. I didn't know what else to do." Locke didn't look very convinced but remained silent all the same.

"So… where did you find the rat?" Michael asked and motioned to the armory. Sayid smiled grimly as he began to explain.

"Crazy French woman… need I say more?" Michael laughed hoarsely. Silence reigned after that until a desperate looking Claire burst into the hatch.

"Jack! Jack come quick! Charlie's hurt!"

Kate sprinted through the trees, swerving and dodging branches as she went. The jungle seemed to pass by in a blur but Kate didn't care. All she cared about was the adrenaline pumping through her veins and how fast her heart was beating. Closing her eyes Kate ran blindly, not caring if she fell or hit a tree. This was good to Kate. She loved the feeling that running brought her. Finally though her lungs couldn't get enough air and Kate had to finally stop running. Panting and exhausted Kate stood in the middle of a clearing trying to get her bearings. Unfortunately Kate realized that she hadn't ever been here before. At first she panicked but then remembered that this was what she wanted. To disappear entirely and live on her own here. Breathing in a deep breath Kate began to walk to where she was going to bed for the night. She just hoped that no one would find her here, either the survivors or the Others.

Charlie laid on the ground gasping for air and struggling to remain conscious. He didn't know exactly what was wrong but he did know that it hurt bad. He was just thankful that Claire had been walking by at that moment. Otherwise he might have been stuck out here all night.

"Stupid, bloody drop. Stupid bloody rocks! Stupid bloody ledge!" he muttered darkly. Charlie had been out walking when all of a sudden he just toppled off some sort of ledge. He wasn't even that far out in the jungle either! Well anyway there, of course, were a ton of rocks all the way down the ten foot drop and Charlie managed to hit each of them on his way down. Now he was down there bleeding to death and probably broken half of his body.

"Wait… what the bloody hell was Claire doing down here? It obviously wasn't a safe area and she would've had to have left the baby unattended!" Charlie soon stopped worrying about that though because he found that he was losing consciousness. Charlie finally slipped into darkness and didn't remember anything more.

"Claire what do you mean Charlie's hurt?" Jack asked stupidly. Claire rolled her eyes.

" I mean that Charlie… you know the little British man that says 'bloody' all the time? Yeah he's hurt bad out in the jungle," Claire explained slowly as if Jack was stupid. Jack seemed to finally register this and took off after Claire out of the hatch, not before shouting to the others to stay put though. The other people in the hatch sat in silence.

"Well things certainly have gotten quieter than the last time I've been here," Michael said sarcastically. Meanwhile Jack and Claire were sprinting at top speed to where Charlie was. All though instead of taking the hard way down to Charlie Claire took a detour so that she ended up at the bottom of the ledge. Jack showed up after her and saw the unconscious Charlie on the ground. Jack immediately kneeled down to see what he had to work with.

"Well… is he okay?" Claire asked nervously. Jack turned Charlie slightly to show there was a large rock jutting from his side. Claire gasped in surprise in horror at the sight.

"He must have hit a loose one on the way down here and it stuck… I don't know how deep it is in his side so I don't know if it hit something like a blood vessel or something of that nature. He also obviously has several breaks," Jack said motioning to Charlie's now oddly placed arm. Claire nodded, obviously horrified.

"Will he live?" Jack shrugged and looked sorrowful.

"I honestly don't know Claire. I need to see the extent of the damage to really say yes or no. Will you help me carry him to the hatch?" Dawn was breaking by the time that Claire and Jack made it back to the hatch with the limp Charlie.

"Finally!" Ana exclaimed as the two made their way into the hatch. "We were starting to get ready to call the navy or something." Jack only nodded and then laid Charlie out on a couch. Sawyer burst into the hatch as well at that moment ranting about cigarettes or something before surveying the disaster in front of him.

"Whoa! I knew you were crazy Jack but I didn't think you would stretch so far as to kill one of us! I thought it was my job to be the ass!" Sawyer added this last bit somewhat darkly. Jack rolled his eyes and ignored Sawyer as best as he could.

"Okay, well we better stop the bleeding as best we can for now and then I can examine him further…" Jack was cut off by another loud interruption in the hatch. It was Libby, of all people.

"Jack come quick…" but she was cut off by a frustrated shout from Jack.

"God can't you people just take care of yourselves for one minute!" Libby looked stunned by his outburst but didn't really take it personally.

"I'm really sorry Jack, I see that you have a situation but I just thought that you should know that we can't find Kate." Jack stood quietly as he thought for a moment. One look at Charlie though and he knew what he had to do right then even though his heart was telling him otherwise.

"Kate will have to wait for a minute."

A/N: See! I didn't really lie this time! Lol! Okay… well read and review and maybe I'll save Charlie… lol! It's up to you guys. :D It's fun having the power…