A/N: Well here is the next chapter of this story… sorry it's so late in coming but I had writers block… anyway just to let you know… Ana and Libby did not die in this story but Gale did escape and Michael is an Other… I just didn't mention the Michael part yet. Anyway stop reading this confusing Author's Note and read the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own LOST but I do own Mission Save Freckles and Dis Jack! Yay!

(Locke's point of view)

I don't have much to believe in, despite my constant speeches about faith. Really nothing in my life has ever gone right, except for when I first came to this island. I could walk, run, hunt if I wanted because the island healed my legs. Now here I am in crutches because the hatch door closed on my legs. It reminds me how little I could do without the use of my legs. And now I find out about the button from the hatch. The only thing that I had anymore to put my small amount of faith in was snatched right from under me. The thing that I had spent slaving away for for about the last month turns out to be some kind of whacked out experiment for some scientists' enjoyment. If there was anyone still on duty in that main hatch then they probably had a good laugh at me defending the button so fiercely against Jack… turns out he was right all along. When does a guy get a break? That's what I ask you.

(No point of view)

Kate stared at the man that was slowly and cautiously approaching her in the clearing. His clothes were worn and faded and to her horror Kate noticed that he wore a pair of khakis. Every Other that she had seen on this island wore khakis of some kind.

"It's all right… I just want to know where I am!" the man cried out in a hoarse voice. Kate shook her head fiercely and backed up a few steps. "Please I'm lost… I was in an airplane then all of a sudden I was on this island. I've had to fend for myself for the longest time! Please help me!" the man pleaded to Kate.

"I'm sorry… but I don't believe you!" Kate shouted angrily at the man. His dark hair was a little too long and matted and she saw his blue eyes flash in anger when she refused to help him.

"Well then… you'll just have to come with us then won't you missy?" the man now asked in a cold and hard voice. Suddenly there were people everywhere and Kate was pulled to the ground helplessly.

Jack grimaced as he placed his last stitch in Charlie's side. Reality was that Charlie had lost too much blood and he had slipped into a slightly coma type state. He could feel Claire's eyes upon him and Jack knew he didn't have to say anything to her. She already knew.

"Jack… Jack what are we supposed to do?" Claire cried in agony. She had expected Charlie to wake up as soon as the operation was over but he was still just laying there. Jack shook his head lightly and sighed.

"Well all we can really do is move him carefully to a comfortable spot, force feed him, give him water, and pain medication. Then we wait to see if he will wake up. I might even have to give him a blood transfusion because he lost a lot of blood in the fall and in the surgery." Jack looked tired and worn and all he wanted to do was pass out. Maybe if he slept long enough all of this would go away. There wouldn't be a sick Charlie lying in the hatch, he wouldn't be the only doctor on the island, his plane wouldn't have crashed here, and there would be no Kate to haunt his dreams.

"So that's it… we can't do anything else for him?" Claire asked, close to tears.

"No Claire, there isn't anything else! I told you that the first ten times you asked me!" Jack snapped, barely in control of his emotions. Claire flew back as if she had been slapped in the face by Jack.

"Well excuse me Jack for being concerned about one of the best friends I have here on this island!" Claire spat and would have stormed out if Jack's hadn't grabbed her and pulled her back.

"I'm sorry for yelling Claire. It's just it seems that all people want is something from me. I don't ever just get to relax because every time I do something bad happens. I know how you feel about Charlie and shouldn't have yelled at you." Claire nodded and smiled lightly. She wasn't the only one that could see the bags under Jack's eyes and the creased worry lines that were on his forehead.

"It's okay Jack… I understand… how about we move him over to the bunk for starters?" Claire asked. She thought maybe if she tried to make more decisions for Jack it would help him relax. Jack nodded wearily and the two gently carried Charlie to the bunk beds.

Sawyer watched cockily as everyone else on the island clustered on the beach and surrounding Libby. He knew that they wanted to know what to do about Kate. Grinning Sawyer waited patiently for the opportune moment. He knew that Libby wouldn't outright say that Jack wanted to be the hero again so they had to wait… she would make some kind of excuse so they could wait a little longer. Now was the time… he had to go say something now.

"What's going on at the Community meeting guys? Sorry I'm late but I had to drop off little Johnny at soccer practice before I could come here," Sawyer drawled sarcastically and received several eye rolls.

"Not now Sawyer…" Libby said who was rather annoyed, "We need to figure out what to do about Kate. She's missing."

"Oh good…" Sawyer thought to himself, "She didn't see me in the hatch when she announced that Freckles was missing. That makes things so much easier."

"Well that's easy blondie… shouldn't we charge after her with our flags waving and swords drawn?" Libby shook her head.

"It's not that easy Sawyer… I mean we have to haggle some guns from you, sort them out between us, decide who all is going to save Kate, try to figure out where she went and when, and we have to have someone who can track. Well Kate was a tracker and she's the one we're trying to find and Locke was the other, but he's gone with Eko looking for Gale. He escaped the other day." Sawyer grinned throughout all of this. Normally this would've sounded very level headed and reasonable but he wasn't in the mood to be either.

"Well… I can tell you that you don't have to haggle anything from me right now. And as for the people that are going you can draw straws or something. Anyone see Kate right before she left?" There was a moment of silence before Sun nodded.

"I saw her last night… we talked a bit and she was very upset about… um… something. She told me that she would be going to bed soon but that obviously didn't happen." Sun was hesitant to tell what Kate was upset about lest it would get around to Jack. He deserved to hear it from Kate directly and not through the latest island gossip.

"Well thank you Captain Vague… could you possibly tell us what beach you talked to her on?" Sun barely controlled her anger and slowly responded.

"I saw her on that beach over there… right next to the jungle." The entire crowd literally sprinted to where Sun had pointed and Sawyer was right there with them… grinning the whole time. They could see her footprints clearly in the sand and they led right into the jungle. Upon approaching the piece of terrain that Kate had crossed through there were broken branches and disturbed earth everywhere.

"Well Libs… it looks like we wouldn't need a tracker anyways. Freckles left a trail that's a mile wide… hell a blind man could probably follow her right now…" Sawyer pointed out and Libby scowled. Sawyer grinned at her because he knew that Libby was now backed into a corner.

"Well I still think that we should wait for Jack…" Libby began to protest before Sawyer cut her off again.

"You… yeah you with the blonde hair and the big mouth. If you like talking so much maybe you can tell us why we should wait for Jack. We can just leave a little telegram here at the beach for him letting him know where we went and what time we'll be back like good little children," Sawyer mocked while his crazy grin stayed in place. He knew that he won. "Besides the doc could use a little breather… what with situation with Gale and Charlie…" Libby looked like she was about to say something more but then shut her mouth again as Sawyer started speaking again.

"I mean come on people… Jack can't get here right now and Kate is there NOW. Would you really risk her life and health just so you can wait for the hero to get here to supervise?" The other survivors saw sense in his words and no longer wanted to wait for Jack. Libby's scowl deepened but she threw her hands up in defeat.

"Do what you want Sawyer but I'm going to stay here and wait," Libby snapped. Just then Hurley was walking by and saw the dangerous look on Libby's face.

"Whoa dude… whatever you were just saying I would stop right now… that's Libby's murder face right there." Sawyer tried to look unconcerned but in truth the look on her face really did scare the hell out of him. He couldn't help but grin though as the survivors already began to gather straws to see who would go with Sawyer.

"Phase one of Mission Save Freckles and Dis Jack: Complete!" Sawyer thought to himself gleefully.

A/N: Okay I hoped you all liked it… I tried to put a little more humor into this chapter but maybe I failed miserably… let me know! And again I would like to know what I should focus on more, Kate, Charlie, or Sawyer. Thanks your feedback is always so helpful:D