A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I don't think we have to worry about Juliet. And Sawyer will come into play soon.

Chapter 3: The Worst News

It was morning and Claire just got done giving Aaron breakfast. She was now eating some of the food from their makeshift kitchen on the beach. Aaron was looking up at her making talking sounds.

"I hope Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are all right. How about you?"

Aaron waved his hands up and down.

"Claire!" Charlie rushed over. "They're back!"

Please let this be good news. "Who?" She asked, picking Aaron up.

"Locke, Eko, and Desmond!" Charlie led the way to where the castaways were meeting on the beach.

Something bad had happened in that hatch. Eko and Desmond were bloody and were helping Locke walk. Locke had cuts on him too, and his legs seemed stiff. Sayid and Jin met them and sat Locke down to rest.

"We have to tell everyone what happened." Desmond told Sayid.

"OK. Let's go do that." Sayid agreed, while Eko and Sun stayed with Locke.

Claire was part of the group now huddled around Sayid and Desmond. She held Aaron close and Charlie grasped her free hand.

"Last night some major events happened." Sayid explained. "I went along with Sun and Jim to "the Others" camp. However, it was a fake." There were gasps. "I found a hatch door, but there was a pure rock behind it. I lit a signal fire for Jack, but they are not back yet."

Claire worried more at the thought and squeezed Charlie's hand. He looked worried as well.

"However, we saw something in the water. It was a broken statue of a human foot with 4 toes." Sayid continued. Confused looks came from the rest. "I don't know why it was there."

Rose decided to speak. "Why did the sky turn violet last night?"

"I can explain that." Desmond answered. "The hatch contained an electromagnetic force." Shock came over the castaways. Things made sense to Sayid now about the hatch. Claire now understood while Charlie didn't want to tell her last night. She would have stressed out.

Desmond continued. "The button in the hatch had to be pushed every 108 minuets to stop it. However, last night it didn't work." He didn't go into too much detail so the rest wouldn't worry. "There was a failsafe. I grabbed the key and deactivated the power source. That's what happened last night. It's all gone now."

Before he could say anymore Vincent started barking. Someone was coming from the jungle.

"Hurley!" Sun yelled.

Sure enough, it was him. Charlie ran over to his best friend and Jin got water. Sayid met them. Hurley was out of breath but kept coming. Everyone look towards him.

"What happened?" Sayid asked.

"They're gone!" Hurley yelled.

"What?" Charlie asked.

"What happened son?" Locke asked limping over.

"They got taken!" Hurley yelled.

"Who?" Eko asked.

"Jack, Kate, and Sawyer! "The Others" took them."

Claire's eyes widened as she hugged Aaron close. "No." She whispered.

"Where's Michael?" Sayid asked.

"He made a deal with Henry! Henry is the leader!" Hurley replied.

Locke, Sayid, Charlie, and Eko shared looks.

Hurley continued. "Michael killed Ana and Libby to get Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and me to go. "They" shot us with darts and tied us up. "They" let me go and gave Michael Walt back. Michael left with Walt on a boat. All "they" wanted was Jack, Kate, and Sawyer."

The new information shocked everyone.

Their 3 leaders were gone. Sun held close to Jin, while Claire started crying.

I dreamt that! Oh God! How much more is true?

"You all right sister?" Desmond asked putting a hand on Claire's shoulder.

"I knew this would happen." Claire held her son closer.

"How?" Desmond asked concerned for her.

"They took me while I was pregnant, but I escaped. "They" might come back after me and my son."

"It's the Hostiles. I think I can help." Desmond stated. He left to join Sayid, Locke, Eko, Charlie, and Jin.

Claire looked back confused. Where did "the Others" take them?