Hours later and there had still been no change in Kali. Her condition wasn't worsening but it wasn't getting better either. Sawyer hadn't left her side for a second, his larger hand holding on tightly to her smaller one. Jack had stayed too, feeling guilty that he had all but given up on her before Sawyer arrived. He was the first to notice when Boone returned, his eyes going wide as he rushed to get in between Boone and Sawyer.

"How is she?" Boone queried, as he approached them.

"Boone, you need to leave-" Jack began, but was cut off as Sawyer shoved past him and sent a hard punch Boone's way.

The younger man fell onto his back from the impact, as a crowd quickly surrounded the group. Jack grabbed onto Sawyer's shoulder's, as he was joined by Hurley, who gave some much-needed extra muscle. Jack had never seen Sawyer so mad. There was a murderous rage in his eyes.

"I'll kill you; I swear to God!" Sawyer growled, straining against the men's grip.

"I never meant for her to get hurt" Boone cried.

"She almost died because of you! Look at her!" Sawyer yelled, ushering to Kali's body behind him.

They could see Boone's eyes began to well with tears as he looked at her pale form, the harshness of her breath, and the blood that still coated some parts of her face.

"I'm sorry…" Boone sobbed as he pushed himself up.

"I don't care" Sawyer spat back.

"Will she…is she okay now?" Boone questioned Jack, who stared back at him with anger.

"I don't know. There's no way for me to tell what's happening inside her body right now" Jack admitted.

"Get out of here," Sawyer told him, as he felt Jack and Hurley's grip on him lighten.

"Can I just-" Boone began, but Sawyer cut him off.

"Get out!" Sawyer shouted, suddenly lunging for him.

He grabbed onto Boone's shirt, who flinched, ready for the beating of his life. This never came as both men heard a familiar sound from a few metres away.

"Sawyer?" Kali croaked, turning her head to the side to face him.

Sawyer whipped his head around instantly and rushed towards her side, a look of amazement on his face. His anger seeped away immediately, the only thing on his mind now was the girl in front of him.

"Kali?" Sawyer grinned, brushing some hair away from her face.

"What…what's going on?" Kali frowned, as she tried to sit up, but let out a cry of pain.

"Hey, hey. Don't try to move. Doc?" Sawyer called over to Jack, who had been in too much shock to move.

"How're you feeling? Where's the pain?" Jack inquired, running to her other side.

"My head's banging" Kali cringed, her hand flying to the back of her head.

"Anywhere else? Does anything feel broken?" Jack insisted, as Kali tried moving her limbs.

"It feels like I've been run over by a truck…but no. Everything's still moving" Kali stated, grimacing in pain.

"You need painkillers" Jack muttered, as he walked over to the makeshift drug cabinet.

"I've got some codeine?" Jack suggested as Kali groaned.

"That's all you've got?" Sawyer accused, hating seeing Kali in any pain.

"What do you remember?" Jack questioned, as he walked back over to her with the tablet and water.

"There was a plane…and then I was falling…is Boone alright?" Kali asked as Sawyer helped to slowly sit her upright.

"Unfortunately," Sawyer grumbled, turning to where he expected Boone to be.

He was a little surprised when the younger man was nowhere to be seen. It seemed like he had run off again. Good choice, Sawyer thought to himself. He was distracted when Kali suddenly lurched forward and started coughing violently. His forehead wrinkled when he saw she had coughed up a small amount of blood and looked to Jack with worry in his eyes.

"Kali? Are you okay?" Jack questioned, as he crouched down to her level.

"My heart feels like it's going to pump out of my chest," Kali told him, as he raised his arm out to check her pulse.

"You don't look so good, dude" Hurley pointed out, noticing Kali's clammy skin.

"Your pulse is too fast" Jack muttered, trying to remain calm, but clearly fearing that Kali's heart could stop again.

"What's wrong with her?" Sawyer questioned, as Kali's eyes began to flutter shut.

"She's lost too much blood…she needs a transfusion" Jack realised.

"A blood transfusion? I don't know if you've realised Doc, but we're in the middle of the freaking jungle" Sawyer exclaimed.

"I know, okay! But it doesn't change the facts. Kali…hey! Kali, you need to stay awake. What blood type are you?" Jack insisted.

"A…A negative" Kali replied, quietly.

"Okay. Sun, I need you to find me something that we can use as a needle. Charlie, I need you to ask everyone in the camp what their blood type is-" Jack started, but Sawyer cut him off.

"No need, Doc. You've got a ready and willing A negative blood type right here" Sawyer announced.

"You're sure you're A negative?" Jack tried to clarify.

"I donate blood" Sawyer confessed, as everyone looked at him with shock.

"Hey, I'm not a complete ass, alright?" Sawyer shrugged.

"Okay, stay with her. Keep her talking. I'll find what we need" Jack nodded, as he and Sun rushed off.

"How're you doing, blue eyes?" Sawyer questioned, as he came to sit behind her so that she was pressed against his chest.

"I'm tired" Kali retorted, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I know, but you've got to stay awake" Sawyer insisted, wrapping his arm around her waist.

"Why do you donate blood?" Kali frowned.

"You know what happened to my mother…if she had gotten a blood transfusion, she might have lived. But there wasn't any of her blood type available. So…I don't know, I guess I wanted to give someone else's' mother a chance" Sawyer explained, as Kali turned to look at him.

"See?" Kali mumbled.

"What?" Sawyer frowned.

"I always said you were a good guy" Kali smiled, as Sawyer shared the expression.

"You know sweet-talking me ain't gonna' make me forget how stupid you were today. I'm pissed" Sawyer told her.

"Sorry…" Kali mumbled, sleepily.

"I'll find a way for you to make it up to me" Sawyer smirked, jostling her a little to keep her awake.

"Kali? C'mon, you've got to stay awake" Sawyer insisted.

"I'm so tired" Kali replied, her eyes shut.

"Hey, none of that. You don't fall asleep, you hear me?" Sawyer told her, as he touched her cheek lightly with her other hand.

"Where's my mum?" Kali questioned, drowsily.

This question threw Sawyer, as he didn't know what to tell her. She was clearly becoming confused; did he really want to upset her by telling her that her mother was dead?

"She'll be coming soon. You just hold on a little longer" Sawyer exclaimed, as he stroked her cheek.


Kali suddenly woke up a few hours later, her head still hurting, but the mind fog from before was gone. She looked to her side and saw Sawyer was sleeping next to her, his head near her thigh. She looked up and noticed the sun was beginning to fade. Kali felt an odd sensation in her arm and held it up to see a makeshift needle and tubing running from her arm to Sawyer's.

"Hey, dimples. Wake up" Kali exclaimed, running her hand through his hair lightly.

Sawyer woke up instantly, his eyes darting around as he started to remember what had happened. His eyes softened when he saw Kali looking at him, his shoulders sagging in relief.

"How're you feeling?" Sawyer inquired.

"Better. Are you okay?" Kali inquired, taking in Sawyer's sweaty appearance.

"Don't worry about me" Sawyer shook his head, amazed that Kali was still thinking about him after all she had been through.

"That's kind of what friends do; you know?" Kali teased.

"Yeah, well I'm not exactly experienced in the friend's department" Sawyer pointed out.

"That's because you're a dick" Kali shrugged, as Sawyer scoffed.

"Oh, you definitely back alright" Sawyer mumbled, as she nudged his shoulder lightly.

"Does it hurt?" Kali asked, indicating to the needle when she saw how Sawyer flinched.

"Not really" Sawyer replied, as Kali bit her lip, feeling guilty.

"That's not a no. We can stop it-" Kali began, but he cut her off.

"Stop worrying about me so much. You're the one who decided to play the hero of the hour" Sawyer insisted.

"I couldn't let him die, Sawyer" Kali sighed.

"You don't have to save everyone. You can't" Sawyer told her, as she seemed to mull over what he had said.

"Doesn't mean I shouldn't try" Kali retorted, as Sawyer groaned, knowing he wasn't going to win the argument.

"I'm not asking you to change who you are…I just want you safe" Sawyer went on, as their eyes met.

"I heard what you said…the end of it at least" Kali told him, as Sawyer seemed at a loss with what to say.

"I need you too" Kali admitted, a moment later.

"Well, I'm not going anywhere" Sawyer stated, making Kali smile brightly.

"Where's Jack?" Kali inquired, having a feeling that he been there recently.

"Jin came running in a little while ago. Something about Claire's baby" Sawyer informed Kali, catching her attention.

"Is she okay?" Kali frowned as he nodded.

"Sounds like she's all but ready to pop" Sawyer explained.

"Finally, some good news, huh?" Kali suggested.

"A little sprog that does nothing but cry and poop? Yeah, sounds wonderful" Sawyer scoffed.

"Alright, Mr Grumpy. I'll bet you'll be gushing over the kid when it's born" Kali stated, rubbing her chest lightly as it had suddenly begun to feel tight.

"You okay?" Sawyer frowned, noticing the grimace on her face.

"Yeah…thank you. I don't think I said it before. For saving my life" Kali told him.

"Don't mention it" Sawyer shrugged.

"I'm serious. You've saved my life, like twice today. I won't forget it" Kali went on, as she reached over to place her hand over his.

"I was just returning the favour" Sawyer stated, as she frowned.

"The first day we met you saved my life, remember? You dragged me out of the plane, got me breathing again. I'd be long dead if it wasn't for you, blue eyes" Sawyer pointed out, as he squeezed her hand lightly.

"I guess this makes us even" Kali smiled, as Sawyer returned the gesture.

His eyes lowered when he suddenly felt Kali's hand begin to shake and saw that a small tremor had begun in her arm. Sawyer looked back up to her face and noticed that she seemed a lot sweatier than before.

"Kali? Hey, what's wrong?" Sawyer inquired, as Kali's hand flew to her chest, her eyes darting around.

"I don't feel good" Kali mumbled, her breathing getting faster.

"Doc? Doc!" Sawyer shouted, loudly.

Jack came running past the screens that they had put up to give the pair some privacy, clear worry in his eyes when he saw Kali clutching her chest.

"What's happened?" Jack frowned, as he crouched beside the pair.

"I feel like I can't breathe" Kali panicked.

"You might be having an adverse reaction to the blood transfusion" Jack realised, as Kali gulped nervously.

"What do we do?" Sawyer queried, starting to freak out.

"Stop the transfusion" Jack replied, as he went to take out the needle from Sawyer's arm.

"Wait, you said she needed this transfusion. That she's lost too much blood" Sawyer pointed out.

"Her body might be rejecting the blood, which is the bigger problem right now" Jack explained, as he took the needle out of Kali's arm first.

"Jack? C'mon, we need to get going" Charlie announced, as he and Jin came rushing in.

"I've told you everything you need to know. You should leave now before it gets too dark" Jack suggested, as he touched Kali's forehead trying to tell if she had a temperature.

"What? You're not coming?!" Charlie gaped.

"Kali might be having an allergic reaction to the transfusion. I can't leave" Jack insisted, with a shake of his head.

"What about Claire? What about the baby?" Charlie pointed out.

"Tell Kate she's going to have to deliver the baby" Jack announced, as Charlie looked at him dumbfoundedly.

"No…no, you should go" Kali insisted, brushing his hands away from her.

"I think you might be going into shock. I can't leave you" Jack retorted.

"Kate has next to no medical training. Claire and her baby are more important" Kali told him.

"I've already let you down once today. I'm not doing it again!" Jack exclaimed, referring to how he had given up CPR.

"But what if something goes wrong with the birth..." Charlie trailed off.

"You can do this, Charlie. Take Jin with you" Jack told him.

"Take care of her" Charlie replied, indicting to Kali, as Jack nodded.


"Did I do something wrong?" Sawyer whispered to Jack, who was checking Kali's pulse, a little later.

"What?" Jack frowned, surprised by the guilt in Sawyer's voice.

"My blood has made her worse. I've made her worse" Sawyer stated.

"It's not your fault. Besides, she's stabilising now. Quicker than I would have thought actually" Jack admitted.

"Exactly. So, you can go to Claire now" Kali insisted, as the two men rolled their eyes.

Kali had been arguing nonstop for Jack to go ever since Charlie and Jin left. She was far more worried about the pregnant woman than she was for her own life.

"Soon. I just need…are you itchy?" Jack questioned, noticing her Kali was scratching her arm.

"Yeah, I think it must be a bug bite or something" Kali shrugged, as Jack took a closer look at her arm.

"That's not a bug bite…it looks like a needle puncture" Jack frowned, looking closer at her arm.

"What?" Kali gaped, confused.

"I didn't see you give her an injection" Sawyer exclaimed, as he stood up to stand beside the other side of Kali.

"I didn't-" Jack cut himself off, as they heard a crunch underneath Sawyer's foot.

Jack quickly rushed to crouch beside Sawyer and was surprised to find a syringe on the floor, with a needle attached. A small amount of liquid was now leaking from the syringe.

"This isn't ours" Jack realised, as Kali gulped.

"You mean…the other people on this island? They injected me with something?" Kali panicked, worried about what it might have been.

"Shortness of breath, sweating, anxiety, fast pulse rate…adrenaline! They must have injected you with adrenaline" Jack explained.

"Why the hell would they do that?" Sawyer inquired, angry at the thought of the Others possibly hurting Kali.

"They didn't want you to go to Claire" Kali suggested, as they all shared a worried look.


"We have a problem" Benjamin Linus announced, as he closed the cabin door, engulfing the room completely in darkness.

"Boone Carlyle is still alive. The girl…she saved him" Ben explained, straining his eyes towards where he knew the armchair would be.

"What of the rest?" A male voice questioned.

"Locke feels some guilt over the incident, but without Boone's death…it won't last. The same with Jack Shepard. We were able to stop him from getting to the birth. But too much has changed" Ben went on.

"The girl is still alive?" The voice inquired.

"Yes…she fell from over seventy feet. Lost a lot of blood but she'll live. It almost seems too good to be true" Ben suggested.

"She was never supposed to come to the island" The voice pointed out.

"I could…remove her?" Ben offered, as he heard the chair creak.

"No. It's too late for that. We need to watch her closely" The voice insisted, as Ben nodded.

"What should I do about Boone Carlyle?" Ben asked.

"Correct the problem" The voice replied, as Ben began to make his way to the front door.

"Someone led her to Boone and Locke. Do you think it could have been…" Ben trailed off, not sure if he wanted to finish the sentence.

"Stay on task, Ben" The voice insisted, as Ben nodded, reluctantly.


Kali gasped as she saw Claire slowly making her way towards her, a bundle in her arms, and Charlie following closely behind with a proud smile on his face. Claire laughed as Kali all but squealed when she caught sight of her new-born baby.

"Oh my god, he's so cute" Kali gushed, reaching out and tickling his little cheek.

"How're you feeling?" Claire inquired, as she sat beside her.

"Better" Kali told her, making Claire smile.

"I'm glad. I was so worried when I heard what happened" Claire confessed.

"Really?" Kali questioned.

"Yeah. We're friends, right?" Claire questioned, as Kali nodded happily.

"Only because I want to get my hands on this cutie, but still" Kali teased, making Claire laugh.

"I'm sorry about before, Kali. I was so worried about Claire that I wasn't thinking about you-" Charlie began, but Kali cut him off.

"It's fine, Charlie. You don't need to say sorry" Kali insisted.

"And you're sure you're alright now?" Charlie queried.

"I'm sure. Sawyer wouldn't have left me even for a second if I wasn't" Kali stated, as a teasing grin grew on Charlie's face.

"True. He's been acting like your guard dog all day" Charlie pointed out, as Kali shook her head fondly.

"Do you want to hold him?" Claire asked, making Kali's eyes widen.

"Oh…I'm not sure…I don't think I've ever actually held a baby" Kali admitted.

"I trust you," Claire told her, as Kali bit her lip.

"He'll probably start crying" Kali pointed out, as Claire shook her head.

"He's just a baby, Kali. He won't bite" Claire insisted, as she carefully began placing him into Kali's arms.

"Just make sure to support his head" Claire added, stroking his hair lightly, as he settled in Kali's lap.

"He's so small" Kali mumbled, holding him close to her.

"He didn't feel that way when he was coming out" Claire stated, making Kali giggled.

Kali's eyes snapped up as she heard someone else approach them, and found it was a familiar blond. Sawyer's eyes softened as he saw her with the baby in his arms, as he couldn't stop a genuine smile spreading across his face. Kali with a baby seemed right somehow. He was glad they were both alright.


Boone had spent the night camping deeper in the forest, not wanting to be around anyone. He had become enemy number one in the camp now after what happened to Kali. Sawyer was right. It was his fault. But not only his.

"Where were you?" Boone accused, as he finally caught up with Locke, who he had been tracking for over an hour.

"Excuse me?" Locke retorted, turning around.

"I needed you today, Locke. You just disappeared" Boone went on, making Locke sigh.

"I was confused, after what happened to Kali…I needed to sort my head out" Locke confessed.

"What does that mean?" Boone frowned.

"She was dead, Boone. I felt her pulse. It wasn't there" Locke insisted, as Boone scoffed.

"Her pulse was weak, you probably just-" Boone began but Locke cut him off.

"No! I know what I saw. She was dead. Then she wasn't. I want to know why" Locke went on.

"Jesus, you're crazy. How did I not see how crazy you are?" Boone shook his head, as he went to turn away.

Boone's eyes widened when he came face to face with a group of men that must have quietly snuck upon him. The next second, the man in front was slamming the handle of his gun onto Boone's head, knocking him out. Locke took a step forward, wanting to help his friend, but the man then raised the gun towards him.

"Don't try it, old man" He warned, as he passed Boone's body to the other men.

"Why are you doing this?!" Locke exclaimed as he watched helplessly as Boone was dragged away.

"We're putting things back how they should be," The man told him, as he began to back away, never lowering his gun until Locke lost sight of him.


When Boone woke up next he was surrounded by the same men, who all remained silent, but realised he was now sitting on top of a bed. He touched his head which was stinging painfully and found a bandage where he had been hit. The group took a step back as another shorter man approached him, coming to sit by his bedside.

"Hello Boone. My name is Ben. You don't know me but I know you. I think we can help each other greatly" The man informed him.

"Why the hell would I help you?" Boone scoffed.

"Because I am the only person who can get you off this island" Ben announced, as Boone's mouth hung open in shock.

"Are you ready to make a deal?" Ben offered, holding out his hand.


Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Sorry, it's taken so long to come out, but life has been super busy. This is certainly not the end for Boone, but we won't be seeing his character for a little while. I wonder what Ben has in store for him. Please leave a review:)

scripturient3201: Aw, I'm really glad you liked the last chapter, it was very intense!

carmelitajones: Haha, thank you:) Sorry it's taken so long for this chapter to come out, but hopefully you'll enjoy it!

farrahjohnson21: I like to keep my readers on their toes, haha.

DrLexieSloan: I'm yet to kill one of my OC's yet...permanently, haha. Boone will have a very interesting storyline in the future, as he's going to be very involved with one character in particular. Sawyer has been so cute recently, hopefully, he doesn't screw it all up! Aw, thank you so much:) I'm really glad I can make you feel so much.

kz4valentina: Thank you! It's good to hear you're still finding the story exciting, I hope you enjoy this chapter:)