"You want me to do what?" Sayid asked, watching Ana-Lucia as she rambled on about Kate. The sky had turned grey, as the rain loomed, waiting to make its downpour before nightfall.
"I want
you to go after Jack, help him find Kate" She replied.
Sayid
stared at her, wondering whether or not to believe her, her stubborn
gaze staring straight back at him.
"Why do I have to go after Jack?" He asked, watching her expression "Can he not find Kate on his own?"
The clouds released the rain, as it fell down heavily, touching the sand and soaking it through. The castaways raced to their tents, racing for their shelter, but Ana-Lucia didn't move, and neither did Sayid.
"Because, she's gone after the others … alone".
"She's done what?" he asked incredulously
"I think she's trying to trap jack, I think she's …"
"She is
not that kind of girl" Sayid interrupted firmly.
"Yeah? Well
then go find her".
Jack ran through the jungle, rain clinging to his body, drenching his clothes. Cramps pulsated in his legs but he didn't stop. Forcing himself through the maze of trees, his gun bashing against his shoulder, he yelled for her
"Kate!" panting as the rain fell onto his face "Kate!"
Stopping only to breathe, he panned around him. He had ran about 2 km inwards, and still no sign of her. Following the path they had made to find Michael, figuring she'd go that way, he sighed in frustration.
What was wrong with her? Was she crazy to go after the others alone? To put herself through it, to put him through it? Couldn't she see how much he cared about her, why he was only trying to protect her?
"Kate!" he yelled again, trying to project his voice even further. Maybe she didn't know, he thought to himself, he'd pushed her away, maybe she didn't know.
Darting in between the branches once more, picking up speed, he searched around for a trace of her, for something to point him the way to find Kate.
Kate opened her eyes slowly, aware of the throbbing pain on her neck and in her head. Moving she could tell that her hands were free, as were her legs. Looking around she stared up into the rain, seeing a blurry image …
Sayid and Locke took hold of their backpacks, heading straight towards the jungle.
"How long before you can track jack?" Ana-Lucia asked, walking along side the pair.
"It wont be easy, the rain will have washed away most of the trail" Locke replied
She nodded, taking in the information, she had to have them look for him, stop Kate making a fool out of him.
"Are you sure you don't want to come?" Sayid asked Ana-Lucia.
"No, im the only other person who can keep the army training going"
Sayid and
Locke shared a look, which she chose to ignore, not wanting to debate
the morality issues about the army.
"Ok then" Locke said "
lets go"
Jack moved further inwards the jungle, desperately trying to find her. Yelling once again into the distance he called her name, but this time her heard a very faint reply. Fighting against the rain and the trees, he headed towards that direction, finding Kate laying on the floor, barley conscious. He moved towards her, his heart aching and angered at the same time. Ready to tend to her … he heard movement behind him.
"Hello Jack" a female voice spoke behind him. Truing around he noticed the now-familiar brown waves.
"Danielle?"
He asked, shocked "What are you … did you take …"
"I
freed her. The others, they had tied her up and left her"
Jack looked at Kate; thick red lines had stained her wrists, mouth and neck. Lifting her up for support, he laid his hand on her head, holding her close to comfort her. He could feel her shallow breathing as he wrapped his arms around her, protecting her form the un-known.
"Im wondering whether I should have left her" Danielle spoke, seemingly more to herself than to Jack.
Jack looked up, not believing what she had said.
"What?"
"You
should not go looking for them."
"I know, that's why I was
looking for her I …"
"But you will, I know of your plans, of
your army, you should not start a war"
Looking down at Kate, who had finally opened her eyes and was staring at Danielle, un-aware of Jack's arms holding her tighter as he grew angrier.
"They've already started it…" Jack spoke loudly, announcing it to the jungle as well as Danielle.