A Favour
One Week Later
Jack stood on the grass in the middle of the Other's settlement – or rather village. They had houses and parks.. it was like stepping back into the civilised world. The sunlight blinded Jack, and he felt light-headed – it was the first time he'd been outside in… he couldn't even remember how long.
"Where are we going?" he asked the two men that were holding his arms and shoving at him to walk.
"You are going to see Ben, " one of them answered gruffly.
Jack's breath caught in his throat. Walking, no more than twenty metres away from him was Kate and a blonde girl. They were laughing and chatting happily and Kate called out "Seeya" to the girl and walked up the stairs of one of the houses and closed the front door behind her. Jack looked away, confused.
Maybe it wasn't Kate…
No. It was definitely Kate.
"We're here." The same guy that spoke before said and knocked on the front door of an attractive one-storey brick house.
The door opened and Ben answered. He motioned for the men to leave.
"We meet again," the man Jack once knew as Henry Gale smirked. "It's Ben, by the way."
"I've heard. You're the one who is in control here?" Jack had picked up on some things during his stay with the others.
Ben chuckled slightly and ignored Jack's question.
"It's good of you to join us, Jack on such short notice." Ben said to Jack, as he walked him into a dining room. Two people were already sitting at the table, a blonde woman Jack didn't recognise and another older man who was in a wheelchair. Ben grabbed a chair for Jack.
"Sit. I don't believe you've met Juliet or my dear friend Christian." Jack flinched at the sound of his dead father's name.
"Hello Jack." Juliet smiled slightly.
"Why am I here?" Jack asked, a little impatiently.
"I don't want to be a part of any more of your mind games." He added forcefully.
"No-one's playing games here, Jack. We just need your help – hear Ben out." Juliet said calmly.
Jack laughed out loud, a cold and awful-sounding laugh.
"You're kidding, right? Do you seriously think that after everything you've done to me and my friends.. did you seriously think I would help you?!!"
"You haven't even heard what I have to say yet, Jack," Ben said, just as calmly.
"I'm not interested." Jack said flatly.
"What if I said I could let you go home.." Ben offered.
"Home?" Jack asked, confused.
"Home. America. I could get you off this island." Jack raised his eyebrows slightly. "That is of course," Ben continued, " If you could do us a favour."
"I'm listening."
"Christian here, is a dear friend of mine and a few years ago he was in an .. accident. I have been informed that there is a spinal operation that could restore him the use of his legs. You are, a spinal surgeon after all."
Jack was quiet for a few minutes. "I'm not leaving here without Kate."
Ben chuckled. " I thought you might say something like that. By all means, take her with you. That is… if she wants to go with you.." he smiled sinisterly at Jack.
Jack frowned slightly but chose to ignore the comment.
"Where are you keeping Sawyer?!" he demanded.
"Oh, him. We let him go back to your camp with your people awhile ago. He didn't prove as … useful as we hoped."
Jack sat in thought for a moment, his mind working furiously on several different plans.
"I'll do it." Jack broke the silence.
"Thankyou for doing this for us, Jack." Juliet smiled, standing up and putting a hand on his shoulder.
Jack shrugged off her hand.
"I'm not doing it for you."
A/N : What do you think ?? I know this chapter it is a little similar to some parts of Season 3…but this scenario worked out well with where my story is going… Reviews please :-)
