A/N: Finally, another chapter...and sadly, the last. I got tired of this story, realised it wasn't going anywhere and decided to finish it, like where most of my stories are going these days...anyway, I say, once again, A BIG thankyou to my faithful reveiwers...without you, this story wouldn't have gone this far.

Disclaimer: I only own my kids, my wolves and...ya know...the stuff that's not in Lost, like Simon and them.

River ran and ran, only slowing when she ran out of breath. Aaron had caught up to her and ran next to her, not saying anything. River put her pack down and took a water bottle out, taking a swig and breathing deeply.

"Mom!" she called but nothing stirred, and she sighed, sitting down.

"What did you expect? You mother has lived here for 19 years…she knows the jungle like she knows the back of her hand. When she's ready she'll come back…don't worry for now…" Aaron said and River nodded, her bottom lip quivering slightly.

Suddenly she stood up, looking around.

"Tharison!" She yelled, and Aaron looked confused

Tharison, Avalanch, Aurora and Storm suddenly made their way through the clearing towards them both, and stopped in front of River.

What is it? Is something wrong? They asked, watching her expectantly.

"Have you found Kaylee?" she asked them, ignoring the surprised sounds coming from Aaron.

No, regretfully. We lost her scent after the river… Avalanch reported, cocking his head to the side

"Okay…find my mother…she ran off quite a while ago…" River told them and they immediately ran off, sniffing the air and the ground.

"What?" Aaron asked after River suddenly looked at him shyly.

"Well…about a week, maybe a month after Kaylee disappeared, I could talk to wolves….and they could talk back." She said and Aaron nodded slowly

"Stupid Island…" he muttered, grinning

River smiled and sat down, sighing. A few minutes later, Matias padded into the clearing, sniffing at Aaron, who petted him gently

"Who's looking after the pups?" River asked

Alice…what's wrong? We saw Tharison, Storm, Aurora and Avalanch go to you, and they didn't come back. The wolf stared at her intently, and Aaron realised they were talking.

"They went looking for my mother…she ran off…" River said sadly

Well, I better get back to the pups…Anu is old enough to look after himself, but I don't really trust Alice with Kretari, Adolfo, Lupreka or Halt……especially not Halt. The wolf said and River laughed before patting Matias.

"What's wrong?" Aaron asked

"Matias wanted to know what was wrong, but then he had to get back to the pups, because he didn't trust Alice with them," she said and Aaron nodded.

"Um…were you and Kaylee…were you ever close?" River asked uncertainly and Aaron smiled.

"I loved her…but I don't think she felt the same way. I miss her so much…" he said after a minute.

"How come you don't show it?" River asked

"Because I chose not to. If I show it, it'll mean I'm thinking about it…and I don't want to think about never seeing her again…" he said softly, and River nodded.

Suddenly, Tharison and Storm burst into the canopy, panting.

We couldn't find your mother, but we found Kaylee! Hurry…something is wrong with her…she won't answer us but we can't find injuries. Storm reported and River's eyes widened and she stood up.

'They found Kaylee!" River exclaimed to Aaron, and they followed the woods through the foliage, stumbling and tripping over the roots.

Suddenly, the trees suddenly stopped, and there was a wide open space that stretched on for miles, and River realised that they were in the mountains now. She looked ahead, to where the wolves were waiting, and saw tall poles, with red bulbs on top, seeming to encircle something.

"I've heard about this place…" Aaron muttered. "And something tells me we're not allowed here…"

"Who cares!" River said, and the wolves yelped, to they started following them again.

We're almost there…don't worry about the poles, they'll do nothing……they used to…but they seem to be turned off. Tharison informed River

"Tharison says that it's safe, and we're almost there," River told Aaron as they ran

Suddenly, they entered a village, and River spotted Aurora and Avalanch standing opposite each other, their heads bent over something.

"Kaylee!" River cried, spotting a figure on the floor.

They ran up to her, and River fell on her knees, brushing the hair back from Kaylee's face.

"River?" a voice asked and River whipped around, before seeing Steve, the boy from the camp, now in his twenties.

"Help! Please…Kaylee's hurt!" she pleaded and Steve nodded gravely

"I know…Tharison…get over here," he said and the black dog obeyed, sitting near his master.

Steve stroked him gently and watched Aaron and River try to wake Kaylee.

"She won't wake up…we've already tried." He said

"We have a doctor back at camp! Please…help us take her back!" Aaron said but Steve shook his head.

"I can't let you do that," he muttered and River looked at him with a surprised expression

"Why?" she exclaimed

"Because she's almost dead…moving her will just kill her," he said

"But…no, she can't die! We'll get Aurora and Storm to get Jack!" River said and Steve sighed

"It might work…but there might not be time." He said, and looked around. "I'll send Cheetah…although he is old.."

He put his fingers to his mouth and whistled, and immediately, the other black wolf came to his side.

"Go get Jack Cheetah…please!" River told him, and he cocked his head to the side.

Anything to save the girl… It told her and then sprinted away, heading to the camp.

"Please Kaylee…you can't die. I love you so much…I don't think our parents would ever live properly again if they knew you were dead. Please Kaylee…" she cried, tears spilling down her cheek.

Aaron was telling Kaylee the same thing, over and over again, squeezing her hand gently.

Do not worry…Jack will be here. Cheetah will do anything to make him get here. Aurora said, licking up River's tears.

River nodded, and traced the outline of the scar on Kaylee's eye gently.

"Please Kaylee," she whispered, laying her head on Kaylee's stomach.

Steve leaned against one of the houses and peered in the window, seeing his mates, Sam, Cassidy, Crystal, Emily, Darren, Robert, Jasmine and Dave, all sitting around. He didn't bother to disturb them, as he watched Aaron and River's vain attempts to revive Kaylee.

He rolled his eyes and walked up to them, bending down and looking at Kaylee.

"She's almost gone…" he said softly and River glared at him.

"Don't you say that…she's not gonna die. Jack's gonna come and save her…I can't let her die…she can't…" she trailed off and noticed Kaylee's scarce breathing.

Steve turned and saw Cheetah bounding towards them, with Jack following close behind. River stood up and saw him, and waved franticly. He caught his breath, but realised that River was frantic. He jogged the rest of the way and he looked down at Kaylee.

"Oh my god…" he muttered

He bent down and inspected her body, but there were no markings or injections. He picked her up gently and looked at Steve, Aaron and River.

"She's unconscious…but nothing seems to be wrong," Jack said and River glared at Steve.

They hurried back to the camp, and as they walked, Jack told them what happened.

"Your mother came back a while ago and your parents are worried sick…so is Claire," Jack said, talking to both of them.

"Where did she go?" River asked

"She went to the lake, had to think…she's changed so much…" he said as they walked into camp.

"River!" Kate cried, hugging her.

She suddenly noticed the woman in Jack's arm. At first, she didn't recognise who it was, but she saw the scar and burst into tears. Sawyer furrowed his eyebrows and walked over to them, and saw Kaylee.

His knees buckled as he looked at her, and he struggled to stand up.

"Kaylee?" he muttered and Kate turned around and hugged him, the tears now gone from her eyes.

Jack carried Kaylee to the medical tent but Kate stayed there, her eyes sparkling as she stared up at Sawyer. She leaned up and kissed him gently, and he kissed back. She pulled away suddenly, and he looked at her with concern.

"I'm sorry," she said softly, and he ducked.

She threw him a confused rock and he smiled.

"You ain't gonna hit me again are you?" he asked and she smiled briefly.

"Sorry about that too," she muttered

"Don't worry about it darlin'…our little girl is back…and she's alive," he said, and kissed her forcefully.

They hurried over to the medical tent, and peered over as Kaylee stirred.

"Ugh…" she moaned and Kate squeezed Sawyer's hand.

"Kaylee…baby…wake up honey," Kate called and her eyes blinked once or twice.

"Mom? Dad?" she said softly, and sat up, shaking off her dizziness.

She flung herself at them both, wrapping her arms around them, and they embraced her, tears streaming down Kate's face.

"Kaylee?" River cried, and ran towards her, wrapping herself around them.

Dean, Dylan and Vanessa followed River's example and they started a group hug, before pulling back. Kate held Kaylee at arms length and examined her.

"Will you stop fighting now?" she asked gently and Kate looked up at Sawyer and smiled.

"Yeah…" they both said, smiling.

"Where were you?" Sawyer asked, looking at Kaylee.

"Well, when I ran away, I was only going to be gone for a couple of days, but then the 'Others' found me, but Steve and his wolves saved me, and killed the 'Others'…then, I decided to stay with Steve for a little while…the day I was going to come back, I got really sick……about four months ago I got really bad, and then I collapsed in the 'Other's village…and that's when River found me," she said, putting her arm around River.

"At least you're safe now." Kate said, embracing Kaylee once more.

A/N: At last, it's finished. That's it...no more. Thanks to all those who helped me and supported me! I really appreciate it!