Kate's eyes snapped open.
"Miss, you would like something else?"
Kate suddenly felt everything rush back at her all at once. She nearly slammed backwards into her seat before her eyes widened and looked around.
She was on an airplane.
In just a matter of seconds everything fell together perfectly. The past twenty or so years she shared with Richard and the others on the island past through her in just the blink of an eye. None of that happened. Adam never existed, or did her marriage and love with Richard. She remembered the bomb going off and a blinding light…then within seconds a life that could of happened played through her mind. She was now back to reality, she was sitting on 815.
And she was in handcuffs.
The marshal gave a cocky grin to the stewardess.
"No babe, that will be all."
The woman gave a pleasant smile before moving down the ail. Kate took a second, still trying to have her mind adjust on what had happened. The last thing she remembered was running with Sawyer, then the light. Just before her eyes before she opened them and found herself sitting here she remembered twenty years worth of memories. She had been living on the island, forgotten and the others had taken her in. She had fallen in love with Richard and he had risked so much for her. They had a son…Adam, and he was beautiful.
She was like Richard, she would never age. Then the boat and the storm happened…she saw the green flashing light on the water. Adam had taken off and they ran through the jungle to find him. She remembered standing on the beach and the sound of the gunshot before Richard fell. She remembered what he said to her.
"I'll love you Kate…till the end of time."
She remembered the figures walking from the woods, how they had guns and were approaching her. She remembered before everything went black she saw Richard slowly turning into a skeleton before her very eyes. Years upon years melting away.
She remembered how she was praying for them to kill her as well.
Now here she was. She jerked upward, causing her cuffs to dig into her wrists. Hissing out in pain, Kate felt her heart racing in her chest. The marshal smiled.
"Easy there, don't wanna hurt those pretty little hands of yours."
Kate tried to look around, maybe she would see someone…anyone. Jack? Sawyer? Sun and Jin? Would they remember like her?
Just then she heard over the intercom.
"Attention all passengers, we will be landing shortly in Los Angeles in the next ten minuets. The captain wishes you fasten your safety belts and remain in your seats…thank you."
Kate's eyes went to the window.
She saw the city below.
"We're landing?"
"That's right sweetheart, better think of one Hell of a story for them to believe."
Kate felt tears begin to build behind her eyes. She couldn't believe it.
"We're going to land…we made it?!"
The marshal gave her a funny look.
"What? Thought we were going to crash or something?"
Kate sat back in her seat before laughing. Tilting back her head she shut her eyes and couldn't help but feel happy. After what seemed like a lifetime or utter heartache, she was fee. It had worked…they were alive.