Disclaimer: Character names and locations are from the ABC show "Lost" and are copyrighted by them. All events are fictional and were created by me (Erin Mo.) who is of no affiliation to ABC or the writers of "Lost".

Preface: Immediately following the end of the season I finale "Exodus, Part III"...

Chapter 3 - The Others

The sun shone bright and hot as two large men hauled the boy Walt Lloyd onto a rundown dock on a very overgrown and mist-covered side of the island. His mouth had been gagged with a rag and his arms and legs were bound. The boy's eyes were wide with terror and he writhed back and forth trying desperately to free himself as the group of outcasts who had kidnapped him slowly disembarked the old fishing boat. He felt one of the knots in the bindings around his wrists begin to loosen, but he made sure to hide it as best he could. With his body to hide his wrists as he worked on freeing them, he lent his ear to the soft conversation that was going on around him. The older, bearded man who had addressed his father, Michael Dawson, out at sea was whispering hurriedly with the girl that he had seen throw the explosive at the raft. She had blonde hair that was hidden under a handkerchief tied over it and a layer of dirt that was a common trait shared by the entire group of outcasts. Upon first glance at the girl, Walt thought that she appeared to be in her late twenties, but after studying her more, he realized that she was actually much younger. She seemed to be no older than about seventeen. Why, he wondered, was she hanging out with this crew? Then, for a moment, she turned to face him, and something about her very angular and sharp features seemed very familiar, like he had seen them before.