Firstly here's a summary of what has happened in the past 15 chapters, one my reviewers has asked if there could be a summary. Sounds like a good Idea to me, so here you go, The story so far... (sorry it spaced, I couldn't help it)
- Charlie is resuscitated by Jack after being hung by Ethan, Kate and Jack struggle to get him back to the caves
- While Kate goes looking for wood for a stretcher she is knocked out.
- Ethan confronts Jack and threatens to kill Charlie, he then takes both Jack and Charlie back to his (camp)
- Kate wakes up and runs into Locke and Boone in the jungle, they take her back the caves
- Ethan tells Jack that he's been captured to deliver Claire's baby and that he brought Charlie along for amusement, he tells Jack to get back to the caves and get supplies and be back in 24 hours or else
- Jack makes it back to the caves and passes out
- Claire finds Charlie is still alive
- Jack tells Kate about Ethan's plans and says he must go back alone and leaves
- Jack makes it back to Ethan's just in time to stop him from killing Charlie
- Ethan induces Claire into labour and Jack delivers her baby
- Ethan takes Jack back to the caves at gunpoint, he kills Boone on the way
- Ethan demands Walt in exchange for Jack, Michael gets angry and is shot in the leg, Walt then gives himself in and Jack is returned to them, while Walt is taken
- Claire, Charlie and Baby escape Ethan's hideout
- Jack attends to Michael's wound and removes the bullet
- Ethan meets Charlie and Claire on returning back to his hideout, he fights with Charlie and shoots him and takes Claire's baby back.
- Locke, after following Ethan's trail, stumbles upon Claire and wounded Charlie - Locke returns to the caves with Charlie and Claire
- Jack removes the bullet form Charlie's wound
- Kate watches over Charlie as Jack takes a sleep, she goes to see Claire and Charlie wakes up and goes looking for Claire's baby
- Jack goes to check on Charlie finding that he has gone
- Claire takes off in search of him and Kate and Jack follow behind
- Charlie runs into an Other and is on the brink of being shot when Claire appears, the Other shoots Claire dead and Kate shoots the Other.
- Jack and Kate return with Charlie and tell Hurley to watch him while they retrieve Claire's body
- Hurley takes his eye off Charlie and goes to speak to Locke
- Charlie wakes and attempts to leave but collapses in exhaustion and has a seizure
- Jack and Kate return with Claire's body
- Jack tends to Charlie again.
And so it continues... I'm over half way now, or I should be, so about 10 chapters or less left, maybe! lol! Anyway enjoy... The chapter is very short but I haven't posted for a while so I thought I ort to!
Charlie coughed weakly and twitched, Jack was by his side in seconds. It had been a couple of hours since the boy had been conscious. Kate and Hurley were still nearby but Locke had gone off in search of some food.
"Charlie?" Jack gently shook the musicians shoulders and he slowly opened his eyes, "talk to me?" Jack's face filled with concern, "what's your name? Where are we?" Jack fired a couple of questions.
"The island" Charlie muttered almost inaudible, "were on a bloody island" he sat up quickly without warning and a wave of nausea hit him.
"Whoa" Jack held him steady as he regained his balance to sit up straight, "No more running off" he warned, "you've lost a lot of blood, your not strong enough to be going anywhere, do you hear me"
"Where's Claire?" Charlie butted in with the question Jack wished he wouldn't ask. Charlie looked around to the camp fire to see Kate and Hurley, he looked slowly around the caves but his eyes couldn't focus and he saw nothing.
"What?" Jack was somehow hoping that the boy had forgotten what he had just asked.
"Claire?" Charlie said, louder this time, "Where is she"
Jack looked to Kate and Hurley for a little support but found their heads bowed to the ground in silence, his eyes retreated to the floor and he sighed loudly. A moment of silence went by and he looked up at his friend, eyes locking with Charlie's. "Jack?" he's voice broke, waiting for the inevitable words which were about to be returned his way.
"I'm sorry" Jack started, finding it hard to form the words, "Claire was shot by one of the others" he paused "she died"
Jack watched closely as his words sunk into the boys system. Charlie began to shake, almost like he was going through withdrawal again, his eyes filled quickly with unfallen tears.
"Your lying" he cried unable to control himself. Jack shook his head slightly, wishing to himself that what he had just said was not true.
"No" he answered, his voice now breaking with grief "it's true"
"I don't believe you!" Charlie spat in anger. He tried to stand but Jack held him down.
"Charlie?" he saw the ex-junkie's heart almost break, his face was contorted in utter despair.
"No" Charlie shouted, energy draining from him every second that went by, he struggled to stand again but this time failed and he collapsed back down. Jack grabbed his arms and pulled Charlie's shuddering form towards his own. Charlie was spent every last ounce of energy drained from his already exhausted body, he shook in Jack's arms, resting his head on the doctor's shoulder he sobbed uncontrollably. Jack was now crying freely too. He knew the pain that was felt when a loved one or close friend had been taken, he could feel Charlie's grief as the young rock star relaxed and shook in his arms. When everything had happened to the boy why had this come to happen, why now, Jack didn't know. But what he did was that something was going to have to be done, this Ethan could not go on shooting and wounding the remaining 815 survivors. Jack had decided that he was going to take this into his own hands, something was going to be done, and Ethan sure would pay for it.
Another Chapter in a week or so...I promise!
Abi x