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fricksgurl75 · The light on the dark side of me..

RE: Trapped- (Skate, Shayid and other Characters)

lisagwilkins · Site Administrator

Damn, Patti!!!

This is so good!! I love your story, and I can't wait to see where it goes!!!

fricksgurl75 · The light on the dark side of me..

i'm sorry, it's been over 2 months since I wrote anything for this *slaps self* but I finally finished this chapter teehee..

Chapter 8- Closer..

"How about you explain to me again what we're doin brotha?"

Sayid raised his head from what he was doing, which was essentially getting a bead on a potential target to steal a weapon from. He didn't really care to explain it now, time was way too important.

"We're going back.." was all he said. "And we need the copter.."

Desmond looked like he was about to ask another question and Sayid shushed him, motioning for him to stay quiet and where he was. There was one of those army men coming around the corner and Sayid kept himself out of sight. When the man came into view, he motioned for Desmond to distract him. The Scot did so, engaging the man in a little friendly converstaion as Sayid came up behind the guy and using one shot with his elbow, knocked the man out cold, and retrieved the weapon needed.

"I'd ask how you know how to do these things brotha but.."

Sayid just just looked at im for a second, stuffing the gun into the back of his pants, and began dragging the man out of sight.

"Military training can come in handy...in certain occasions.." he said as they deposited the unconcious man in a hidden spot. "But I can tell you now..I would rather not know these things."

It was the truth, the abilities were handy but the knowledge had a price to it. A dark price, meaning little in the way of normalcy. Desmond nodded his head in some understanding, there were lots of things he wished like he didn't know either.

Being cautious as ever, they made their way toward the helicopter. Commandeering it would be difficult without attracting attention but he really had no choice. Climbing into the cockpit of the copter, he suddenlty felt a strange sense of unreality, like something shifted in his head, causing him to stop. Desmond looked at Sayid a little concerned.

"You alright brotha?"

"Yes.." he said after a moment and got in, and got himself situated. "I'll be fine..lets just go quickly.."

Sayid flipped everything on and quickly got it up in the air, shaking off that strange feeling he'd just had. And why it made him think of her for some reason. Was also mildly surprised they got off the frieghter relativly unscathed. It was odd. But he didn't dwell on it. Just simply set the bearing in the safe direction and flew back in the direction of the island. Shaking the strange thoughts away.

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"We almost there Freckles?" he asked, slightly amused, watching her ass as she walked ahead of him. "Seems like we've been goin for hours.."

Kate just looked back at him irritably, and kept on walking. Her head was killing her now. Damn redheaded bitch had smacked her a good one. Sawyer's happy-go-lucky attitude was not helping either.

"You want to get there so fast why don't you teleport like your new 'friend'?"

"oh someones got a hair across her ass today don't she?"

Kate whirled around and grabbed his shirt, pushing him into the nearest tree.

"oh gettin rough now huh?" he said with a lift of the eyebrows. "I likey.."

"You want to know why i'm pissed? Cause i've been walking for hours in the middle of the night with no sleep to find a landing sight, without being given a good reason other than the crazy strory we were just told by Juliet, who vanished by the way on us.." she spat out, and then let him go, putting her hand to her head. "and to top it off, my fucking head hurts.."

Sawyer noticed the cut and welt for the first time and was suddenly concerned.

"How the hell'd you get that?" he asked, lifting her face to look closer. "that's nasty.."

"Charlotte whacked me for some damn reason.." she said, trying not to let herelf melt at the touch of his hands on her face. But it felt good. Right. " No real explanation there either.."

Sawyer caressed her face a little more, and then not really thinking, which was how he worked best, kissed her forhead where she'd been hit. He felt her shiver a little and lifted her face to look at him again. Wanting to kiss her badly right now.

"Maybe we should stop then.." he said softly, looking into her eyes."don't want you to get dizzy or anything.."

Kate looked up at him, and just felt blown away. Not knowing why she'd left, why she'd gotten angry in the first place. She was seeing what she always had seen in Sawyer, a person that most people missed below the swagger. He did care. He loved her. She knew that. All the stuff that was spinning in her head, all the confusion seemed to go away when he was around her.

But her stubborness got in the way of anything else right now. Kate pulled away from the pull he had over her and turned to walk again. Just wanting to get there now.

"We should go.." she said as she walked. "We're almost there.."

Sawyer looked after her, knowing she always did this. She always ran. There was one time she hadn't though. He wondered if that was an illusion too. Just like everything else.

"If you say so Freckles.." he said resigned for the moment. "Lead the way."

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Juliet stood up, looking at Ethan with determined eyes. There was no way she was gonna let Shannon suffer, or stay here one more night. But this could get ugly. In a hurry. She felt the gun in the back of her shirt and was prepared to use it if neccesary.

"I took her to see him..it helps believe me." she explained to him. "The subject responds well to stimulus and she helps believe me.. it's why you guys kept her alive."

She checked her vitals as Ethan seemed to study her movements. He knew she was lying to a degree and that she would be a problem. But she was Ben's pet and he couldn't do anything to her without his permission.

"Ok Juliet i'll accept that for now..but watch yourself."

Juliet smiled at him, there was no warmth in it whatsover. She hated him, and his need to endlessly torture this girl. Who'd done nothing wrong but survive the experiment. She swore she would end this sooner or later, and she meant it.

"I think your the one that needs to watch themselves Ethan.. cause if you touch this girl again, there will be hell to pay."

"We'll see about that won't we?" he said with an evil smirk. "goodnight Juliet.."

As he left she let a breath out and took a seat next to Shannon, holding her hand for awhile. It seemed like forever and then she heard her voice. Weak from the pain but clear.

"He said he hopes... but no expectations..we were alone when he said it.. tell him he said that.." she said hoarsely, and attempted to reach up to her neck weakly. "And give him...this...he'll know it's mine.."

Juliet saw the necklace. What she was trying to get to. And realized what Shannon was trying to say. She needed proof. Especially for Sayid. He needed a reason to believe her.

"Ok Shannon.." she said softly, and lifted her head and carefully undid her cross necklace. And gently put her head back donw."I'll give it to him.."

"Go now.. " she said adamantly, her hand on Juliets arm. "Get him..don't worry about me.."

Juliet nodded and pulled the gun out of her back pocket. She slid it under Shannon's pillow with a look of understandig between the women. Kill or be killed it said.

"I'll be back.. and i'll have help.. I promise."

She squezed Shannon's hand one more time, and stuffed the necklace in her pocket before going out the door and down the hall. She pulled out the device. And flipped back into the familar jungle.

Getting herself to the landing area, she thought she heard the sound of the copter approaching. And waited for the convergence. For the meeting that would change everything.

-- Edited by fricksgurl75 at 07:12, 2008-07-14

Starlight · Charlie's Angel

Another great chapter Patti!! Glad you're continuing with this. :D

lisagwilkins · Site Administrator

Wow Patti!!! That was fantastic!! I can't wait to see what Sayid does about the necklace!

fricksgurl75 · The light on the dark side of me..

well Lisa you are about to find out, it's about damn time I know :)

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Chapter 9- Out of the blue..

Sawyer heard the helicopter arriving and suddenly didn't need Kate's help finding it anymore. They hurried closer and were unsurprised to see Juliet already there. The wind blowing her hair around she looked up at the night sky. A haunted yet hopeful look on her face.

She saw the light from the copter and swung the flashlight in a signal to land. The wind had died. And at that moment Sawyer and an irritated Kate made their way through the woods into the open.

"Well looks like Mohammed and his travel buddy are back." he told Kate. "Let's let the fun begin shall we?"

Kate rolled her eyes and strolled out to where Juliet was standing as the helicopter touched down. Her hands on her hips she simply stared at her for a second before speaking. Sawyer stayed back, scanning the perimeter in case of ambush.

"If your gonna convince Sayid you better have a better story than the one you gave us." She smirked a little. "And you really don't want to piss him off."

Juliet turned as the men departed the chopper, looking at Kate fixedly with her blue eyes.

"It's not a story Kate, and something tells me.. I can convince him. A man like him needs evidence. And evidence I have.."

Before Kate could answer that Sayid and Desmond came up to them and Sawyer in a fast, determined walk.

"So what is the problem?" Sayid asked, his gun drawn, looking around like Sawyer. "Where is the danger?"

"Well Ali.." Sawyer replied, his rifle over his shoulder. "our reasons for getting you here are different than we presented on the phone i'm sorry to say.. we just needed ya off that boat."

"Are you telling me that you brought us here under false pretenses.." he said, his eyes darkening a little in anger. "The explanation better be a good one."

Kate sniffed a little and shook her head.

"Have fun with this.. miss other here has a story to tell that I doubt you'll believe."

Juliet looked at Kate like she was itching to slap her, and hard.

"How about you shut your trap Kate your here as a courtesy.." She looked at Sawyer for a second. "That's all."

Kate opened her mouth and then shut it quickly. Thinking this woman was a bit out there, there was no telling what she would do next.

"How about an explanation Juliet?" Sayid simply said, not one to trifle.

"Maybe I should show you something first." She put her hand in her pocket."It's proof shall we say.. in the likelyhood you wont' believe me."

Juliet kept her fingers wrapped around the necklace, knowing his reaction would be extreme when he saw it. She decided to try and explain first.

"None of this.. this island, your experiences on it, are real." She noted the skeptical looks on their faces. "Hard to believe huh? About as hard to believe as surviving a plane crash with very little injury, or a polar bear on a tropical island, or the myriad of things that have happened since you've been here. But it's all in your heads.. it's an experiment."

"Hell you guys should see the disappearing act this one does...vanishes into thin air like something out of Star Trek." Sawyer added, looking amused. Not knowing precisely why he believed Juliet, he just did. "Trust me I was skeptical but ya gotta admit..it's strange here."

Sayid stood there with his hand on his chin, contemplating the logistics of it. His logical leaning mind had a hard time wrapping itself around it. So he decided to ask some questions.

"So where are we really then?" he asked in his usual quiet tone. "If we are not here."

"Your in a facility, your hooked up and kept in a hallucenagenic state. The images are being fed through computers into the neuro centers of your brain. When your hurt, it registers pain. And they simply throw elements in test your reactions."

"Alright if none of this real, explain Aaron." Kate demanded.

"Trust me Kate that can be explained as well."

Sayid simply listened, nothing in Juliet's contenence said she was lying but it was hard to tell cause she was good at it too. His mind simply couldn't accept this being some kind of waking dream for this long. He was a man of science himself. He need some kind of proof.

"Do you have any evidence to support this claim?" he simply asked, not one for trifles.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me so of course I brought you something.." She saw Sawyer look at her as if he expected to see her vanish again. "And know it's not that.."

Juliet finally pulled her hand out of her pocket and opened the palm. The necklace glittered in the early morning light. She knew he recognized it too. Sayids eyes lost the hard look and showed brief pain before the anger took over again.

"Where did you get that?" he asked angrily, whipping his gun out and pointing it at her. "She was wearing that when I buried her.."

Kate looked shocked, thinking Juliet had to have dug that up, how else would she have gotten it. And if that was the case, she'd let him shoot her.

"It's not what you think.."

"Then explain it to me!" He shouted, the gun inches from her head. "And don't lie!"

Juliet stayed calm, fully expecting this reaction. She'd known how much feeling he'd had for the girl. The others, while shocked, were frozen as well. Knowing they would say would have any effect on him at the moment. He was locked in.

"She's alive.." she said simply. "We pulled her out, made it look like she died here. But the truth was that she was only one that survived the process so far. All the others died."

Kate was curious now, starting to think that maybe Juliet was telling the truth. Something about the way she was standing her ground, not making herself vanish.

"Why?" she asked. "What went wrong?"

"We don't know.." Juliet repsonded, acting like there wasn't a gun to her head. "Something in the process of waking up. It's like they have to be asleep or unconcious in order to come out out successfully. If the pain sensors don't knock them out, their mind just fries on waking.."

Kate swallowed hard and looked at Sawyer, itching to be in his arms for some reason. If she really was somewhere else, and none of this was real she wasn't sure she could take it to be honest.

"This is garbage.." Sayid hissed, looking at everyone else, who seemed to be buying it. "She is still working for them and trying to sway us.. stealing from the dead and making up stories.."

"You have to admit brotha.. there's been some odd things goin on." Desmond said, piping in. "I could buy it..especially with what happened to me on the helicopter."

"It was an anomaly.." Sayid said adamnatly. He refused to believe this hogwash. "That's all."

That's when Juliet played her final card, remembering what Shannon had told her to say.

"You were out on the beach by yourselves, there was no one but you.. you told her you had hopes... but no expectations of her..do you remember that?"

Sayid's hand shook just a little, By all appearances he was holding it together but this..first the necklace and then something private said between them. Remembering that night so vividly hurt like nothing else. She was dead. He buried her, how could it even be possible she was alive? It turned everything he'd ever thought or believed upside down.

Sawyer could see Sayid just about believing it. And if Sticks was in fact alive.. He looked at Kate, who was looked back at him with a troubled expression herself. Was any of what happened with them real at all. And the answer. Of course it was. Cause he still felt it.

"If she's alive.." he said hoarsely, still managing to hold the gun to her. "Take me to her.. otherwise I will kill you where you stand."

"There's only one way I could take you to her.." she said painfully, knowing just what would have to be done. "But it's so risky..It has to be done just right.."

Sayid pulled the hammer back on the gun and put it against her head. She had brought this out of him now, pulled this pain out, and if she was lying, or wouldn't show him Shannon well.. she wasn't gonna get away with it. He reached over and snatched the necklace out of her hand, holding it with his other hand. Part of him believed it. God help him part of him did. But if she was playing with him..

"Somethin tells me you better figure out a way Blondie.." Sawyer said, leaning on his rifle now. "Or Omar here is gonna test the theory himself.."

"Ok." she said quietly. "But you'll have to trust me on this.. " Scanning everyone else. "We have somewhere to go, I need supplies if we're gonna do this.."

"Where are we going?" Sayid asked her, a glimmer of distrust in his voice.

"The medical hatch..and if we don't waste time, we can be there in an hour.

Sayid kept the gun on her, and walked behind her as she began to walk assuredly in one particular direction. Sawyer looked at Kate and Desmond and shrugged and began following them too, and soon they followed as well. And for some reason the world around them seemed shakier, less real.

It caused Kate to walk closer to Sawyer, and take his hand, surprising him. But he didn't say anything, just walked. Eager to see if this was all what his heart was saying was true.

And Sayid, who had the gun up on Juliet, had the necklace wrapped arond his other hand, like a talisman. Not quite daring to hope yet. To open his heart to that possibilty..

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Shannon woke up a little while later, and feeling the gun under her pillow pulled it out. She had some familarity with them. Had used one on a few occasion. Pulling herelf up weakly she got out of the bed and balanced herself steadily as she made her way to the door. Standing behind where it would swing open she waited for someone to come in. No one was gonna fuck with her anymore.

Closing her eyes she leaned against the wall. Her mind was drifting, thinking of the times she'd spent on the island with him. Whether it was real or not, it felt real. She remembered it. Remembered what it felt like when she was with him. When he touched and kissed her. And what it felt to die in his arms, even though she didn't. She wanted him back. But part of her wasn't sure whether he wanted her back.

All of a sudden she heard someone outside her door and pulled the hammer back, ready to shoot. The door opened and the person stepped in. Shannon let them take one step in before she pointed the gun at the back of their head.

"Ok motherfucker.." she hissed, knowing it was him, Ethan. "Now whose got the uppper hand?"

"Well looks like your feeling well.." he said with a calm smile. "who gave you the gun?"

"Who do yo uthink?" Shannon pressed it further against his head. "Your not gonna fucking hurt me or anyone else again you got that? You killed my brother.. I won't let you kill anyone else.."

"You mean like him?" he asked causually, turning. "Do you really think you mean anything to him? He's got someone else..give him a chance and he'll find her.. you mean nothing." He looked at her evilly. "To no one.."

Shannon looked at him angrily as he stepped closer to her. She pressed the gun into his chest now. What he was saying had played into her doubts badly. Wondering if it was true. Thinking what if she was holding out for nothing at all.

"Your a fucking liar.." she hissed, pulling the hammer back again with emphasis.

He smiled sickly at her.

"Am I?" he asked maviolently, knowing he almost had her, no way he thought she'd kill him. She didn't have it in her. "Your a weak little thing, why would he want you?"

She flinched ever so slightly, which gave him an opportunity to try and grab her. Shannon remembered everything he'd taken from her, her brother, and the man she'd fallen in love with. She remembered the torture. And in pure defense she pulled the trigger, blowing a hole right through him blood going all over the place.

"No whose weak you shithead!" She screamed at him, kicking his bleeding body away from hers. "Hope you rot in hell!"

The surprised look on his face as he collapsed satisifed some part of her angry for vengeance. But now she was in real trouble. She ran hand over her face, smearing blood on it. And then numbly stepped over the body bleeding out all over the floor. And methodically went about pushing the body in front of the door to block anyone else from coming in.

Knowing the room was sound proof, she kept the lights off and leaned against the wall, on the other side of the room, clutching the gun in her hand. Scared shitless she waited, anyone else coming to hurt her would be sorry she knew.

She waited on Juliet. Trusthing her. She was bringing help. At least she hoped she was. Looking at the soon to be hopefully dead body, she knew she really needed it.

"Please let them come.." She whispered to a God she didn't precisely believe in. "Please.."

-- Edited by fricksgurl75 at 05:33, 2008-08-20

Starlight · Charlie's Angel

So good Patti! Love it! Can't wait to see what happens next.

lisagwilkins · Site Administrator

Yea, Patti!!!!!!

That was so good, I love it!!! I can't wait to see what happens next!

fricksgurl75 · The light on the dark side of me..

well i finally got Chapter 10 done :p and i know i gotta work on the other one but one thing at a time anyways hehe here goes hope ya enjoy.

Chapter 10- Love and Memories

The walk to the medical hatch had taken awhile and there were grumblings and the occasional snark but for the most part the group had stayed quiet. Sayid kept the gun on Juliet the whole time and Sawyer could clearly see the necklace wrapped around his wrist. Could not imagine what the man was feeling at the moment. Sayid usually kept things pretty close, but he knew things were churning under the surface.

Kate was still next to him, and after a while she seemed to put her arm around him. It was the most real closeness he'd seen from her in a long time. Sawyer looked down at the pinched look on her face and was falling for her all over again. He hated that. It was so much damn easier when you didn't care.

"Hey!" he called out to the other 3. "You guys go on...Freckles and I here will catch up to ya..She knows where it is.."

Juliet nodded, being agreeable. She had a feeling those 2 had a few things to work out. Sayid just seemed to want to get things over with. The quicker the better. He simply turned back to Juliet and raised the gun again.

"Keep going.."

Desmond nodded as well and followed and Sawyer sat down in the clearing, pulling Kate down with him.

"So what do you think?" he asked her, absently brushing a strand of Kate's hair away. "About all this?"

Kate looked up at him, her green eyes much softer now and, took the hand that was gently caressing her hair.

"I don't know what to think to be honest.. if none of this is real.."

But she couldn't finsh that statement. And for some reason she was feeling vulnerable. Afraid.

"I'm sorry James.." she said softly, moving closer. "I don't usualy say it, but I mean it.. I really am sorry."

Sawyer looked confused by this, not expecting it.

"Sorry for what? Cause I can't think of a better way to spend the night other trapsin around the jungle with you Peaches."

Kate smiled, in the way only Sawyer could make her smile. And without thinkng she leaned over and kissed him, softly at first and let it get deeper as she let her emotions overtaked her. Before she knew it was working to get his shirt off, right there in the jungle.

"Kate..." Sawyer attempted to protest, pulling away for a brief moment, but the truth was the minute she touched him he was on his way. "What are you doing?"

"I need you James..." She said, pulling her shirt over her head. "I really do...I..."

She looked in his eyes, one pregnant moment before finally saying what she was trying to say.

"I love you.." she whispered, her eyes saying it was true. "I always have.. just didn't know how to say it..."

Sawyer was overwhelmed by this, by the feeling that he always kept close but with her.. he couldn't. He did love her too. And wanted and needed her like no one else.

"Well I think you said it perfectly Peaches.." he said, picking her up and feeling her legs wrap around him. "And I guess I love you too.."

"You guess?" Kate breathed, kissing his neck and shoulder as he carried. "I guess that'll have to do.."

He found some soft grass and laid her down on it, neither of them caring that they were out in the jungle. Hell their first time had been in a bear cage. They wanted, needed and loved eachother. And pulling off the rest of their clothes gave into the tension and feeling they'd been holding in. Kates cries of pleasure heard throughout the jungle as she came home again.

And it was real, as real as it could be. Nothing would ever take that away from them. Ever.

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Sayid walked behind Juliet, staring at the back of her head but his mind was on Shannon. If she was alive, he wanted to touch her, to see her eyes again. To see them looking at him with life, and pierce his soul like no one else's had done. He closed his and forced himself to focus. Nothing was confirmed yet.

"So none of this real is what your saying.." he asked flatly, keeping any emotion in check. "All of this.. everything that has gone on, is just a figment of our imaginations.."

"Is that what you think it means?" She asked, stopping and turning to him, not caring about the gun. "That it is just imagination, no substance at all.. Tell me."

Sayid was not about to have a conversation about this with her. He could still feel the substance of his relationship with Shannon even after all this time. He'd felt alive with her, like no other time in his life before. He hadn't felt much since.

"There was substance.. I felt it. I also felt her die in my arms.. how about you explain that one to me."

Juliet closed her eyes for a second, unable to even imagine what that was like for him. And what it must've been like for her to feel it happen to her. Shannon never talked about it.

"All I can tell you is she's not dead.. and that she never stops asking about you." She said softly. "She's asks if your alright."

She actually saw, or thought she saw a break in his features, a chink in the armor. Desmond who'd been listening saw it too. He'd never met the girl but knew the man must've loved her alot. He stepped closer, thinking if Sayid broke enough, he might actually shoot the woman.

"I tripped.." Sayid said softly, fingering the necklace his hand, the gun lowered. "Over a branch.. I could've caught her.. could've stopped it but I didn't."

She looked at him sympathically.

"You wouldn't have, they would've made sure of it.. it's all part of the experiment."

The anger seemed to return to him at that statement. Thinking of the pain he would inflict if he found any of these people again.

"If she is alive." He finally said. "You have to bring me to her.. whatever way possible."

Juliet looked at Sayid and at Desmond and then turned to look at where they were. They were close. When she turned back she looked pained. There was only one way. And it would require a tremoudous amount of trust to do it.

"In order to do that.." She explained, her hand shaking a little. "I have to kill you.."

Starlight · Charlie's Angel

Awww...yay! Skate makes up! Woot!

And Juliet has to kill Sayid to get him to the other side. Yikes!!

Can't wait for more!

Hee...and now I have to go work on my other fic as well ;)