A LOST fanfic: Taken care of

Chapter 39: Pulled in three different directions

Kate bounced a fussy Megan up against her shoulder to get her to calm down. She grew angrier instead and belted out an even louder cry.

"I know baby. I know you're probably very uncomfortable right now. Daddy is going to take very good care of you."

Jack ran a hand over Megan's full head of dark hair to try and calm her, then rubbed her foot with his thumb.

"I gave her some saline to wash her system out. I took a blood sample from her to see if this 'vaccine' is doing anything harmful to her body. Since Ben only gave me a partial list of the elements used in making the 'vaccine' I'm going to have a hard time figuring out what it does exactly. She should be getting sleepy right about now. I gave her something so she can relax."

Closing his mouth and freezing in the spot he was standing in, his eyes roamed over towards the screens that hid Juliet from plain sight. He heard a loud thud and something like glass breaking and a very guilty looking Ben stepped out from behind one of the screens. Two of his fingers were covered in blood. This time Jack couldn't keep his temper in check. He rushed to Juliet who was crumpled in a heap on the floor.

"What the hell did you just do to her Ben? She's having a seizure. You gave her the 'vaccine' didn't you? That's what's all over the floor isn't it?"

Jack stared hard at Ben who looked genuinely frightened. He was painted into an invisible corner in which at the moment he couldn't get out of.

"That... That wasn't supposed to happen! I swear!"

Getting to his feet momentarily, Jack threw a left hook at Ben and he fell to the ground hard. As he was about to give another one to Ben Kate yelled, getting his attention.

"Jack stop! Help Juliet."

Jaw-set in a hard grim line Jack nodded and went over to the nearest sink to wash his hands. Drying his hands and wincing as he pulled on a pair of gloves, he dug through a couple of drawers until he found what he was looking for. Swallowing, he rushed back to Juliet and carefully gave her the much needed medication. Getting down on his knees he turned her onto her side and pulled her head into his lap and tried to keep her calm, but it was more for himself. Only because he knew she couldn't hear him.

"Shh Juliet. You're going to be fine. Just give the Phenobarbital a few minutes."

He felt like he was holding his breath for what seemed like forever. When her body stopped seizing, he relaxed. Sighing he began to hear both Cara and Andrew start to cry. Both
he and Kate would have to give them some supplemental formula until Juliet woke. Pulling the pillow from the bed, Jack placed it under Juliet's head. He didn't want to move her to the bed until he was sure she wasn't going to have another seizure. Reaching into the first basinet he took Andrew and cradled him in his right arm. Not jostling him, he reached for his sister and balanced her in the crook of his left arm. Emerging from behind the screen he motioned for Kate to take Cara.

"Here, take Cara. We're doing Juliet a little favor while she's resting. She's not going to be able to feed them right now. She just had a seizure. She'll be sleeping for a while. I should put her on a monitor and get her some oxygen."

Kate gingerly took Cara in her arms and rocked her a bit. Her eyes widened and looked to Ben whose fingers were still trailing blood onto the floor below him.

"Jack tie Ben up. If you don't he'll give the 'vaccine' to Cara and Andrew too. You've already seen what it's done to Megan. Juliet had a bad reaction to it. Who knows what will happen to these two if they are given it. We can't let him get away with hurting anymore innocent lives."