Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 31: Rescue at hand?

"David come on. Let's go."

Juliet had Cara safely tucked away against her chest with the blanket around her. David had a similar one with Erica in it.

"What if they find us Jules? We're not exactly armed to the teeth."

Smirking, Juliet patted the back of her pants.

"That's where they have the disadvantage."

David stopped them just outside the fence.

"You know how to use that?"

Juliet nodded seriously and kept walking, talking along the way.

"I'm not the shy, mousy, timid woman you used to know David. I've learned to control my emotions and shut them off."

David stopped her just past the fence and tugged on her arm.

"Turning off your emotions Jules doesn't solve anything. You just bury it. I don't know what you've been through in this place, but it's apparent that its left a lasting impact on you, that affects you deeply."

Juliet stopped when they got to the strange tree with the twisted roots.

"This is the tree I gave birth to Cara under. See the roots? I tried to curl my toes around them for support. Strange since I didn't make it to the medical station, and that's only ten minutes away from here."

David eyed her curiously as they kept walking.

"You had Cara under that tree?"

Juliet nodded and tried to hide her smirk.

"Well yes. By the time, I made it to this tree here, Cara felt like she was between my knees. My husband made a big deal about me giving birth to her in the dirt. We should keep moving."

David kept up with Juliet. As they traveled deeper into the jungle, Juliet thought she saw something like gleaming metal.

"Hey. Look over there. I think I see something."

Her hopes were dashed as they came face to face with a small plane that had crash-landed in the middle of the jungle. Getting closer to it, she was naturally curious to see if there were any survivors inside.

"Hello? If anyone is alive and there and can hear me, we're here to help."

Juliet thought she heard a groan from inside. The door to the side of the plane was pretty banged up. If she could just get it open. Finally managing to get the door pried open, Juliet took in the form of a man slumped over in the cockpit. David taking Cara from Juliet saw her squeeze into the tiny cockpit to assess the damage that the man sustained.

"If you can hear me sir, open your eyes."

The injured man that lie halfway out of the seat opened his eyes and stared at Juliet.

"Oh, it hurts... Where am I?"

Juliet trying to keep the man calm, went about checking his pupil response.

"Can you tell me where you're hurt?"

The man was confused and tried looking around himself.

"Wha.. What?"

Juliet changing gears, found a first aid kit which surprisingly survived the crash and got the supplies in it.

"It's ok. I'm a doctor. Where are, you hurt?"