We Were Kids Then...

Benjamin Linus, Blair Wilson, and Josh Greene weren't always Others. The three grew up together in the Dharma Initiative, as we discovered in Chapter 12. Blair and Benjamin, along with Annie, were best friends, while Josh was a bully who targeted Ben and Annie. All that changed, however, when the hostiles viciously attacked the Dharma compound. In the ensuing battle, Blair's father and Annie were killed, while Blair and Ben saved Josh's life. The event sealed a life long friendship between the three. And although they may question each other's motives sometimes, there is no friendship stronger among the Others.

Lyrics from "Junebug" by Robert Francis.

Rock and Roll Star

Brad Donegan's trip to Australia wasn't exactly one he wanted to take. When his ex-wife Arianna attempted suicide, he was forced to take on the responsibility of caring for the son he abandoned, Christopher. On top of that, on the trip, he ran into Arianna's younger brother, Shawn Davenport. Once upon a time he'd been Shawn's hero, but the teen now blames Brad for his sister's downfall. Add on top of that a mysterious set of dreams, a strange prophecy from Richard Malkin, and learning how to be a father while resisting the temptation to rekindle his drug problem, Brad certainly has his hands full on the island. 

Lyrics from "Rock and Roll Star" by Oasis. 

The Curse of the Seven Scorpions

Ok, not exactly AWNTS related... but procrastination from a frightening to do list (and believe me, if you saw my to do list, you would cry!) has led to a banner for one of my old stories from the Mummy fandom, The Curse of the Seven Scorpions. Not sure if anyone here would have read it, but it was my first chaptered story on FF.net, and my first major undertaking. Felt a bit inspired reading back through it tonight, and this was the result!

Also, for my AWNTS readers, I got some writing done this weekend. Not much, but a bit toward the next chapter!

Like Father, Like Daughter

When Natalie Black-Warner boarded Oceanic Flight 815 in Sydney, she had one target in mind. That target was revealed in her Chapter 4 flashback: Jack Shepard, her father who never knew she was born. Adopted at a young age, the 14 year old spent time in and out of Ana Lucia Cortez's LA precinct as she acted out and tried to find out her real parents. On the island, only Hurley knows her secret. Will Jack ever find out his little girl is on the island?

In The Lion's Den

Luck has not been on Alice Evan's or Kate Austen's side since the plane crash. Alice was captured by the Other's her first night on the beach from the tail section. Kate was captured when she stumbled upon Jason King passing on information to Blair and Joshua during the hike to find a radio signal.

Cut off from the other survivors, Alice and Kate are trying to find a way to escape, with a little help from Eric Rom. But there are plenty of roadblocks, including Kate being trapped in a polar bear cage and Alice's watchful roommate Senna.

Will these two women find a way to escape the Others and get back to their camps? And will they be involved in Claire's eventual escape from the Other's as well?

Phil's a lucky guy...

"And smart man, he knows it!" Thus spoke Azure Lemming, one of the women of the Dharma Initiative, when she revealed her engagement to everyone's least favorite Dharma security guard, Phil. How did the who of them meet, and more importantly, why would a normal, sweet girl fall for someone like Phil? Only time will tell!

Lyrics from "Dream A Little Dream of Me" by the Mamas and the Papas.

Lalah Wilson-Mqwebu

Lalah Wilson-Mqwebu is one of my favorite characters in AWNTS to write, and has become, I think, a favorite among readers. She's definitely the level headed one of the group, the dose of common sense I think the viewers wanted to give the castaways. In the real world, she was a business woman, married to her wife Nandi Mqwebu, with three children. After a fight with her wife in Australia, she boarded flight 815 to go home and be with her children.

Lalah's time on the island has been hard since the discovery of her wife's passport among the dead. She believes herself to be a widow, but attempts to remain strong for the other passengers. Among the survivors she's become a mother figure and trusted by the others, and her friendship with Jay Langdon is one of the strongest on the island. Well, that was, until she discovered a gun among his belongings.

In the upcoming chapter, Lalah will be joining Iris and Nikki on her first trek into the jungle, heading back, once again, to the cockpit of the plane.