[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ben and Hurley pulled him up.

Ben: "Desmond is going to be ok. Maybe you can help get him off the island."
Hurley: "But you can't leave the island."
Ben" "That was Jacob's way. Perhaps there's a different way. A better way."

Then Ben stabbed Hurley in the face and jumped down the island's light-hole to become Smokey 2. Ok, not that, but the rest happened.