A Semi-Apple Pie Life (Chapter 5)
A/N: 8 months later and I’m back! Who missed this story? Well here’s a new chapter and it’s lengthy. 12 DAYS UNTIL SEASON 2 DROPS!!!
Pairing: JJ Maybank x Winchester!OC
Summary
[Previous Chapter]
Warning: Foul langauge
Skylar woke up early the next morning, her internal clock still set on just getting four hours of sleep. She didn't see Samandriel anywhere in the room and figured he was still out. She knew he'd show up eventually, he was her best friend. The young huntress pulled herself out of bed and her sock cladded feet carried her to the window in her motel room. She pulled the blinds open to see that it was still a bit dark out but, the sun was starting to rise which was starting to change the color of the sky. Instead of watching the sunrise from the window, Skylar decided to step out of the room and leaned against the railing that was across from her room.
Her amber eyes watched as the sky went from a midnight blue to red-orange as the sun came up. It was a pretty sight, especially with it reflecting off the water. But, it was early and she was supposed to be living a normal life so she reentered her room, closed the door behind her and laid back down on the bed. It took a few minutes until she fell back asleep. Hours later, a blaring siren caused Skylar to jolt awake. She was alert immediately, getting up from the bed and looking out the window as she had left the blind open that faced outward to motel parking lot. The young huntress could see trees bending in the wind, at the same time she heard the familiar sound of angel wings coming from behind her.
"Skylar!" Samandriel called her name in a worried tone.
She turned around, looking at the angel in confusion.
"Samandriel? What's wrong?" she asked him.
He walked up to her, wrapping his arms around her and drew her into his chest.
"Have to get you out of here now!" he says before teleporting her out of the motel.
They reappeared back at the bunker in Lebanon, Kansas, in Skylar's room. Samandriel let go of the girl then, taking a step back from her.
"What's the matter Samandriel? Why did you bring me back to the bunker?" the youngest Winchester asked him.
"There was hurricane approaching Kildare Island, it won't be safe to return there until tomorrow. That motel wasn't a safe place to be when the hurricane hits." he explains.
Skylar nods in understanding.
"Alright, we'll spend the day here in the bunker and then return to the motel in the morning." she tells him.
The two of them spent the rest of the day in the bunker together, luckily it seemed like the brothers were out on a hunt so they were able to roam around the bunker without having to explain why they were there. For the rest of the day, they hung out in Dean's Man Cave, watching Netflix on the plasma screen and Sky snacked on junk food. When nighttime rolled around, the youngest Winchester vacated the Man Cave in favor of heading into the kitchen to make herself something for dinner. Samandriel walked in behind her, keeping an eye on her as she cooked. She made herself a grilled cheese sandwich as well as heating up a can of tomato soup. Once her dinner was ready, she ate it and the angel joined her at the table. The angel watched as the young huntress dipped one half of her grilled cheese sandwich into the bowl of tomato soup before eating it. Samandriel never got to experience tasting food as an angel he could only taste the molecules. Skylar finished up her food and stuck her dishes in the sink before heading for her room, ready for bed after a lazy day. Dressed in her pajamas, she laid down in bed and eventually fell asleep.
The next afternoon, the brunette with blonde highlights found herself back in her motel room. She and Samandriel were getting ready to move the mattress outside when they heard voices outside, knocking on the door of the room next to them.
"Housekeeping!" Skylar heard one of the voices say in a high-pitched voice.
She giggled slightly at the ridiculous tone before moving to the window to peek out the blinds. She saw two familiar boys that she had seen at the Wreck the other day that were standing outside the room next door before they entered the room.
"Uh, a little help?" Samandriel spoke up, holding one end of the mattress.
Skylar turned away from the window and picked up the other side of the mattress to carry it outside. They set it up against the railing so it could dry out and the huntress took a moment to look at the door to the next room, she could hear the boys moving around the room before hearing frantic voices from below. She walked to the end of upper floor to see Kie and a friend of hers climbing off a boat before racing to stand under a window. She looked around to figure out what was causing them to panic and spotted a pair of police officers coming up the stairs. Putting two and two together, figuring the boys were up to no good in the neighboring room and that the cops were headed to the same room. She needed to buy a few seconds while Kie and her friend did what they could to alert the boys in the room.
"Want a free mattress?" she overheard one cop asked.
She noticed it was a male and female duo.
"How about a free lamp?" the guy asked his partner.
"Good day officers." the young huntress greeted the two.
"G'day," the female officer greeted the girl.
The male just nodded his head in a greeting.
"Checking in on the residents of the motel?" Skylar asked them as they walked by her.
The male froze and his partner stopped beside him. The male cop turned around to face the youngest Winchester.
"Umm…yes, that is exactly what we're doing. How are you?" he asks her.
Skylar observed the man, he was lying straight through his teeth. They weren't here to check on whoever was staying at the motel, they were visiting for something else. But she knows it best not to say anything about it.
"I'm good. Glad the hurricane didn't do too much severe damage around here." she says.
The officers nodded their heads and carried on their way. Skylar watched as the they approached the room next door and she could only hope the boys inside had been warned. She ran towards the end of the outer hallway and could see Kie and her other friend back on the boat. She heard something clatter on the ground before watching as Kie's friend that was on the boat with her spin around and started a conversation with Kie. Skylar figured that one of the cops were looking out the window in that moment and they were trying to seem non-suspicious. She then leaned over the railing just a bit and looked around to see if she could spot what fell to the ground when she turned her head to the left, she saw the two boys that had gone into the room were now standing on a slanted roof piece outside the window. The blond with hazel eyes locked eyes with her amber ones and he gave her a cocky smirk. She rolled her eyes at his behavior before she was pulled backwards. Samandriel had pulled her back into their room just before the cops came out of the room next door. She watched as the two cops walked by her room, the male holding a duffel bag.
"That, was close. Thanks Samandriel." Skylar said to the angel.
"Of course. You are supposed to be keeping a low profile while you're here." he reminds her.
"Right, and being on some dirty cops' police radar wouldn't exactly be laying low." Skylar says.
Samandriel nodded in his head in agreement, "Exactly."
He thought for a moment, "Wait, dirty cops?" he asks, confused.
"A corrupted cop who part takes in illegal activities or abuses their authority. Those cops walked out with a duffel bag and something tells me there's more going on then collecting someone's belongings." she tells him.
The youngest Winchester then poked her head out of the room and looked around before stepping out of the room. She makes her way to the room next door and tries the handle, surprised to discover that the door was unlocked. She opened the door and walked into the room. Samandriel trailed in behind her and watched as she looked around the room. The brunette with blonde highlights haired female searched the room for any clues. Her amber eyes fell on a black safe that lied within a cabinet, which had been left open. She approached the safe and squatted down to get a better look at it.
"Wait! Don't touch it." Samandriel spoke up from the doorway.
Skylar turned her head to look at her best friend, "Don't worry, I'm not going to touch it." she assures him.
She pulls out a pair of latex hand gloves from her back pocket that she had shoved in there and put them on before opening the safe and taking a peek inside of it.
"I knew it, there is something more going on here." she says as she looks at what's inside the safe.
She then pulls out her pocket flashlight and shone the light inside, scanning the safe. She hummed thoughtfully as she looks around the safe before turning the light off and putting her flashlight away. She carefully closed the safe door before standing up and peeled the gloves off. She walks out of the motel room and Samandriel follows her back into their room.
"Just as I suspected. Those cops are dirty. There was a nine and a half by twelve and a half envelope missing out of the safe, as well as a gun and three small stacks of money. I'm assuming that one of the two boys took the gun and a stack of money while the cops indulged themselves in a stack of money each and removed the envelope due to whatever was inside it." she tells the angel.
The brunet looked at her in surprise, "How'd you know that?" he wonders.
"Whoever was staying in that room didn't touch what they had placed in the safe, after the original placing. Dust collected overtime as the safe hadn't been opened. So there was an outline of where the envelope had been sitting and there was a clean area surrounded by lots of dust as if something had been lying there which prevented dust to getting in that area. I also remember hearing a clattering sound when we were moving the mattress out of the room, I know what the sound of a falling hand gun sounds like as I've had my own gun get thrown out of my hand on hunts. Plus, I counted the money and that's how I know three stacks of it were gone too." Skylar informs him.
Samandriel nodded his head in understanding, her reasoning made sense to him. He heard a loud rumbling sound then, turning his attention back to his friend.
"Did you eat breakfast?" He inquires.
The youngest Winchester smiles sheepishly before shaking her head.
"Skylar Winchester! You humans need to be eating at least 3 meals a day." Samandriel tells her.
"I know, I know. I just forgot to have breakfast today, was busy doing something else."
He sighs, "Come on then. Let's get you some food."
Skylar nodded her head and the two of them left the motel. They headed to the Wreck and the youngest Winchester took notice that Kiara wasn't in. She order food and ate once it was brought to her table. Samandriel took to people watching while Skylar ate, he noticed that there seemed to be differences with the people and how they acted. When Skylar had finished eating and paid along with tipping, the two of them decided to take a walk around the island, exploring.
"Huh, the island seems to be split by class." Skylar observed.
"What do you mean?" Samandriel asked in confusion.
"Well, the motel we're staying at. It was run down but, still in decent condition. These houses around here are in better condition than the motel was. I noticed the change awhile back." she tells him.
Samandriel nodded his head in understanding.
The two continued their exploration until night fell. As they made their way back to their motel, Skylar could hear voices coming from a nearby beach. She changed her direction and headed for the beach instead, Samandriel followed behind her. When they got to the beach, Skylar was surprised to see so many people gathered in one place.
"Hey, Skylar!" a voice called out.
The girl looked around for who called her name. She didn't have to look hard as Kiara walked right up to her.
"Oh, hey Kie." the brunette with blonde highlights greeted.
"I'm glad you're here. Would you like a drink?" Kiara asks.
"I uh...sure, why not." Skylar said.
Kiara took Skylar's hand and pulled her further onto the beach. The two girls stopped in front of a keg and Kiara filled up a red Solo cup for the girl before handing it off to her. Skylar took a look inside the cup before downing all of it contents. She couldn't help but, make a face at the alcohol burning her throat.
"First time drinking?" Kiara wondered.
Skylar nodded her head, "Yeah."
Kiara takes the cup from her and fills it up again before giving it back to her. Skylar drinks it all and then Kiara takes her hand again.
"Come on, let's party."
Skylar followed Kiara's lead and enjoyed the party with her, drinking more as the night progressed. At some point, the girls calmed down and just spoke with one another. Their attention was drawn to loud voices near the ocean. A fight broke out between two boys and they made their way to the front of the group.
"Guys? Guys!" Kiara called out.
There was nothing they could do, having to be witnessess to the brawl. Around them, the others were chanting for the two boys to fight.
"Stop! John B!" Kiara called out again, pleading for her friend to stop.
The fight was taken into the water as the boys attacked one another and one boy began to hold the other boys head in the water.
"Topper! Topper, stop! No!" Another girl cried out.
"No!" a boy standing beside Kiara shouted.
Skylar felt helpless as she was frozen by the scene playing out in front of her. The boy then turned to Kiara.
"He's drowning him." he tells her.
"I know." she responded.
"Topper!" the same girl from before shouted.
Then a blond boy intervined and put a gun to the back of Topper's head. Topper froze when he realized what it was.
"Yeah, you know what that is. Your move broski." the boy said.
"Come on. Chill, dude!" someone shouted.
"JJ!" the girl cried out.
"Chill!" the boy that had been standing beside Kiara shouted.
"JJ! Stop!" Kiara shouted.
"JJ! Put the gun down." a female voice said.
"Did you say something, Princess?" JJ asked her, gun still pressed against the back of Topper's head.
"We're good. We're good." Topper tells him, putting his hands up. "Alright? Come on, man!"
JJ shoved Topper down into the water and turned around.
"Kie! Can you check your psycho friend, please?" the same girl from before said to Kiara.
When JJ pulled the gun out, Skylar had reached for the back waistband of her jeans as she had her own gun stashed there. Samandriel came up beside her, guarding her.
"Okay, everyone, listen up! Get the hell off our side of the island!" JJ shouted pointing the gun into the air and fired two rounds.
"Are you crazy?! You idiot!" a boy shouts at JJ. "Why would you do that?!"
"It's not worth it!" Kiara shouted.
"I was saving his life!" JJ shouted back, shoving the one boy back.
"Stupid! You're gonna jeopardize everything!" the boy shouted.
Skylar took notice of John B. passing out in the ocean. She makes her way over to him and Samandriel follows behind her. He kneels down beside John B. and holds his hand over him before Skylar stops him.
"Don't. You'll expose yourself. These kids don't know anything about what's out there." she whispered to him.
Samandriel nodded his head and put his hand down. Kiara and the two boys came up behind the two of them.
"We're going to take him home," Kiara tells her.
"Let me help you guys." Skylar says.
"No its okay. This is our mess."
"I want to help."
Kiara looked to the two boys with her and they gave her shrugs.
"Okay, you can help."
The five of them picked up John B. out of the water and they brought him to a beat up mini van.
"Place him inside and then we can take it from there." Kiara tells Skylar.
The girl nodded her head and got the van's side door opened before helping the trio get John B. inside. The five of them set him down carefully before Kiara, JJ and the other boy turned to Skylar and her friend.
"Thank you for this. I'm sorry my idiot friends ruined our night." Kiara tells Skylar.
"They didn't ruin the night. It was pretty interesting for my first party." Skylar said.
"Well, I hope we get to see you more often." JJ flirted.
Kiara elbowed him in the side and Skylar laughed.
"You guys are definitely an interesting bunch.
"Sky, we better be getting back." Samandriel tells her.
"I apologize but, my friend has a point. We'll see y'all around." Skylar tells them.
Kiara, JJ and the other boy gave her a nod before giving waves. Skylar and Samandriel gave the trio waves of their own before turning around and heading back to their motel. They returned to their room and Skylar retired for the night.
The next morning, Skylar woke up with a pounding headache and the sunlight shining into the motel room wasn't helping. Samandriel approached her bedside, checking on her wellbeing.
"Ugh, I don't know how Dean drinks all the time. My head is killing me." she groans.
"That's because your brother started drinking when he was around your age and is now an alcoholic. He also drinks every so often during the day and not all at once like you just did last night. Unless he goes to a bar." Samandriel tells her.
"Never again, I feel like shit."
Samandriel places two fingers against Skylar's forehead and his eyes became a blueish-silvery color as his grace ran through the youngest Winchester's body. She let out a sigh of relief as his grace healed her. When he was done, Samandriel took his fingers off her forehead and he looked down at her.
"Mmm...much better. Thank you Samandriel." she tells him.
"You're welcome." he responds.
Skylar then hummed thoughtfully, "I would like to check up on John B. That fight was pretty rough last night and he was nearly drowned."
"That sounds like a good idea." Samandriel agrees.
She nods and then climbs out of bed to get ready for the day. Samandriel stepped out to give her privacy to change. Once she was ready, Skylar joined the angel outside. The two headed out, and Skylar decided they should head to the Wreck first to ask Kiara where John B. lived. The two journied to the place and entered the diner when they arrived. Skylar looked around for Kiara and found her behind the counter.
"Hey Kie, good morning." she greets the girl.
"Oh, hey Skylar. Morning to you as well. What can I do for you?" Kiara wonders.
"I was wondering if you would mind telling me where John B. lives. I just want to check up on him after last night."
"That'd actually be great. Pope and I haven't had the chance to check on him because we both have to work this morning and JJ is most likely still out cold at his home."
Kiara gave Skylar directions to John B's house and the girl gave her farewells before leaving, Samandriel following out behind her. The two of them began the walk to John B's house. When they eventually arrived, they could hear voices inside.
"You're skimmin' above the surface, John B. Now down here is foster car, juvie. Pretty big drop for a smart kid like you. Up here is you and your little friends doing whatever you want. Outer Banks...or foster care on the mainland." a female voice said.
Skylar started patting herself before finding what she was looking for and walked up to John B's house. Samandriel hung back.
"John B? You home?" she asked, knocking on the screen door.
Inside she could see John B. and a police officer, both who turned their heads to see who was there. John B. had a look of confusion on his face and the police officer seemed a little irritated. Skylar opens the screen door and steps into the house.
"Ma'am, is there a problem?" she asks the officer.
"Who are you?" the officer asked instead.
"Agent Wilson with NOV-8," Skylar tells her before pulling out her badge to show the officer.
"NOV-8? Never heard of it and you look a little young to be an agent." the officer said.
"We're an elite international organization of women operatives from all over the world. They keep an eye on exceptionally, intelligent females, like myself, and hire them once they believe they are ready no matter the age." Skylar explained, putting her badge away.
"Now, is there a problem here?" she repeats her question.
"Just questioning John B. here and letting him know that he will have to go into foster care as he isn't old enough to be on his own." the officer tells her.
"I'm sorry but, that can't happen. John B. here is my charge. NOV-8 is an only a female organization but, we send our agents out into the field every now and again to work with our counterparts that we have on radar. John B. happens to be one of those men." Skylar explained.
"I see..." the officer says.
She then turns back to John B. "Are you sure you didn't come across a wreck yesterday?"
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure." John B. answers.
"It's better if you didn't, understand? I'm gonna look the other way, as long as you stay out of the marsh." the officer tells him.
She moves past John B. and Skylar to walk out the door.
"I got dogs livin' better than this, John B. You might wanna think about cleaning up." she remarks before walking out of John B.'s house.
Said boy turns to look at Skylar when the officer was gone.
"Agent Wilson?" he asked in confusion.
"What? Oh, no. My name is Skylar Winchester. That was just an elaborate lie I came up with. It's kinda what I do..." the brunette with blonde highlights explained.
"Wow. That was a really impressive lie. I actually believed you." John B. tells her.
Skylar shrugged, "Like I said, it's kind of what I do. Now, are you alright? I actually came here to check up on you after last night."
"Oh, yeah. Yeah. I'm good. Not the first brawl I've gotten into." he says.
She steps closer to him, and carefully raises her hands to place them on his cheeks. John B. allows her to do so and watches her.
"That black eye doesn't look so good." she notes.
"I don't know, I think it makes me look tuff." John B. comments.
"John B! You inside?" a voice called from outside.
Skylar quickly pulled her hands away from John B's face and stepped back from the curly haired boy. The blond boy entered the home, minutes later.
"Oh, hey Skylar. I wasn't expecting to see you here." JJ says.
"Hey JJ," she gives him a smile. "I was just checking up on your friend here after last night."
"It is not the first brawl we've ever gotten into. Pogues vs Kooks is a daily occurance." JJ explains.
"John B. was just telling me." she says.
"Well, I better be getting going." she mentions.
"No!" both boys exclaimed.
"You can stay here, we don't mind." John B. tells her.
"Hey wait a minute, where's your shadow?" JJ wonders.
"My friend Alfie? He's around." she says.
"Oh, alright. Kiara and Pope should be here soon." JJ tells her.
The trio hung around John B's house, the boys getting to know Skylar until Pope and Kiara showed up. Everyone moved outside to hang out on the porch.
"I almost wanted to call this whole thing off. Peterkin told me that she'd help me with DCS if we stayed out of the marsh but then, Skylar here showed up and told such a believable lie that even Peterkin believed her and left me alone." John B. tells the others.
"Woah, how did you pull that off?" JJ wonders.
"It's just something I do. You just need to believe in the lie you're telling and tell it with confidence." Skylar tells him.
"Would you mind demonstrating?" he asks.
The others turned to her, curious and she shrugs.
"Sure, I guess. Umm...my name is Skylar Winchester, I'm a huntress but, not the kind you usually think of. I hunt the monsters that are out there, the monsters you only read about in books. My friend Alfie is actually named Samandriel and he's an angel. I'm also friend's with the king of Hell."
The Pogues shared looks with each other before looking back at her.
"Wow, you're right John B. I actually believed her." JJ says.
"That's a very impressive lie." Pope comments.
"What do you do that requires you to lie elaboratly?" Kiara inquires.
Skylar only gave them a smile, one that told them that she had secrets that she intended to keep hidden.
"John B, listen to me. I have a plan." JJ says, changing the subject.
"You've got the key to Cameron's big boat, right?"
"No," John B tries to dismiss the blond's idea.
"There's scuba gear. We borrow that and go down to the wreck this afternoon, that will save you for certain. You don't see rich kids in foster care." JJ says.
John B looked at his friend blankly before sighing.
"Alright, fine. I'll meet you guys once I've got the equipment." he says.
Everyone parts ways and Skylar reunites with Samandriel and the two of them head down to the beach.
"So, tell me about your new friends." Samandriel says as he walks alongside Skylar.
"They're not my friends, Samandriel. I just saved John B. from being taken into foster care and his friends are grateful."
"But, didn't they just invite you to hang out with them?"
"I mean...I guess."
"Then they'll be your friends soon enough, as long as you give them a chance."
Skylar sighs, "I'll try my best. But it won't be easy. They clearly don't know what's out there."
"Maybe so but, you aren't supposed to be a huntress here. You're supposed to be a normal teen girl."
"Samandriel, I can't just stop being a huntress. It's a part of me. But, you're right. Sam and Dean sent me away so I can try to be normal while they deal with Amara..."
Before Samandriel could say anything more, JJ approached the duo.
"Hey Skylar. John B's got the gear. We're meeting at the dock and I'm here to bring you there."
"Right, okay. Oh, JJ this is my friend Alfie." Skylar introduces the blond to the brunet standing beside her.
"Nice to meet you, man. You coming with?" JJ wonders.
"No, no. I have my own things to do." Samandriel tells him.
"Alright well, you ready?" JJ asks, turning to look at Skylar.
The girl looks at Samandriel, who gave her a subtle nod, before she looked back at JJ.
"Yeah, lead the way."
The duo walk away from the beach, heading in the direction of John B's house.
"So what brings you to the Outer Banks?" JJ wonders.
"Vacation." Skylar answered.
"Ah, so you're a Touron then."
"I uh...I guess so."
"So is it just you and your friend then?"
"Yeah, yeah it is. My brothers...they're busy with some family business and sent me here with my best friend to relax."
"I see. And are the two of you...?"
"What? Oh! No, no. We're just friends, really good friends. And no, to answer your next question, there's no one back home either. It's just me and my brothers. It's been that way since I was eleven."
When the last sentence came out of her mouth, Skylar had a flashback to when her mother had been possessed by a Leviathan who had attempted to kill her before Dean sliced her head clean off with his machete.
"Oh, I-I'm sorry. I didn't..."
"It's alright. You didn't know and I've had time to grieve."
An awkward silence fell over the two of them until JJ cleared his throat.
"Um...the dock is right down there. C'mon."
He heads down and Skylar follows after him. The others were there, on the boat, waiting on them. When the duo boarded the HMS Pogue, John B. drove the boat out into the marsh. When they got to where, Skylar assumed the sunken boat was, John B. parked the boat and dropped the anchor while Kie starts to check the oxygen levels of the tanks that John B. had stolen.
"This is empty. You took empty tanks?" she questioned.
"I-" John B. takes a seat beside her.
Kie checks another tank, "Okay, this one's a quarter full. It's enough for one of us."
"Love it when a plan comes together," Pope comments.
"Does anybody know how to dive?" Kie asks.
The boys looks at each other.
"Anybody?"
"It's kind of a Kook sport." JJ says.
"I...read about it." Pope says quietly.
"Great, Pope's read about it. So someone's gonna die." Kie says.
"Look, y-you put the thingie in your mouth and breathe. How hard can it be?" JJ wonders.
"If you come up too fast, nitrogen gets in your bloods and you get the bends." Pope informs him.
"The bends?" JJ asked in confusion. "Like bend over?" he bends forward slightly.
"The bends will kill you." Pope tells him.
"Right." JJ says, pretending he knew that.
"I can...I can dive." John B. pipes up.
"You can dive. I'm cool with that." JJ agrees.
"Since when can you dive?" Kie asks him.
"I'll do it. It's fine." John B. assures her.
"Let me do some calculations real quick." Pope tells him.
He reaches for the pencil and paper on the dashboard of the boat.
"That boat's about 30 feet down."
"Okay," John B said, listening to his friend.
"So, it'll take about 25 minutes at that depth."
"Twenty-five," John B repeats.
“Which means you need to make your safety stop at about...ten feet. All right? For two minutes.” Pope tells him.
“Yeah, yeah. Ten feet, two minutes. Got it.” John B agrees.
Kiara suddenly jumps into the water after taking her shirt off.
“What was that all about?” Pope asks.
“I don’t know but, I liked it. A lot.” JJ answers.
Skylar rolls her eyes, typical teenage boy behavior.
“Uh so...” John B says.
“Yeah. Uh, when you...uh, when you’re down there, you look for the cargo hold. You stick this thing inside and twist and pull, okay?” JJ says, handing an odd shaped key to his friend.
“Stick in, twist, pull.” John B repeats.
“Yeah. My dad moved weight back in the day.” JJ says.
John B starts to gear up.
“Hey! I tied my T-shirt to the anchor chain about ten feet down. It’s where you need to do your safety stop.” Kie calls out.
“Cool,” John B says.
“Keep an eye on this,” Pope says, pointing at the oxygen meter. “You need to make sure you have enough air to decompress.”
“Okay, how much do I need?” John B asks.
“Unclear. Breathe as little as possible.”
“Zen. Think Zen, you know.” JJ tells him.
“Yeah, got it.”
Kiara climbs back onto the boat.
“Hey, if we get caught in the marsh, we’re basically screwed so...better get a move on.” Pope says.
“Copy that.”
Kie approaches John B and places a kiss on his cheek. He stares at her for a moment, clearly surprised by her action.
“Diver down?”
“Diver down.”
John B pulls the scuba mask over his face before getting into the water. The squad watches as John B swims down. They watch his descend until a siren whoops being them. Pope looks over.
“Shit, JJ.”
JJ turns around, “Guys that’s the police.”
“Oh you gotta be kidding me.”
Skylar looks between the police boat and the spot where John B had gone down before she kicked her shoes off and jumped into the water. JJ, Pope and Kie look over when they heard the splash but, then looked back at the police boat.
“Yep, that’s the police.” JJ comments.
“Just act frickin’ normal.” Kie tells the boys.
As the trio on the boat deal with the officers, Skylar swims down to John B. She notices him searching the boat, so she helps him. He notices her before continuing his search. It wasn’t long until he found the cargo hold. He inserts the key, twist and pulls, removing the lid. Skylar swims closer to him and helps him pull out a backpack that was inside the cargo hold. Then the duo makes their way to the anchor line and start to head back up. They both stop at Kie’s tied T-shirt and when John B looks up, he notices another boat beside his own. So they wait for the boat to leave. Then they see someone’s silhouette just above the water and they’re still waiting. By the time the other boat finally leaves, John B had run out of air.
“He’s definitely out of air.” Pope says.
“And so is Skylar. She jumped in without an oxygen tank and has been down there the whole time.” Kie adds.
Suddenly, both John B and Skylar’s heads break through the surface.
“There they are!” JJ exclaims.
“Oh God! Jesus Christ! Don’t scare us like that!” Pope says.
“How’d it go down there?” JJ wonders.
John B makes an okay sign with his hand before he swims around to the back of the boat, Skylar following behind him. JJ heads to the back of the boat as well.
“Did you find anything?” he asks.
“Did I find anything?” John B repeated before lifting the backpack above the water.
“Yeah, there we go! That’s my boy!” JJ cheered, taking the bag from his friend.
“Y’all okay?” Kie asks.
“Yeah, I ran out of air.” John B answered.
“Doing alright,” Skylar responded.
“You scared the shit out of me.” Kie tells them.
“Yeah, the cops were up here, but uh...took care of ‘em.” Pope tells John B.
John B and Skylar climb up onto the boat.
“My bad,” John B apologizes.
“You’re all good.” Pope tells him.
“Yeah, you kinda missed the show, brother.” JJ says.
Kiara looks over her shoulder, as John B takes off the oxygen tank, and notices something.
“Hey, guys? Guys, bogey, two o’clock.” she states.
“What?” JJ asked.
Everyone else turns around and looks at the approaching boat.
“Do you recognize that boat?” Pope asks.
“I’ve never seen it.” Kie says. “What are they doing back here? The marsh is closed.”
“Let’s not stick around and find out.” JJ says.
“JJ, get the bowline.” John B tells his friend.
“Yeah,” he agrees.
He moves to the front of the boat and gets to work on pulling up the anchor.
“Should we wait on ‘em?” Pope wonders.
“No, we’re not.” John B tells him.
“Are you joking?” Kie asks.
“Go get the stern. Go!” John B. tells Pope.
“JJ, hurry up.” Kie tells the blond.
Skylar kept her eyes on the boat, an unsettling feeling blooming in her gut.
“Guys, don’t wait for me. Go.” JJ says, still pulling up the anchor.
“Pull out the stern.” Pope says.
JJ moved a bit further back into the boat after the anchor was up. John B. started up the boat and began to drive.
“I don’t like this.” he comments.
“Are they coming for us?” Pope wonders.
“Maybe they’re out fishing.” John B. suggests.
“Go, go, go, go!” JJ says when he notices the boat still heading in their direction.
“Go into the marsh,” Pope directs.
“Let’s go!” Kie says.
“I’m going,” John B. steers the boat into another part of the marsh.
“Act natural. Act natural.” Pope tells the others.
Skylar and Kiara noticed that the mystery boat was following behind them. They share a look before Kiara turns to the boys.
“Hey guys, they’re following us.” she alerts them.
“Oh, this can’t be good.” Pope comments.
“Shit,” John B. mutters under his breath.
“Dude, you gotta go faster.” JJ tells his friend.
“I’m going!”
“Gun it!”
It became a boat chase, John B. attempted to get away from the strangers but, they continued to pursue the Pogues. John B. would turn around a bend and the other boat would turn not too far behind. Skylar’s eyes went wide as she saw one of the guys pick up a rifle and aimed it in their direction. The man missed but, the Pogues ducked down when they heard the gunshot.
“What the...” Pope said.
“Holy shit!” Kiara exclaimed.
“John B, get down.” JJ tells his friend.
John B. does his best to continue to steer the boat while crouched down to avoid being shot at. Another shot goes off and luckily misses the teens again.
“Oh my God, we’re going to die.” Pope cried.
Skylar stands up and pulls out her handgun from out of the back waistband of her jeans. She takes aim before firing a shot back.
“What the-” JJ looks up to see the girl standing upright.
“Keep driving, John B.” Skylar tells the curly haired brunet.
She fires off another shot just as another one goes off from the guy. She takes the hit in her left side.
“Oh my God!” Kie exclaimed.
“What? What is it?” John B. asks, looking over his shoulder.
“Don’t worry about it, keep driving.” Skylar tells him, not faltering as blood poured from her side.
Kie gets up, “Shit! Pope, move.”
She moves past him, heading for the front of the boat. She gathers up a net when another gunshot goes off.
“Get down, Kie!” John B. tells her.
Skylar fires back but, missed, hearing the bullet clang against the hull of the other boat. Kie walked to the back of the boat and tosses the net into the water and everyone watches as the other boat runs straight over the net before coming to a stop as the net most likely got tied in the rudder of the boat. Another gunshot goes off but, the teens made it away safely.
“Oh my God! Whoo!” JJ cheered.
“Whew!” Kie sighed in relief.
Skylar lowers her arm before she stumbles back, which John B. notices.
“Boo-yeah! Pogue God, man!” JJ exclaims.
“Skylar, are you alright?” John B. asks the girl.
She turns around and offers him a reassuring smile before she collapses to the boat floor.
“Oh my God!” Kiara exclaimed.
She makes her way over to the other girl and opens up the girl’s flannel shirt before lifting up the shirt underneath. The first thing she notices is a large scar that ran down from the center of Skylar’s chest to her right hip, she takes note that the scar resembled a claw mark...a very large claw mark. Then she notices the bullet wound on Skylar’s left side.
“She’s been hit and is bleeding out.” Kiara informed the boys.
She places her hands on the girl’s wound in an attempt to slow the bleeding. John B. steered the boat back to his dock. When they reached the dock, John B. and JJ tied the boat up before JJ and Pope picked up the unconscious girl and carried her up onto the dock before gently setting her down. Kiara resumed applying pressure to the wound.
“What do we do?” Kie asks.
“I...I don’t know.” John B. stuttered.
“We don’t have what we need to patch her up.” Pope says.
JJ thinks for a moment before getting an idea.
“Alfie? Alfie!” he calls out, hoping that the girl’s friend was nearby by chance.
The Pogues heard a strange noise before turning around, jumping back in surprise at the sudden appearance of Alfie.
“What happened?” he asks.
“We...we were being shot at and she took a hit while defending us.” Kiara explained.
Alfie waks over to Skylar’s unconscious form before crouching beside her. He places a hand over the wound once Kiara moved her hands out of the way. The Pogues watched as some kind of light seemed to emit from Alfie’s hand before watching as the wound heals itself.
“What in the...” Pope mutters.
When the gunshot wound was healed, Alfie moved his hand away from the girl and Skylar woke up moments later.
“Sky! Are you alright?” Kie asks in concern.
“Yeah, yeah. I’m alright. Not the first time I’ve been shot.” she tells her.
“What just happened?” Pope wonders.
Skylar looks at Samandriel before looking at the Pogues.
“So, what’s in the bag?” she asks, changing the subject.
The Pogues all look at each other before John B. grabs the discarded bag and starts to go through it.
“What do you think it is?” Kiara wonders.
“Gotta be money, right?” John B. says, rifling through the wet bag.
“That or a couple of keys with street value to the low-to-mid-mils!” JJ says cheerily.
“Can we please just open the bag?” Pope asks in exasperation.
“Wow, Pope. That’s a rare outburst of emotion.” John B. says.
“You guys are literally killing me with anticipation.” Pope tells him.
John B. continues to rifle through the bag before pulling out a smaller bag. He opens it up and pulls out a metal, cylinder canister. Skylar gets up with the help of Samandriel and makes her way over to the others, watching in anticipation. John B. opens the canister and turns it over. Out slides a compass into his hand.
“Oh wow. Yup. That’s about right. Good job, everybody. We found a compass.” Pope says.
JJ takes of his hat and Skylar notices John B’s intense gaze on the compass. JJ turns back, looking at his friend.
“Dude, what? It’s not worth anything.” He tells his friend.
“This was my father’s.” John B. shares.
Kie, Pope and JJ all share a look with each other while Skylar looks at Samandriel. Something told her that something big was about to happen with this group and she had a feeling that she was about to be dragged into it with them. This semi-apple pie life of hers was about to get interesting and she planned on looking after her new friends, and try to keep, what just happened, out of the minds of the Pogues.
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