The Plan

(A/an: The big 10K!!! Woahhhh that is so cool :DWe're coming to the end of the series now, and I think it might get a bit harder to write but we'll see)

The boat clunked to a stop and drifted towards Ward's boat. A darkness was spreading through the sky and poisoning the sun. The air was becoming thicker and it felt like another storm was approaching..."Ward's not there" Kie sighed."Wait that's why we came here?" Y/N asked.Kie's eyes narrowed "Yeah, why?" "Well of course he isn't going to be in the boat... why don't we go check the house?"JJ glanced at the house, "what we just gunna walk in and do what? and say 'hey have you seen John B?'""He lives at Tannyhill now, it's plausible" Kie agreed with Y/N. "We can play dumb and use it as an excuse."Pope leaned forwards, "it's pretty late..."Kie said, "I've never seen John B like that. We should maybe go to the cops.""And say what?" Questioned Y/N. "We worried our friend is on a murder rampage with a gun we stole because Ward killed Big John?JJ agreed, "they won't believe us!"Pope meanwhile was using binoculars to look into he house, "Hey, I see Ward."The others crowded by him.

"Let me see." Kie held her hand out to receive the binoculars. She looked towards the house and saw Ward strolling outside. "Well he's not dead, so that means John B hasn't murdered anyone.""He said he wouldn't kill him.."JJ sighed, "obviously. He only agreed so you'd give him the keys Y/N." Y/N narrowed her eyes. JJ did the same."Good he's alive. let's go home." Pope went to the wheel."What?!" Y/N stopped himJJ rushed over and said "wait."Kie stared at Pope with disbelief.Kie's gaze made Pope stumble on his words, "Uh.. o-okay well.. we'll obviously, Mr Cameron is f-fine. An-and even if John B was here he isn't now. Okay?"Y/N scoffed and walked off with JJ to look out for John B."Guys I have the biggest most important moment if my life in six hours."Kie glared at him, "yeah well our friend is in trouble.""I'm in trouble!" He exclaimed. "Guys I haven't even been home in three days! My dads probably put all my stuff on the street by now."Kie had a distressed look on her face, "so that's it? In a time of need you're just gunna bail? You're just gunna walk away?!" Kie shouted.Y/N clenched her fists and clenched her jaw. The Pogues were falling apart before her very eyes. JJ felt it too, "guys can we not do this now?""Hey I have a scholarship interview in the morning!" Pope argued. "I cant-""Okay well what about John B?!" Kie fired back. And they were arguing again.Pope took a second to think of what to say. "Why is it always about John B?"If looks could kill Pope would've dropped dead. Kie looked at Y/N and JJ but they turned away, Y/N fiddled with JJ's hat and he ran a hand through his hair."It's not always about John B..." she said quickly, "It could be any of us in this situation!"Pope threw his hands up and began to laugh. "Oh bullshit!""Guys." Y/N sighed.Kie started to shout again, "this is about friendship!""Bring it down.." said JJ."Look, this is about Pogues for life!" Kie fired out with tears in her eyes."What about forensic pathology, huh?" Pope said with malice."Forensic pathology?!" Kie sniffed."It's my life. Everything I've worked for!" Pope pointed at himself as Kie stormed over."That's your priority?!" She yelled.Pope scoffed, "stop with the moral high ground bullshit!" He spat."Pope please, come on." Y/N tried to reason with him."No." He glowered."What?" Y/N was surprised at his defiance."No, no. She has NO room to talk!" He pointed at Kie.Y/N shook her head, "Dude he found out who killed his dad." She said gently, JJ sat next to her and was getting visibly upset by the argument. She gave him his hat back and held his hands as he played with the cap."You don't have room to talk either!" He shouted at Y/N, "Where were you two when Big John went missing?"Kie tried to glare but her lip trembled. Y/N looked at the floor in an effort to hide how much that hurt."You weren't there." He growled. "You two weren't there for John B! You weren't there for any of us. Remember that you're kooks.""Dude." JJ said in a disapproving tone, he gave Y/N a reassuring look."Yeah you guys didn't have a care in the world then. Now you feel guilty." He snapped.Kie looked to the side and wiped her eye. She then put on a glare and said "give me a break!" And pushed him."Hey!" Pope tried to push her back."That what you need?""Come on!""You-"JJ jumped up and forced them apart as they raised their fists. "Hey! Yo, yo, yo. Cut it out? Alright?"Y/N followed up behind him and stood with Kie, "If JJ's mediating we've hit rock bottom." She took Kie to the back of the boat and Pope glared at JJ."Bow. Now." He pointed to the front of the boat and Pope stalked away.Y/N put a hand on Kie's knee and let her lean against her. "He didn't mean it...." she said. Struggling to believe it herself.Kie just shrugged and looked out to sea."Jay, drop him off." Y/N pointed dismissively at Pope.The HMS started up and chugged down to Heywards. They'd had so many good times in these waters... but this wasn't one of them.

The three of them had searched all night for John B. They knew they couldn't stop him of course, but they did want to make sure he didn't get killed. They were coming to the end of their round however and arrived back at John B's house.Y/N hung back to walk next to Kie. "I'm sorry I thought he really wasn't going to do anything.." She mumbled."You always say sorry." Kie sighed.Y/N looked away from the floor and looked up towards Kie, "I mean it this time.""I'll believe it when I see it." She walked faster and pulled away from Y/N.JJ pulled a pityful face, "she's just mad we didn't find John B.""I know." Y/N nodded. Over the night a puddle of guilt in her stomach became an ocean. She looked out to the sea, "Holy shit." Y/N stopped and pointed at the dock. "He's there!"

They ran down and collapsed onto him."Holy shit ow!" He half laughed."Where were you?!" Y/N yelped."You're okay!" Kie sighed."I told you he said he wouldn't kill anyone.." Y/N breathed a sigh of relief.His face fell, "I actually went to see Sarah, and tell her about her dad but she didn't believe me. On the way back I was looking out for the gold but...""But what?" Kie's shoulders sagged."It's all gone. Ward took it all."Kie climbed onto a stack of boxes and lent back, "You sure he got everything?""They must've heard you guys talking about it..."  Y/N thought out loud.JJ growled and pulled out his lighter. He searched his pockets for a blunt and Y/N brought two out of hers. "Here" she passed one to him and climbed onto the fencing he was sitting upon."Thanks." He grunted and lit them both."Every bar is gone." He sighed.JJ blew out a cloud. "The whole enchilada?"

John B made a big grunting sound followed by a dragging, then a dull pop. He stared at the cast in his hand and wriggled his fingers around."Why should we get a happy ending." Y/N blew smoke into the sky."Look it's not like I expected a happy ending or some shit." He threw his cast up the boardwalk."John B." Kie scoldedJohn B was tired and irritable, "What, Kie? It's a hairline fracture who cares?""You should care. Your arms gonna be messed up for life." she looked at his cast that now lay abandoned, cast aside."It's fine, see?" He held it up. JJ poked his head up as he thought he saw something..."Shit." Y/N looked away and took another puff."Guys!" Pope panted, running towards them. "Guys!"Kie slowly turned her head and glared."Oh! Oh! Oh, god... I ran all the way here" Pope knelt down to catch his breath."You alight?" John B asked.JJ didn't look at him, but said, "How was the interview Pope?" With a hint of saltiness."Don't ask..." he grunted.Y/N raised her eyebrows, "Awesome." She muttered."JB..." Pope panted, "look I'm sorry dude. About everything.""It's fine." He brushed him off and looked at Kie and Y/N. The girls glanced at each other to express their discomfort."But— but I don't have a lot of time and- and I have information that is tactically relevant!" He said quickly. "So before I had my interview my dad said he was going down to the private airstrip to cut palms for Cameron's big plane." All eyes fell onto Pope. "Because it was too heavy, he needed a longer landing strip to take off! So I'm sitting in my interview thinking to myself, 'hm, why would Cameron need a longer airstrip to take off? What could be so heavy to weigh it down?'"Y/N turned to look at Pope and realization fell over her face. JJ span around and looked at him. John B stood up, "gold."Pope freaked out, "ExAcTly! This is our chance guys! But it leaves tonight and we have to go now!"Kie grinned, "guys we can't give up now!" JJ itched his temple, "what's the plan big man?" He looked to John B."We're gonna steal that shit back." He said without missing a beat."Pogue style." Y/N smirked, JJ looked at her and smiled to himself...They look spread around the five of them like wildfire. They took off Down the dock. Filled with determination and fearlessness."Let's do this!" Pope called."Come on guys!" Kie grinned. It seemed all of last night was forgotten.

The van was alive again with Pogue spirit. JJ had the gun in his lap and him and Y/N were given permission to get excited. "We go in there, guns a-blazin'" Y/N smiled and loaded the pistol. Kie glared at her."Make Ward Cameron beg for mercy." JJ grinned. Y/N handed him the gun and he took it from her gently. She looked down but JJ pulled her chin back up again, all it took was one look to make Y/N sink into his hand. He chuckled gently and kissed her. "You're so cute." He said and ran the his hand up her thigh.Kie's face went from one of 'aww' to one of 'aggh!' "Stop." She threw a pillow at them.

"Anyway..." Pope sighed. "After that we grab as much gold as possible and get outta there.""The old abscond and vamonos." JJ nodded wisely."Down the intracostal." John B said from the drivers seat."Wait for weather." Kie continued."Exit to Cuba." Pope finishes. Kie smiled at him from the passenger seat. He was really committed."Cuba?" JJ asked. "No man Xcalak, Jewel of the Yucatán.""Lobsters so thick they could make Pope Gary jealous." YN grinned and the Pogues laughed, even Kie reluctantly smiled.JJ smiled and finished, "Lodes of mangos and no word for money."They all looked at each other with confidence and excitement. This was the perfect plan! It wouldn't just go down in the Pogue hall of fame, it would flatten the building."Let's do this shit!" Y/N cocked the gun.Kie was secretly wondering where Sarah was- had she betrayed John B? Is that why he's not worried about getting her? She didn't know, but she found herself hoping that her and John B we're still ok.

(A/N: have you noticed that chapters are becoming shorter the closer we get to the end 😂 the ending is sooo sad but I have an extra plan one of you recommend to me that I'm going to incorporate involving a special Greeneyed boy... Muhahahahah!Anyway, until next time!)