BACKWARDS ALLEY WITH LUIS AND ROMEO

Clay leaned on his car while the familiar silver sedan drove up in the alleyway as he waited. Two  Hispanic men got out of the car, while two stood guard for protection. They walked close to him making him wear his shit eating grin on his face. Clay looked at the familiar faces of the Galindo Cartel. Luis and Romeo.

"What's so urgent?" Romeo asked him. He and Luis shared a look, before looking at Clay again, who was still wearing his shit- eating grin. 

"I got a little disturbing news the other day, I wanted to bounce off my Mexican brethren. It turns out there was this RICO case, right? It was about to come crashing down on all of us. And then all of a sudden, it just went away. You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?" Clay asked the two men. He wanted to know if there was anything else he could learn. Lenny had already told him that Sybil had moved Otto from the prison. He wanted her out of his way and fast.

"How the hell would I know?" Romeo tells him.

"Who told you this shit?" Luis asked him.

"I heard it from my sources," Clay replied with his arms crossed.

"Oh, you got sources now?" Luis scoffed at him.

"Oh, yeah. I got sources that are helping me sort through all the facts. For instance, how you were able to get Jax to do a 180 on the drugs and the guns. And why he kept me breathing so that Gaalan can continue to funnel Irish guns your way. One might think you were holding something over his head. Like maybe a RICO case. And then it hit me. To pull that off, you'd have to be wearing two really big hats. What federal agency could be that devious and that manipulative?" Clay said. 

Romeo and Luis looked at each other, but this time discreetly.

"Where's this going?" Romeo, now taking control of the conversation.

"I don't know, and that's the problem. I think Jax is pushing to kill the RICO leverage you got. If that happens, I'll go away. And the guns go away, and you go away." Clay tells them. Romeo looked at him. This would mess up everything. They still had a part to play regardless of the president stopping the RICO case.

"How's he doing that?" Romeo asked him.

"Was. How was he doing that?" Clay mentioned.

"What do you mean, was?" Romeo had his hand on his hip while Luis crossed his arms.

"Sybil Pope. She got Delaney out of prison and hid him god's nowhere." Clay stated.

Romeo was familiar with the name. Sybil Pope was popular in Oakland and in Washington, DC. She and her cousin.

"I'm familiar with the name," Romeo said, making Clay want to hear about it.

"She and her cousin are very popular. I have sources in Washington. This goes deeper than all of us. If she's helping Jax, then it could be trouble for us." Romeo added.

"Then we need to take her out," Clay says.

"It won't be easy, Clay. She is a powerful woman with connections deeper than ours. All it takes is one missed move, and all her connections and all their associates with rain down on us." Luis inserted.

"Then what are we going to do?" Clay sighed.

"Just hold off for right now." Romeo calmly said.

"We'll figure something out," Luis said before they walked away from him.

"Damn it!" Clay shouted.

AIRPORT HANGAR

Sybil had parked in the private hangar as her private jet waited for her. She grabbed her bag before walking to the plane. She hoped that everything was okay with Huck. She gave her bag to the stewardess before climbing the stairs. Another stewardess welcomed her before she was led to her seat.

She lay back with a small breath before she closed her eyes. She slept soundly as the plane flew to Charming. Her phone had lit up, showing a text from Fitz.

To: Sybil 

From: Fitz

I'll see you soon. :)

Because the phone was on airplane mode, it couldn't be shown. It will be a great surprise.

RAILROAD (OAKLAND)

Jax stood outside, leaning against his bike while Chibs and Happy sat on their motorcycles. He was waiting for Damon, Sybil's father. He had checked his phone to see if he at least had a text from Sybil or Rio. He had none from either. He had heard from Rio that he was going to get a house to stay in while he was down there to help them. Damon's town car finally arrived, parking before the driver opened it. Damon got out, adjusting his suit before they both met in the middle.

"Hey, thanks for meeting me," Jax tells Damon, who nods.

"What do you need, Jax?" Damon responded.

"Yeah. I come bearing gifts." Jax said. Damon looked at him with a curious look.

"Charming Heights, a three-phase residential community. They're looking for one more backer. Our mayor is the principal developer. I already ran this by Sybil, and she ran this by Jason Deluca." Jax told him.

"Jason Deluca. How convenient." Damon states. His jaw tightened, which Jax noticed.

"Who is Jason Deluca to Sybil?" Jax asked him. Jax knew that look on Damon's. His mother wore that look plenty of times.

" A pain in my side. Him and the others." Damon says.

"Others?" Jax questioned.

"Once you really get to know my daughter, Mr.Teller. You will see all of her." Damon changed the subject. Jax wondered what he meant by that. He already knew about Rio. They were together.

"What's your end?" Damon asked him.

"Maintenance contracts. Some kind of percentage for the MC. All up for discussion. Nothing greedy." Jax replied.

"Sounds fair. Thinking beyond the street." Damon tells him, his hand now in his pocket.

"Just taking your lead, man." Jax shrugged.

"Mm-hmm. There's only one thing standing in the way of our growing partnership. You know what that is, right?" Damon responded with a chilled hum.

"Yeah," Jax said.

"How much longer do you need Morrow on that leash?" Damon questioned him.

"Just until this deal goes through with Gaalen. The IRA is a tough nut to crack." Jax tells him.

"Then I advised you to make a deal with Gaalen yourself. Or you can get him out of your way. " Damon's voice dimmed, but filled with rage. He needed to kill Clay slowly and painfully, and this was taking too long.

"Right," Jax said before they both went their separate ways.

OLIVIA POPE AND ASSOCIATES BUILDING (WASHINGTON, DC)

Huck leaned back into his chair after what happened. He wanted to change the way that he was. He wasn't a B613 anymore. He didn't want to be that anymore. It changed him mentally. The dark moments, that dark place waiting to swallow him up. He had lived on the streets to avoid his family, whom he felt wouldn't recognize him.

That was until he met them. Met her. Sybil Pope. She saw something in him, no one ever did. She saw him. Not just as a B613 member, but as a person. As someone worth fighting for. Something caught his eye with his name on it. It was a tape recorder.  The words 'play me' were on it. He was familiar with Sybil's handwriting. He pressed the button, starting it.

                                                                        Hey, it's me,

          I wanted to let you know that I'm here for you. I'm always here for you.                                           You are my friend and someone very close to me. You are your own person. You aren't him anymore. You're Huck. You and he go hand in hand. You're equal. Both sides of the coin. You have to understand him to better understand yourself. He is you. You're both Huck. Be safe, okay. I need you here for me. For O.P.A., Talk to Garcia on extra time if you need to. And call me if you ever need anything. I'm one call away. 

And just like that, it hung up. He continued listening to it with soft tears as he listened to his angel, his friend. His Sybil.

OUTSIDE T.O's GRIM BASTARDS' HANGOUT

Jax showed up at the Grim Bastards' hangout first. He waited on his motorcycle as a sleek Mercedes made way into the lot. Parking next to him, getting out Rio in comfortable clothes. His hands were in his jacket pocket. Jax stood up from his bike, getting off. 

"How was house shopping?" Jax asked with a cheeky smile, making Rio's lips lift in a smirk.

"It's good." Rio nods before they start walking to the hangout.

"I met with Damon Pope earlier today," Jax mentioned.

"How was it?" Rio questioned.

"It went well. He's considering becoming  Charming Future Project's third partner." Jax tells him.

"That can make you or break you. I heard from Jason about the project. He's soon gonna make an appearance in Charming." Rio told him.

"What is Jason Deluca to Sybil? I mentioned that she got Jason Deluca on board, could've sworn I saw his jaw clench hard." Jax turned to face Rio. 

Rio smirked again.

"Jason Deluca is someone who used to be important to Sybil. He'd help her out if she asked for it." Rio vaguely tells him before he starts walking again. Jax didn't like that both Damon and Rio were vague about this Deluca guy. Was he like Rio, someone that she was with, or was it strictly business? He didn't like the green monster that was flaring up. 

"Are you coming?" Rio shouted to Jax, who followed with a tense jaw. Going inside the bar, they saw some of the Grim Bastards sitting down, talking. A sexy African American woman manned the bar as she poured liquor for one of the girls before she walked off.

"Hello, beautiful, where's your MC leader?" Rio asked with a charming smile.

"I'll get him for you, gentlemen." She said with a nice smile before walking away.

Rio hummed, looking at the nicely shaped woman walk away before turning to look at Jax. He was starting after her also. 

'But she wasn't Sybil.' They thought. 

She came back with T.O, as he grinned, seeing Jax Teller in his building.

"Well, if it isn't the mother charter himself." T.O greeted as he bro hugged him with a smile before pulling back. 

"Hey T." Jax greeted back.

"Why did you come to Lodi? Do the misses need to know about what we are doing with her money?" T.O questioned, now seeing Rio.

"Who's this?" T.O asked Jax.

"Rio Lopes, a friend of Sybil's. I'll be helping out SAMCRO while Sybil's out of town." Rio introduced himself. He held out his hand with a sharp grin before T.O shook it.

"Well, any friend of the misses is a friend here," T.O says with a smile.

"Thanks. So, have you gotten started?" Rio questioned him. T.O looked at the beautiful woman at the bar.

"Alicia." He motioned for her to get the file. Alicia did as told before coming back. She handed him the file before T.O motioned them to follow him to the corner table in the hangout.

"We've started looking into some places. I also made partners with mom and pop shops that we protect here. They would pay us for their protection, while we help them establish a better customer status. Half go to us and Half go to them. We'll then split our half with Ms. Pope." T.O explained as he pulled out the pictures of the Ma and pop shops. Which was a lot.

"I see you've been busy," Jax states.

"She gave us 2 months. I'm trying to get ahead in the game. I'm going to make a strip club along with a grocery store." T.O replied.

"Nice, you can money launder at the back of it." Rio comments. T.O nods.

"That's the plan. Make it quick." He responds.

"You would at least make 30,000 to 40,000 dollars doing that a day.  I know someone who can help you out." Rio started. As the two bikers and the gangster talked.

CLAY'S HOUSE

Juice wasn't supposed to be talking with Clay or being near him. He had Ratboy and Phil, along with the new guys, Menace and Sticky, go on a Costco run. Hoping that it would give him enough time to talk with Clay. He was still scared of dying because of the warning from Jax. And the nerves of the looks that Sybil sends him when she's near. He found Clay sitting at the dinner table. He was trying to give himself his shot in his hand for his parkinsons.

"Hey, man." Juice greeted.

"You don't have to do that," Clay says as Juice softly grabs his hand before doing it himself.

"It's cool. Just came by to see if you needed anything. The prospects are doing a Costco run." Juice shrugged.

"No, I'm fine. Sit for a second, will you?" Clay sighed.

"You know, I don't think I could've gotten through the past month without you. No, no, I mean it. You reminded me what being a brother is." He added.

"Thanks, man." Juice states.

"I've made a lot of mistakes, Juice. I've done some heinous shit. Most of it, I-I can't even begin to tell you." Clay feigned self-pity. He didn't regret anything he did. At all. Jax would get what was coming to him and his black bitch too. He only hoped Galindo would let him know when they were starting their move.

"What're you talking about?" Juice questioned.

"You get to this point in your life, and you start to wonder, are you chasing after sh*t you don't even want anymore?" Clay sighed before continuing.

"I'm exhausted, son. Just watch my back. Please." The doorbell rang, letting them know someone was at the door. Clay motioned him to leave out the back door while he got up off his chair. As Juice left, Clay walked to the door to see Gemma waiting for him.

"Brought you some basics. Change up your diet of bourbon and cornflakes." Gemma motioned as they walked out to her car.

"Appreciate that," Clay said before they headed inside with the items.

He would relish in her company as much as he needed before he died happily.

HANGAR (CHARMING, CALIFORNIA) / SYBIL'S HOUSE (CHARMING)

Sybil finally arrived in Charming as the beaming sun shone down on her as she stepped out to walk down the stairs. She had changed her clothes while she was on the airplane before they landed. Wearing something that was a good change from her suits in Charming. She walked down the stairs before she was handed her bag.

"Thank you." She says before walking to her waiting car, where Michael waited for her.

"Welcome back, Ms.Pope." Michael nodded.

"It's good to be back." Sybil sighed while Michael opened the door for her to get in. She sat her bag next to her. Sybil turned her phone off airplane mode as Michael got back in the car. He started driving to her place. She looked at any emails before it looked like she received a message from someone. Fitz had texted her. She opened it to see the words 'I'll see you soon' stand out to her. She made a face, 'What did he mean?' 

Sybil texted him back quickly while Michael turned down her street with a quick motion. 

To: Fitz

From: Sybil

What are you talking about 'see you soon'? What are you planning?

She quickly texted him, not seeing the black Sedan that was in front of her house or the person who waited for her with a smile on his face. The town car stopped as Michael got out to open her door. She got out with her bag as she started walking up her Driveway to stop when she saw Fitz with a smile on his face.

"Hey, Sybil," Fitz says as he stares at his love while she stares at him, shocked. 

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A/N: Cliffhanger!!!! Scandal s2 ep 6 and Sons of Anarchy s5 ep 10 are officially finished. Finally. I hope it's good. Fitz is in Charming!!! I'm thinking about having Jax meet him in the next chapter, but I don't know yet. Might wait until after episode 8 of Scandal. If you watched SOA, you would know that the Cartel is a part of the CIA or the CIA posing as the Cartel. And the deeper connection... You already know who it is. Clay's gonna get what's coming to him. I don't know if I should have Damon live or not, but I'm leaning towards keeping him alive. I have a feeling if he does die, my girl would be too op for them to handle. Let me know what ya'll think. Now I will start Cam girl. See you soon.

-Otakiaski98