Immediately following Clara's shooting in the stairs area, she is taken to the hospital to recover. Meanwhile, Jamie reacts to the situation as the ambulance and police cars leave, preoccupied with his thoughts. Mona and Garfield rush over to check on him.

Mona: How is she?

Jamie: I know Rachael is showing up; she's following our footsteps.

Mona: I knew it. I knew it. *sighs*

Jamie: Don't do something stupid on your own.

Mona: I won't.

Jamie: We're figured some shit out this time; she doesn't deserve to take over in this town when Billy owns her.

Garfield: We heard you. Everything is gonna sort it out. Irwin had a perfect chance to get rid of these fuckers.

Jamie: *hearing*

Mona: Garfield, they still wanted to take him away; Clara was nearly shot and is close to being shot at.

Jamie: That's the issue. What are you two supposed to do? You both came up with the damn plan.

Later, Jamie is in the room with Clara until she wakes up and feels Jamie's hand while her hands are rubbing him softly as he notices her awakened.

Clara: *looks at him*

Jamie: Take a break. You've done enough.

Clara: *hearing*

Jamie: *looks at her*

Clara: You can do it. For me. *quietly*

Jamie: *hearing and nods softly*

Later, Jamie exits the hospital and answers a call from Irwin before getting into the car.

Jamie: *answers* Hello?

Irwin: I heard Clara got shot. Rachael is a whole fucking plan to do this alone; Billy ordered her to keep it lookout when she followed you around.

Jamie: She has nowhere to find me.

Irwin: Ensure you stay alert; we've put in extra work to handle them. 

Jamie: Call me, and we'll sort this out together.

Jamie and the group are relaxing in the restaurant, having lunch while discussing what Irwin called Jamie. They are trying to gather information to take down Billy's crew, including Jacky.

Jamie: I was called Irwin. Before we deal with them, he will explain what it means for them and give them a taste of what's to come. 

Angel: What's happening? How is Billy coming up with more plans after he's dead? 

Jamie: He's playing remarkably well; plans gone awry.

Mona: Jacky made some of the biggest mistakes when working with him; he's also going down.

Jamie: *hearing*

Garfield: They'll never see us coming.

Later that night, Mona and Clayton wait in the parking lot for Irwin and Elena to finalize the plan. The area remains quiet, with a subtle background noise.

Mona: They don't run out the leagues yet if they don't show up.

Clayton: They're gonna be there. I don't know what the fuck is taking so long with that bullshit. Trust me, they're on the way; the road is packing.

Mona: Clayton, I believe we should change our approach.

Clayton: How do you suggest we do that?

Mona: We'll divide our tasks after we find them and finish the job.

Clayton: We still have a business. Maybe I should have realized that sooner.

Mona: *sees the car appeared*

Irwin and Elena: *gets out of the vehicle*

Elena: They would fit in well; we noticed Raphael lingering in the apartment, so I got the address.  

Irwin: The rest of the crew is back around the corner from the other neighborhood near the train station.  

Mona: Keep that information handy; we've got some payback to collect for the business.

Elena: You're gonna be goddamn sure that.

Jamie and the group stood in the parking lot outside Rachael's apartment. He instructed them to locate the crew so they could take them down, and they all agreed.

Mona: Are you sure you can manage that? 

Jamie: I'm getting there. I need to catch up on this shit, to Clara. 

Salim: He makes a valid point. We should leave, or everyone else will lose their minds.

Jamie: *hearing*

Mona: Call us until it's done, and I'll text you when these guys have disappeared.

Jamie: *kept hearing and watching them get in the car and take off*

All: *driving into separate ways*

Jamie: *takes out the gun to prepare to kill Rachael until he hears in the background in the river*

Rachael: Oh Jamie....?

Jamie: *turns around and walks over to the river while seeing her*

Dacre: *checks the crew inside the other apartment to set up the battle and goes to the bathroom while one of the team hears knocking on the door*

Clayton: *sees the team open the door and pushes them away while reloading the gun* Where is motherfucking, Dacre? *shoots two people with shotgun*

Team 3: *tried to kill Clayton*

Irwin: *shoots Team 3 with the submachine gun*

Elena: Go find Dacre. *comes in with the gun*

Team 4: *appears*

Elena: *hitting in the face with the gun and shoots in the head*

Mona, Angel, Salim, and Memphis: *follows the other team around in the back of outside to begin to shoot*

Mona: *shooting more and kills one person*

Memphis: *focused on the target and hearing shooting while hiding*

Angel: *kept hearing gunfire while hiding; he signals Salim to keep shooting and repeats this action after it takes its turn to shoot*

Salim: *watching Angel shooting*

Angel: *kills one person*

Salim: Hide. *looks at him*

Angel: *almost getting hit and hiding while hearing shooting multiple times*

Rachael: What a surprise. I should've killed everybody. I should've killed Clara, too. Because of that bitch was alive.

Jamie: Were you spying on me at the hospital for that reason?  

Rachael: How could I stay out there witnessing you distressed in the room while I was hiding in the bush? She shouldn't have been able to live freely.

Jamie: Say one more fucking word about anything on her, and you're dead. *points the gun at her*

Rachael: So you finally gonna kill me this time. That's on you. Because this is the last time you pulled the trigger before the backup showed up.

Jamie: The fuck you ain't gotten no backup.

Rachael: Oh, really? That's not my point. The other issue is that your gun runs out quickly, which causes your friends to suffer at night because of your mistake.

Dacre: *hitting him in the head with the gun*

Jamie: *falls to the ground while the gun drops into the water*

Dacre: It altered your fate, condemning you to hell. *aims the gun at him*

Jamie: I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. What is your Plan B? Or C?

Dacre: *hearing*

??: *shoots Dacre in the back twice and shoots Rachael in the chest*

Rachael: *falls to the water*

Dacre: *dead*

Jamie: *sees Jacky points the gun*

Jacky: *helped him up*

Jamie: *hearing his phone notifications and reading the text message* They're clearing out.

Jacky: So do I. I've made myself Plan C after I joined with them to make it things how to get rid of these assholes.

Jamie: *checking his head*

Jacky: I'm not blaming everything on you; I was doing my job alongside you. 

Jamie: It seems like you've been helping to protect me.

Jacky: *hearing*

Rachael: *crawling, she uses one hand to pull the water out and aims the gun at Jamie*

Jamie: *noticed from behind and grabs Jacky's gun and shoots her head*

Rachael: *dead*

Jacky: *watching Jamie*

Jamie: *gives him the gun back*

Jacky: I'm sorry about everything.

Jamie: Forget it. *gets in the car*

Jacky: *looks at him*

Jamie: Come on.

Jacky: *does the same*

Jamie: *drives away*

Jacky: you're fortunate that the cameras aren't here. What if the police need to make sense of who murdered these two? 

Jamie: Let them handle it.

Clara observes Jamie and Jacky in the hospital as Jamie explains the situation to her. He is already collaborating with Rachael to manage his responsibilities for her.

Clara: She's gonna be the dumbest person alive.

Jamie: *hearing*

Clara: Welcome back, Jacky.

Jacky: *looks at her*

Clara: Don't do this shit at us again.

Jacky: I've had my plan from the beginning.

Clara: So you just came up with it?

Jacky: Definitely.

Jamie: *finished texting* Jacky, they're good.

Jacky: *hearing*

Jamie: We gotta move. Clara, call me until you get out of here.

Clara: Be careful.

Jamie: *kissing her lips*

Clara: *does the same*

Jamie and Jacky: *leaving and getting back in the car*

Jamie: *drives away*

*May 2027*

Jamie received his diploma and a science scholarship due to his exceptional talent for scientific processes, while all his classmates only earned the standard diploma. Upon receiving his diploma, he noticed his siblings and parents, Tori, Colin, Eddie, and Amy, cheering joyfully as he accepted his awards. While Jamie celebrated alone, Amy cried, believing he deserved all the recognition.

Jamie: *walks over to them and hugs them*

Eddie and Amy: *doing the same*

Jamie: I'm giving this award to both of you. You two first met in science class. 

Eddie and Amy: *look a bit confused* 

Jamie: I overheard you discussing your first meeting and the future during the science fair or project when you mentioned building everything for the award. *looks at them*

Colin: Your life has completely transformed, Jamie. I defended you just like I did at the science museum when I took you there after we got off the tram.

Jamie: *hearing and looks at him*

Tori: *holds him* We got your back; nothing happened.

Jamie: *holds her back*

Tori: *smiles*

Jamie: I had to remain in South Carolina for a bit to assist my friends in obtaining better resources for sharing. I promise I'll be home very soon.

All: *hearing*

The following day, Jamie arrived at Clayton's apartment, got out of the car, and noticed the rest of the gang waiting for him as he approached them.

Jamie: What are you guys doing out here?

Clara: I'm waiting for you. Clayton has something crucial to discuss. 

Jamie: You don't need to go in. He'll handle sourcing for me.

Jacky: Are you sure?

Jamie: Mhm.

Mona: *hearing*

Jamie: *high-five with palm to Angel, Salim, and Memphis*

Memphis: Good luck in there.

Mona: I love you guys supporting him. *looks at them*

Angel: Cause it's before.

Mona: *hearing*

Jamie: *looking for the right door while seeing Irwin and Elena come out of the door*

Irwin: Just in time.

Jamie: You guys waiting up for me?

Elena: Nope. Clayton shared some information with us. As of now, we're going to our friends' house and taking Lori and Casey to the nightclub tonight.

Jamie: Have fun. *goes to the door while looking at them and goes inside*

*5 minutes later*

Jamie: Look, no one would know where this product is coming from.

Clayton: They won't know where the money's going.

Jamie: Damn, they won't even realize that we're connected. After today, nobody's seeing our faces again if someone brings an attitude first. We're on the same team, Clay.

Clayton: Listen, the machine will be ready to roll as soon as I give the signal.

Jamie: After that, I'm pretty much... a guy.

author's note:
I want to express my gratitude for reading my fourth sequel to Influence. It took me a year to start creating this story. While Jamie's journey has concluded, there are more stories ahead.

#InfluenceNeverEnds