# — ❞ STUPID THINGS HAVE GOOD OUTCOMES ALL THE TIME ❞
╰┈➤ CHAPTER FIVE ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ 𝙊𝙐𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝘽𝘼𝙉𝙆𝙎 ┊🏝️🌅🐚

              "OKAY. SO, UM... WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING," Pope said as he rushed back in the shack. After heading back from the motel and nearly getting caught by cops, they first heeded to the docks where they saw Scooter on a roller, dead. Apparently, the boat they found on the sea floors was worth millions and everyone is now looking for it, so of course Pope was worried and already coming up with a plan, "We don't know anything — we need to have total and complete amnesia."

Jj pointed to Pope with a nod, "Actually, Pope's right for once."

And Cari was shocked once again.

"See, I agree with you sometimes," Jj stood up from his seat and pointed at everyone ( besides Pope ) in the room, "Deny, deny, deny, deny."

"Guys, we can't keep the money," Kiara stated, earning an annoyed groan from JJ.

Jj turned from leaning on the wall, "Okay. Not all of us can afford unlimited data plans, Kiara."

"We have to pass to pass that off to Lana Grubbs," Kiara said. "Otherwise, it's bad karma."

"Exactly," Cari nodded. "Help a fellow Lana out, it's what Lana Del Rey would want us to do."

Pope rolled his eyes, "And it's had karma to be implicated in a felony, too," he added, "We gotta go dark."

"If that means we get to keep the money, then I agree,"

John B patted JJ's shoulder and walked back, "I don't agree," he got a why? from JJ, as expected, "Think about it, this is Scooter Grubbs we're talking about, right? Same dude that's been buying individual cigarettes at the Porthole. Shit, one time Cari and I saw him begging for change in the Save-A-Lot parking lot because he needed gas," he stood in front of everyone, "We're talking about a dirtbag marina rat who's never had more than forty bucks in his pocket, and all of a sudden he's got a Grady-white? Just sayin'."

Then, they all headed out to the docks and went outside where Pope and JJ were already fishing, "All right, so think about it, Pope. How does a marina rat get a Grady-White?"

Pope inhaled sharply, "Prostitution."

"Square groupers, bro. Okay, flying under the radar, no aerial surveillance," John B signaled to the water. "They don't do that stuff during a hurricane — what does that mean, JJ?"

"They were straight smugglin'," JJ replied.

"Smuggling," John B added with a shrug. "And I guarantee there's a serious amount of contraband in that wreck."

Once again, they were back in the shack, circled around John B's room, "For the record, if that is a smuggling ship with illegal contraband on the inside of it... it probably belongs to someone else," Kiara and Cari glanced at each other, counting their fingers down to one and eye rolling in sync, "They could come looking for it, taking it would be catastrophically stupid."

JJ leaned forward and took the cash from Pope's hand, "Right. Well, stupid things have good outcomes all the time," they all looked towards JJ, "All we need to do is figure out a way to get into the cargo hold of that wreck. Until then, we just lay low and act normal."

Cari sighed as her voice filled with a sarcastic tone, "Man, things sure have changed here on Walton Mountain."

Pope sent her a side eye and looked back to the Pogues, "Alright, so how do we do that?"

"Kegger?"

IF ANYONE WOULD REALLY, TRULY WANT TO KNOW THE OUTER BANKS, THEY'D NEED TO KNOW THE BONEYARD. Cari and John B had always said it was like a three-layer burrito; they have keggers here most of the time, but on a regular day, it's just apart of the island. Its three layers would be the friends of the Pogues, the working class derelicts, then the sworn enemies... Kooks, bleh. Then, the tourons; totally clueless, here one week on vacation with their parents and you'll never see them again.

Fun fact, Kiara's cousin ( on her mom's side ) is a Touron, Coco Ramirez. The Pogues only see her one week a summer, but she sure makes those single weeks memorable. She's not really aware of the never ending Kook-Pogue war, so she's the nicest person here, quiet, but nice.

And for some reason, always around Pope.

The party went on til sundown and continued through the night, but now it was mostly just Kooks and Pogues. Cari spent the whole evening talking about how the how the Hunger Games are more relevant than people think or whatever to some guy who was too high to give a shit, so his friend had to drag him back home. She caught glimpse of JJ side-eyeing them a few times, but immediately turning around when Cari noticed.

Once he left, she found Kiara and Pope and spent the rest of the evening talking to them and having a laugh. But the fun quickly stopped until JJ offered Sarah some beer, "Is it not fancy enough?"

"Hey, you know what? I'll take it," Topper suggested and took the red cup. "Thank you, man. I appreciate it."

"That's nice, but I didn't ask you," JJ shot back.

Before they knew it, a fight broke out with John B pushing Topper. Then, Topper did the same earning a few ohs from the crowd of teens. Sarah screamed for them to stop as John B was thrown into the shore, "Hey, John B, don't make me drown you like your old man, all right?"

Now this, Cari heard perfectly and caused her to snap her head in the direction of the fight, "What the fuck?"

As the crowd continuously joined in chant for them to fight, Cari walked over to try and get them to stop, but before she could get anywhere near them, JJ put an arm in front of her in a protective manner. John B and Topper continued swinging punches at each other until Topper threw John B back into the water, face first.

Sarah and Cari screamed for him to stop. Fear was plastered over Cari's face at the thought of losing her brother the same way she lost her father; Cari would truly be on her own. JJ drifted his gaze from Cari to John b before coming up with something that was the only thing he could think of.

Right at that moment, everything went silent. Topper was frozen in place with the gun on his head placed by JJ, "Yeah, you know what that is," JJ nodded, "Your move, broski," and then, everyone ( except for them ) ran away screaming.

"JJ!" Sarah screamed. "Put the gun down!"

"Did you say something, princess?" JJ snapped

Sarah turned to the others, "Cari, Kie! Can you check your psycho friend, please?"

"Psycho friend?! Your boyfriend tried to murder my brother," Cari snapped.

"Okay, everyone, listen up! Get the hell off our side of the island!" JJ yelled as he fired two bullets into the air.

Kiara shoved JJ, "Are you crazy?"

And then, John B fell back.

➥ AUTHOR'S NOTE
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i hate writing fight scenes, so yea this is the best i could do. also, brief mention of the new oc!! she's not gonna be in act one, but she will be in act two.

also, i PROMISE to keep JJ alive

— see you soon, meg!