Celestial ~ JJ Maybank

09.

The next day arrived, and they were at John B's dock. John B, Kiara and Celeste were in the water with the drone as JJ and Pope watched from the screen. John B was at the screen being a weirdo like usual whilst Kiara and Celeste were in the background swimming and doing tricks in the water. The girls both did a backflip in the water as the drone was driven through the middle of them as they all came up to the surface.

"-It's not a drone, it's an ROV" Pope was explaining as JJ shushed the boy.

"Shut up, shut up, it's too early for that right now," he then faced the water, "nice backflip Cece, very good form"

She laughed from the water, flirting back, "oh yeah? Maybe next time you can come help me"

John B swam closer to the boys, "hey, look, once we get footage of the wreck, we'll bring it to a lawyer in town and file a formal claim"

JJ turned to Pope, "it's such bullshit! Why do we have to do that?"

"Well, there is maritime salvage law. You can't just go to the ocean floor and scoop a bunch of stuff up" Pope explained.

"I know, I know, it's just lawyers aren't cheap bro" JJ says.

"Well as soon as they see the footage, they'll work for a comp"

Celeste nodded, "yeah and I mean, if all else, my parents would be happy to pay for a lawyer. You guys are like their four other children,"

"Aww" the Pogues cooed at her before laughing.

"How do you know all of that anyway JB?" Kiara asked.

"'Cause my dad said it, like, a million times"

"Yeah that's fair" Kiara sighed.

Pope spoke up, "This tether is, like, really long. In the wrong weather, it could get pushed around"

"Then we'll go at dead calm," John B replied to the boy,

As if on cue, thunder rumbled in the distance as they got out of the water.

"At slack tide?" Kiara asked.

"So now we just gotta wait around for the right weather... and today is not that day" Pope stated as they watched the dark sky approaching.

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"You boys get these groceries over to Figure Eight. Get straight back here when you're done. No fishin'. I promised delivery by this afternoon" Heyward told JJ and Pope as he handed them bags, "rich folks don't wanna wait for you lazy sons of..." he sees JJ holding his hands out and passed the bags over to him, smiling fakely at him, "oh JJ thank you... sons of bitches" Heyward continued as he dropped the smile.

"Right" Pope sighed at his father.

Celeste raised her hand, "uh am I invisible to you Pops?"

"Do you plan on actually helping this time or just watching the boys like the other times?" Heyward asked the girl with a raised brow.

Celeste stuttered for a second. The man had caught her there.

"Just you wait Heyward, I'll show them up no problem" she pointed at the man with a smirk.

He chuckled, "I won't believe it until I see it Celeste" she couldn't help but smile at the man. He had a big heart and he loved them all, despite all the shit they got up to. Even if he didn't show it a lot. He knew they were all good kids at heart and they cared for his son like no other friends could.

Once all the bags were in the boat, they had sailed away towards Figure Eight, ready to start their rounds of deliveries.

"Doesn't even look like the storm hit there" Pope grunted as they rode past the big houses of Kook territory.