KIARA REVERSED the Truck on a dry land of forest land, as they got out of the car to see the other three Pogues sat on top of the Twinkie, which was drowning in the water. Aurora prepared herself for the shouting, knowing that they took way over an hour. Pope shouted,
"Where the hell were you guys?"
"Paternal complications." Kie replied, as she motioned towards JJ and Rory, who were stepping out of the vehicle.
"Luke was at the Chateau." JJ informed, as he grabbed the winch from the back of the Truck.
Pope scoffed, "Oh, great! While you were having family time with your pops, John B got bit by a gator!"
JJ's eyes widened, "Wait, for real?"
"Does it look like we're joking?" Sarah questioned sarcastically, as she pointed to John's bloody leg- it had been wrapped in his bandanna messily.
Kie worried, "Shit, what happened?"
"I got bit by a gator!" John B repeated frustratedly.
"I don't know why I'm being yelled at." Kie raised her voice, "I put my ass on the line!"
Sarah, JB, and Pope started yelling reasons at the same time, causing Rory's head to explode. Aurora looked at JJ, who's hands were on his head in distress, before walking back over to the Truck and sitting inside. She lit her cigarette, forgetting that Kiara's dad wouldn't be too happy to smell smoke lingering in his new Truck- but fuck Mike, he was an asshole.
Pope shouted, "You're being yelled at because you said you would be 20 minutes-"
Kie defended, "We went as fast as we could-"
"Shut up!" JJ shouted, making the group fall silent, "Seriously, guys, I can't take it anymore. Look, I just helped our dad leave this island for good. Like, he's not ever coming back. He's straight up like the Spanish, just Bon Voyage."
Rory rolled down the window, looking at the Pogues sharing the same confused look. She whispered, "That's not the right language."
"And I know for a fact all I got is you guys, okay? You're it." JJ continued, "And I've come too close to losing you, all of you. I mean, shit, Kie almost drowned. Pope, you were kidnapped. Rory, you're a literal anger-bomb. Sarah's been shot. And John B, you were almost dinner for a freaking gator, bro." He paused, "So, this blaming each other is some Kook-ass bullshit, alright? And we're Pogues... Sorry, that's all I got."
Rory nodded, an upside down smile appearing on her face because she was proud of her brother. She started to slowly clap, as everyone else joined her. She smiled, "John Jacob, that was the best speech you've ever given."
"Also, you should think about, like, a Rosetta Stone because your Spanish and French are flip-flopped." John B added sarcastically, as he stuck his middle fingers up to the group.
Sarah stuck her fist in the air encouragingly, "We should Bon Voyage out of here."
Aurora stepped out of the vehicle, before grabbing the winch and attaching it onto the Twinkie and connecting it to Kie's Truck. With help from the Pogues, they were able to rescue the Twinkie from becoming a submarine, and drive over to the church.
The Church was older than expected, and was practically about to crumble down. The white paint had been rubbed off over decades, revealing the brown wood underneath. A few overgrown plants slipped through cracks in the floors and walls, as Aurora tried to waft away the damp rotting smell that lingered in the air.
John B searched around, before thinking out-loud, "Okay, well, if I was a cross and wanted to be hidden in an old church, where would I hide?"
"Are you sure Denmark hid the cross here, Pope?" JJ asked curiously, as they looked around the empty space, "Like, are we at the right Church?"
