The four girls are sitting on the couch on the porch while the four boys are inside celebrating that Ward's gonna get arrested.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Ward and Patrick Cameron, kings of the kooks, are going to jail!" JJ announces, the four cheering.
"Goodbye! Goodbye!" Pope calls. "Adios! He out of there! Adios!"
Erin and Kie share a small laugh at their antics before they turn to Sarah and Brooklyn who both aren't as amused.
"Do you regret it?" Kie asks.
"No. He deserves all of it, and I know that." Sarah says.
"They both do." Brooklyn says.
"He's your dad. I get it. I'm sure it sucks to be in the middle." Kie says.
"Yeah." Erin mumbles.
Sarah's phone rings and she looks at the contact.
"Sorry." She tells them, getting up.
"Yeah." Kie nods.
"You okay?" Erin softly asks, rubbing Brooklyn's arm.
"Yeah." Brooklyn nods, forcing a small smile. "Yeah, yeah, no, I'm fine." She forces out a laugh. "Not like my entire life is falling apart or anything." She mumbles, getting up and walking away.
Erin and Kie share sympathetic looks for their two friends.
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As John B drives towards the Cameron's house, they watch cop cars speed to the house.
"Shit." Kie whispers, looking at the others.
"Oh, my God. Can you please hurry? I need to be there for Wheezie." Sarah says.
"You think I wanna miss this?" John B questions. Brooklyn glares at him before rolling her eyes.
They park outside of the entrance to Tannyhill and all quickly get out and look over the wall. They watch as the cops and SBI agents that are there run out to the docks.
"Screw it. I'm going over." John B says before jumping up and climbing over the wall.
"Right behind you." JJ says. He crouches with his back against the wall and gets in a sitting position and cups his hands in front of him.
"Three, two, one, go." He tells Kie who puts one foot in hand and then climbs the wall.
"Thank you." She says as she gets over and Pope helps Sarah over. Zack helps Brooklyn and then Erin over the wall before climbing over himself.
"Wheezie. Wheeze." Sarah rushes to her younger sister.
Brooklyn's eyes widen as Wyatt and Riley walk out of the house.
"Wait, wait, Wyatt?" Brooklyn asks, rushing over to him.
"What's going on?" Wheezie asks. "Why are the police here again?" She asks as Sarah hugs her.
"What are you doing here?" Brooklyn asks, hugging her brother. She glances at Riley who rolls her eyes, sighing. "Why are you here?"
"Dad dragged us here earlier." Wyatt says. "He-- he and Uncle Ward are at the boat. I don't--"
"Okay, okay, hey. Hey." Brooklyn cups his face. "Go inside, all right? Stay inside. Don't look out the windows. Just play games on your phone or something."
"Go inside. Don't come out." Sarah tells her sister. She slightly ushers her little sister inside who goes in with Rose.
"Go. Go." Brooklyn quickly kisses her brother's forehead before gently shoving him to Riley who takes him inside.
"Dad!" Sarah calls as they reach the dock. Ward and Patrick are both on the Druthers as Wyatt said.
"Dad!" Brooklyn yells.
The group rush forward to be closer, police attempting to stop them.
"We're here for them." JJ states.
"You gotta let us through." John B says.
"Officer Shoupe. Shoupe!" John B calls.
"Hey, that's Sarah and Brooklyn Cameron. Let them through!" Shoupe orders.
"What are you doing here, Sarah?" Ward asks as they walk further down the dock. The pogues keep their hands up as they pass the cops.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Sarah asks.
"Get off the boat!" Brooklyn yells.
"No, get them out of here!" Patrick shouts.
"Vic, you gotta get them out of here! They can't be here right now!" Ward yells.
"Just come on in, and you-you-- you can talk to her!" Shoupe prompts.
"Sarah, I'm so sorry, baby. I can't!" Ward yells as he hits a button to lift the anchor.
"What are you doing? Dad, no, no, no!" Sarah yells.
"No, no! Stop! Please!" Brooklyn screams.
"Ward, Patrick, this ain't gonna end the way you want it to!" Shoupe shouts as police boats start to arrive. "You don't need them seeing this!"
"Dad, stop"! Brooklyn yells.
"No, dad, don't leave! Where are you going?" Sarah asks.
"I love you!" Ward tells her before rushing into a part of the boat.
"Brooklyn, I love you!" Patrick yells.
"Hey! Damn it, Ward!" Shoupe yells.
"Dad, no!" Sarah yells.
"Turn it around and get back here!"
"Dad, stop!" Brooklyn shouts.
"Please don't leave!"
Brooklyn gasps and jumps as the My Druthers explodes. She stares in shock and horror as the dock shakes a bit from the explosion, the others protecting their heads from possibly flying debris.
A giant cloud of dark smoke billows as flames encase the boat.
"No. No." Sarah gasps, her voice breaking. "Dad. Dad! No! Dad!" Sarah screams, sobbing.
"Sarah!" Zack looks to see Topper rushing to them. Sarah looks at John B who is staring out at the boat. Sarah falls to the ground, sobbing, and Topper hugs her, doing his best to comfort her.
JJ looks over at Brooklyn who is still staring at the boat. He reaches over when she wobbles, almost falling back off the dock. He quickly wraps an arm around her waist, preventing her from falling.
"Hey, hey." He quietly says. "Hey." His warm touch on her waist seem to be what snaps Brooklyn out of her shocked trance.
Brooklyn breaks into sobs, feeling her knees give out. JJ immediately lowers both of them to the ground slowly until they're sitting down.
"Hey, hey." He mumbles.
"No!" She sobs, her chest aching with pain.
"I know. I know." JJ lets her fall into him, her forehead falling onto his shoulder. She can barely breathe as she cries, feeling JJ's arms stay around her. He rests one hand on the back of her head, attempting to comfort her.
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you're on your own, kid... obx
Fanfiction[ outer banks -- seasons 1-4 ] Brooklyn Cameron, Erin Stewart, & Zack Maybank Standalone: You're on Your Own, Kid I DO NOT own Outer Banks, any of the show's characters or storylines. I ONLY own my OCs and their storylines.
