𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 - JJ Maybank

Chapter 33: Monster

"Kiara! I need those setups done by five!" Mrs. Anna called as the trio left The Wreck.

"Y'know there are other people that work here!"

"Ain't none of them my children!"

The Pogues had made their way out onto The Wreck's dock.

"I feel that. On a deep, emotion level, I understand that," Pope grumbled.

JJ threw his bag down as the other two grabbed a seat. "So we going to the Bahamas or what?"

The voice of reason piped up, "There's no way we're getting to the Bahamas."

"What if we sell the HMS?" JJ continued. He knew there was no world in which they sold the HMS but he was just really eager to see Grace again.

Kie gave him a look. "John B's gonna get nabbed sooner or later. So if we're gonna clear his name we need to have done it yesterday."

JJ stood straight up, "I'll tell you how we do it."

"Oh, so you have it all planned out?" Pope asked sarcastically.

JJ stopped his pacing and looked over at his friend, "As a matter of fact, I do. We kidnap Rafe."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"We kidnap Rafe, tie him up and stick the gun in his mouth and just wait till he starts squawking."

"God, I miss Gracie," Kie mumbled. "Y'know torture's a war crime?"

"Yeah, so how exactly do you plan on clearing John B's name from a prison cell? Because that's a felony," Pope added.

JJ sat down. "All right well what do you got Pope? I was just trying to keep it simple. You know, one stop, and we're done. Grace would like it."

Pope looked at him sceptically, "No, she wouldn't have."

"All we need is a material witness. We saw Ward's plane fly right over our heads with the gold inside of it. He didn't fly it. If somebody else flew, they were there on the tarmac. They saw Peterkin get murdered. We just have to find whoever that was and get them to confess on record," he explained.

"How do we do that?" Kie furrowed her brows.

"A little light espionage," Pope answered.

"A little ghost recon," JJ added while sliding his hat on and grinning.

"Woogity-woogity?"

"Woogity, baby," JJ replied while wiggling his fingers with Pope's.

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"If this guy flew planes for Ward he's gotta be pretty tight lipped."

While Pope was talking JJ pulled out his gun and loaded it. "So then direct approach gets my vote."

"JJ, no!" Pope scolded the same way you would to a dog.

"No. What?" Kie added.

"Put the gun down, man," Pope continued.

"We gotta keep this simple, or we'll never get John B and Gracie home," JJ argued back.

Pope held up Kie's AirPods, "Or, we just tickle the wire."

"What?" Kie asked incredulously.

"We tickle the wire. I plant my phone in his car, and then we just listen in on your AirPods."

Pope held the phone up to Kie's face, "Say something."

"Something."

The phone immediately repeated what she said.