𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 - ʲʲ ᵐᵃʸᵇᵃⁿᵏ

𝟮𝟲. get the cross back

Hazel Cameron

"When me and Sarah went back to Tannyhill, Rafe was on the phone with Ward, and he just kept saying My thing, this is my thing. He had to be talking about the cross." I say.

"Absolutely." Pope said. "And he's coming into Wilmington tonight at eight o'clock. And it's being shipped by train to Raleigh from there, but this this is our chance to get it back." I say.

"You get any other information?" Pope asked me. "Uh, sarah got the cargo number." Kiara says as she pick up the paper.

"Okay, well, that's a start." Pope said. "Yeah." Kie said. "I mean they're definitely fencing that shit off as we speak. So we should probably get a move on." JJ said. "Sarah, you hear from John b?" Pope asked Sarah.

"No, I mean, he's probably off somewhere with his dad. But the problem is they have the twinkie." Sarah says. "Our transportation." Pope says.

"I could ask Heyward for the truck." Pope said. "Uh... what? Yeah, that's gonna go well." JJ said. "I know, but we have no other options." Pope said.

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"Honestly, the hardest part is gonna be security, all right? So most of the guys are gonna be at the rail yard." JJ said as we all sit on a table. "We'll need to find some place and guard it, maybe a little further down the line, like a whistle-stop." Pope said.

"Yeah." Kie said. "You guys are getting ahead of yourselfes per usual. We don't have a way to transport the cross. What you think? On JJ's motorcycle?" Cleo said as JJ takes off his hat. "That's not my fault." JJ said.

"Okay, other options." Pope said as Sarah is staring at someone. "Oh my god." Sarah said. "Oh my god, what?" I asked her as we all turned around and see Topper.

"What the fuck." I say. "Is that Topper?" Pope asked. "Why... is he everywhere?" Kiara asked. "Because he likes following us that for sure." I say. "Perfect. Hey jay." Pope said.

"What?" JJ said. "I bet you Topper has a way to transport the cross." Pope said. "Actually, Pope's right. He does have a rig." JJ said looking at Sarah.

"No." She said. "Yes." Me and JJ say. "No. Absolutely not." Sarah said. "Yes, come on." I say. "Sarah, you already got him whipped anyway, all right? So why don't you just take one for the team?" JJ said. "He's right about that." I say.

"What would John be say?" Sarah said. "I think John b will completely understand. Think about the circumstances, it's about treasure." Pope said.

"We can handle John b. Just talk to him." Kiara said to sarah.

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"Well, there's like 1,000 trains here." Sarah said. "Well, we know it's car 750x on the track to Raleigh." Pope said. "Yeah, so now we just gotta find it." JJ says.

"Well, news flash. We're not getting out of here unnoticed with a giant cross." Kiara said. "We won't have to. We can nab it somewhere further in the country. Just gotta figure out how to stop the train." Pope said. "Right." Kie said.

"Leave that to me." JJ said. "How you gonna do that?" I asked him. "I got an uncle up in New Bern, right? When he got tipsy, he'd just throw an old chain across the tracks, just for shits and giggles. And that old little chain would stop all the train traffic in coastal Carolina." JJ said.