"Pope, we've been walking for forever, and my feet hurt." John B complains. "What are we doing?"
"Listen, it's a treasure hunt. You hunt for the treasure. It doesn't come to you." Pope says.
"Okay, well, it should at least meet us halfway." Finn grumbles.
"You said you knew where we was going." Cleo says.
"I said I knew the general vicinity." Pope says. "You know what's been bugging me?"
"What?" John B asks.
"Blackbeard has a treasure he desperately wants to keep." Pope says. "He's being pursued by the British Royal Navy. They're blockading the entire city. Yet he finds time to make coffins to bury his cook and his navigator?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Time out, time out. Time out." John B stops them group in their tracks. "Dude, he definitely put something in those coffins."
"100%." Pope agrees. "Half Moon, Half Moon Battery, where the living and the dead collide, which I figure is a cemetery."
"Shit." John B hisses.
"All we have to do is figure out where--"
"The North Star is?" Sarah asks making them all look at her.
"What?" John B asks her.
Sarah points up.
"That right there? That's gotta be the North Star." She says, the pogues following her finger to see the star in stained glass on a church window.
"The North Star will guide the way." Pope says.
"We're close now." Cleo says.
"Sarah Cameron, have I told you I love you lately?" John B asks, wrapping his arm around her.
"Pretty damn impressive. Here's the plan. Listen up." Pope tells them. "I'm gonna need you, you, and you for diversions." He points at each of the girls. "We need to check something in the church. You two are on cemetery duty." He tells John B and Finn.
"Huh?" Finn's eyebrows shoot up.
"Wait, what?" John B looks at him.
"Look for the gatekeeper in the cemetery." Pope tells them. "The gatekeeper will guide the way."
"No." John B objects.
"Wait, but..." Finn weakly starts.
"Let's go." Pope tells the girls.
"You just got benched." Sarah says, the group heading inside.
"Wh-- hey, no--"
"You'll be fine." Kie assures, patting his shoulder.
"No, I don't do well in zombie territory." Finn frowns.
"No, I don't do well with graveyards, man." John B says.
"You got it, man." Pope encourages, giving two thumbs up. "Keep a lookout."
"Kie." Finn calls.
"You got it!" She encourages as the four head inside.
"But..." He pouts.
"Where the living and dead collide, John B will provide." John B says. "This is gonna be awesome." John B mutters. "It's not real. They're dead. It's all gonna be okay."
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Finn has stayed glued to John B's side, keeping his head on a swivel as if expecting somebody to jump out of their grave and attack the two boys.
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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.
