Storm Chaser // JJ Maybank

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Pope has the rig set up in a tree to test if it will work to get the gold. Kie is in the bucket.

"How's it feeling?" Pope asks.

"Feels good," Kie tells him.

"Alright I'm taking you down," Pope tells her.

Kie nods. "Okay.

"John B pullin' a Houdini," JJ states.

"Yeah, where is he?" I ask.

"I got my scholarship interview tomorrow morning. We gotta get this done," Pope tells us.

"Speak of the devil. Hey!" JJ says as John B walks into the backyard. "Dude, I set up the entire winch to pull up the gold and everything."

"No, he did not. I did that," Pope tells him.

"Hey, John B," Kie says.

John B ignores all of us and walks into the house.

"Hey," I call after him.

"Okay, that's it?" JJ asks.

"Uh... what's that all about?" Pope asks.

"I was gonna ask you the same question," I tell him.

We follow John B into the house. He's moving stuff around definitely looking for something.

"You all right, man? What... what's up?" Pope asks.

John B ignores him and keeps rummaging through the house.

"What are you looking for?" I ask.

"Bro, what's going on?" JJ asks. John B finds the gun hidden in the couch. JJ steps towards him. "John B, what do you need the gun for man?" JJ tries to crab John B and stop him. "Talk to us!"

John B throws JJ down on the pull out couch.

"John B, chill!" Kie shouts. Pope tries to stop John B from going into the kitchen. "What are you doing?"

John B throws Pope out of the way. "What, are you JJ now?"

"Shi... Are you okay?" Kie asks Pope.

I chase after John B. "John B, what the hell are you doing?" Outside John B gets on the dirt bike. "John B, what the hell?"

"Ward knows about the gold. He killed my dad," John B tells us before driving off.

Kie runs after him. "John B!"

"Shit!" JJ shouts.

I throw my arms up in frustration. "What are we gonna do now?"

We take the Pogue and head to Tanneyhill. We stop at the dock.

"What now? We just go up to the front door and ask, 'Hey, have you seen John B?'" JJ questions.

"Look, he lives at Tanneyhill now. It's plausible," Kie reasons. "Look, we can play dumb."

"Play dumb?" JJ asks.

"It's pretty late," Pope states.

"Look, I've never seen John B like that. We should honestly be going to the cops," Kie tells us.

"The cops... Yeah, and say what, Kie? We're worried about our friend because he's on a rampage because Ward Cameron killed Big John? Like, they're not gonna believe us!" I tell her.

Pope pulls out binoculars from his bag. "Hey, I see Ward."

"Let me see." Kie takes the binoculars.

"Doesn't look dead to me. Let's go home," Pope states.