"Okay, you're telling me Denmark Tanny decided to hide the cross here?" JJ asked in disbelief as they entered the old, abandoned church.

"Did you know that if you hide things, sometimes your digestive system can feel off?" Skyler rose her eyebrows, walking behind Kie.

"Thinks that's a mental feeling, Sky." Pope said honestly.

"Everybody, just spread out." Kie encouraged. "Skyler, you're with me."

"Got it." she hummed, following her to one of the corners. "Why are we teaming up?"

Kie reached behind her jacket, pulling the multi color flannel from around her waist. "Here. It was at the chateau, figured I'd get it to you early."

Skyler gasped. "Kie, are you freaking kidding?"

"Yeah, well, I expect those shoes soon." she said as Skyler passed her the jacket she had, pulling the flannel on. "Like?"

"Love." sbe corrected with a grin. "How do I look?"

"Oh, just fantastic." she said dramatically.

"Okay, well, if I was a cross and wanted to be hidden in an old church, where would I hide?" John B spoke out loud in questioning.

"Are you sure that Denmark hid the cross here, Pope?" JJ spoke up in questioning, "Like, are we at the right church?"

"It's gotta be here somewhere, guys." Pope shook his head, standing at the alter.

"What if we have to push a secret button or, like, okay, like a..a certain chord, and then all of a sudden, the ground beneath us reveals the catacombs or something on which we stand?" JJ spoke up as he looked down at the ground, standing near the piano.

"It's not an escape room." Kie rolled her eyes.

"It's gotta be in here!" Pope snapped suddenly.

"Sorry. I'm sorry." JJ rose his hands in defense.

"I can't see where they'd hide a giant cross here." John B said, taking note of the lack of hiding spots around them.

"To the naked eye, most things are hard to see at first." Skyler hummed as she looked around. "You have to use your third eye."

"Third eye?" JJ gave her a frightened look.

"No, no. There's no way he would set us up on a freaking goose chase that would lead us to a church that has nothing." Pope stressed as he threw his arms around, eyes wide.

"Yes, I get it. I don't know what to tell you, man." John B shook his head.

"The clues led us here. The cross is in this church." Pope repeated as if he was talking to a three-year-old.

"Pope, it'll be all right." John B stated as Pope threw himself onto one of the benches, "We've had setbacks in the past, and we figured it out."

"Yeah, just clear your senses first." Skyler encouraged, inhaling and exhaling. "Let's all do it."

All the pogues did so.

"We've just gotta think about this logically, all right?" John B took on his role as calming them down, "Where else would you hide a seven-foot-tall cross made of gold?"

Pope lowered the eyeglass, staring up at the ceiling.

"What?" JJ asked as Pope stood up.

They followed his gaze to, what appeared to just be part of the wood built on the ceiling. With a harder look, it had been clear it was shaped like crosses.

"Oh my god. Look at that." Kie gapped.

"Told you." Skyler elbowed her. "Third eye."

"Third eye!" she grinned, tossing an arm around her.

Pope began to climb up on the side of the wall.

"Hey, no!" JJ shouted at him.

"Now Pope's climbing the wall." John B voiced.

"Yo! This church's got to be at least two hundred years old." JJ called as Pope crawled to the top.

"He's right, Pope. It's too dangerous." John B added in.

"Pope!" Kie yelled out.

"Hey, I can see this is adrenaline kicking in." Skyler nodded her head as she looked up to Pope. "It's also a known fact that adrenaline can mask pain, so, stay alert."

"All right, this ones solid wood." Pope said as he hit one of the ceiling posts, "I'm gonna try the other beam."

"Pope, that's rotten as shit right there, okay?" JJ spoke up.

Pope knocked on the next post.

"Pope, I hate to break it to you, but that's wood." JJ scratched the back of his neck.

"It has to be here. I know it." Pope spoke as he rose to his feet on the beam. He walked around the post in the middle.

"Jesus, you're giving me literal anxiety!" Skyler called from under Kies arm. "You always give me anxiety!"

"Facts about anxiety? Go!" Pope called down to her.

"It's the most common mental disorder." she said in return.

"Bro, just watch out for that giant wasp nest right above your head," JJ called out to him, taking notice.

"Just move slow, all right? Nice and easy." John B added in.

Pope stumbled, the girls gasped on sync.

"Woah, hey!" JJ hollered out.

"God!" Sarah huffed.

"Jesus." Skyler exhaled, tucking her head onto Kie's shoulder.

"Look." Pope gasped as he looked at the post, "It's hallow. Go get me a crowbar!"

"What are you gonna do, Pope?" JJ asked as Sarah hurried toward the twinkie, "I don't want this entire church to collapse on top of us."

"Hey. Pope." Sarah called as she walked back in with it.

"Throw it." he encouraged.

"Everybody watch your head." John B said as they all back up. Kie guarded Skyler, ducking over her body as Sarah tossed it up.

"The All American woman's baseball league started in Chicago, Sarah." Skyler said after Kie let her go. "Maybe you should start there."

"Pope, there's the wasp nest right up there, okay?" John B pointed by Pope's head, "Just move slow, all right?"

Pope began hitting the wood with the crowbar, wood falling down toward them.

"What is that?" Sarah questioned as they noticed something was inside of the wood. "It's here!"

"You did it, bubby." JJ grinned up at him.

"What is that?" Sarah laughed.

"Holy shit!" Kie cheered with a laugh of her own, her and Skyler cheering together as they hugged.

"We did it!" JJ yelled as he wrapped his arms around John B.

Pope yelled as his shock and excitement.

"Anxiety ain't got shit on you, Pope!" Skyler grinned, clapping her hands together.

"We did it! We did it!" Pope called down to them with a huge smile across his face, "Okay, they're stringing now. Ow!"

The crowbar came down, slapping at the wasp stings on his neck. Pope suddenly lost his balance, falling over the side and holding onto the wood for dear life.

"Pope!" Skyler called in a panic.

"Hold on, Pope!" Kie yelled in fear.

"Cushions!" Sarah yelled as they all spread out, moving things and grabbing all the cushions.

"I can't hold on!" Pope called.

"95% of hip fractures are caused my falling so try to land anywhere but your side!" Skyler yelled his way, stacking up the bench cushions as much as possible.

"I'm slipping!" Pope hollered as they stacked the cushions under him, his hand letting go as he plummeted down onto the cushions.

"Pope, are you okay?" Kie asked as they all hurried to help him up.

Pope's eyes went wide as he stared directly above him, rolling over quickly as they all backed up. The golden cross fell down, hitting the cushions suddenly as they all barely got out of the way.

"Pope, are you okay?" Kie repeated as JJ went to his side.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just give me, like, one second to, like, catch my breath." Pope breathed heavily on the floor.

"Good idea." Skyler helped him yo his feet and back on one of the benches.

"You did it, Pope." John B gushed as they all looked mesmerized by the cross.

"Pope, she's beautiful." JJ gasped as he looked over it.

"I've never seen anything like it." Sarah laughed.

"Well, here's why Limbrey wanted that key so bad." John B said as he looked at the keyhole.

"Psycho bitch." Skyler shook her head.

"Agreed." Kie nodded.

"How much you think she's worth? Like, if we melted her old bones down, dude, I'm talking like high billions." JJ spoke quickly as his excitement got the very best of him.

"No, this belongs in a museum." John B stopped him.

"So no one sees her?" JJ asked John B in disbelief.

"In a museum where everybody sees it." John B shook his head.

"Are you kidding?" JJ asked.

"Hey! It's my ancestors' cross." Pope cut them both short.

"Right, okay. All right, all right." JJ nodded.

"This is bigger than money, and the worlds gotta know the truth." Pope breathed heavily as he gripped the base of the bench.

"Yes. And if we don't get this shit out of here before Limbrey gets here, nobody's gonna know. So saddle up." John B announced.

"I'd like to point out that Rafe does not like me, even in the slightest." Skyler gave a knowing point. "So, it's likely he'll try to kill me if it comes down to it, too."

"Yeah, not a chance." Kie shook her head.

JJ nodded as they all grabbed different sides of the cross, "John B, you're gonna pull, all right? Pull down."

"I'm gonna pull down. You guys pull up. Ready? One, two, three." John B spoke as the six all attempted to move the cross, lifting and pulling as hard as they could.

"Who's not lifting right now?" JJ spoke up as they all carried a heavyweight, moving it a few feet forward.

"Okay, guys. I can't, I can't." Pope said quickly as he began to lower.

"No, no, no, no!"

"Pope! Hang in there! No, no, no."

They all dropped it when Pope let his side go, the cross falling back on the floor. Kie leaned onto Skyler for a breath.

"Damn it, yo! You almost dropped it on my foot!" JJ shouted at Sarah suddenly.

"Cause I'm the only one lifting it!" Sarah defended herself.

"Okay, okay, okay! Listen, we'll make like a sling, like a little-" John B began trying to reason.

"Yeah, and then we put it on the tail hitch." JJ nodded alongside him.

"Guys! I'm not okay. I'm not okay." Pope announced as he clutched his chest.

Pope sat down, looking up with swollen eyes and cheeks.

"Allergic reaction." the Cameron girl gapped.

"You don't look too good bro." JJ said as they crowded him in a panic.

"I can't-" Pope began gasping for air.

"Sarah's right, it's an allergic reaction." Kie panicked

Pope suddenly collapsed.

"Elevate his feet and keep his air way open!" Skyler called as they grabbed his feet while the boys grasped his arms.

"JJ, try and hide it." John B said, referring to the cross as they all lifted Pope off the ground.

"JJ! We gotta go!" Kie called out as JJ ran out of the church.

"Pope, what do you need, buddy?" JJ called out to him in a panic. Pope began hitting his arm.

"A shot." Kie said in confirmation.

"Epinephrine!" Skyler confirmed. "Get to the closest hospital!"

"I know where to go! Give me the keys!" JJ yelled toward the back

"They're in the ignition!" Kie answered as JJ jumped in.

"Hang on, Pope! We're going!" JJ called as he stepped on the gas.

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