After getting Pope, the trio went to the location Pope lead them to. Sneaking up, they fell next to JJ and John B. "Howdy."

JJ spun around, swinging at then. "Whoa! I was about to stab your eyes out."

"The eye is very close to the brain, so, if you go deep enough, you could not only take her eyes out, but also brain damage her." Skyler spoke with an exhale. "Maybe let's stay away from eye stabbing."

"Oh, that rich coming from you, Miss: I have a gator eye." JJ mocked slightly.

"I only kept it because it saved John B." she defended herself.

"How'd you guys even find us?" JJ shook his head as he looked at the three.

"Geo-located your phone." she said back casually.

"You okay? What happened?" John B looked to Pope in worry.

"Rafe, round three." Pope exhaled.

"You freaking kidding me? Again?" JJ asked in disbelief.

"This was a tie." Pope said honestly. Looking toward the large boat, they eyed the wooden box being lifted into the air. "Is that's the cross?"

"Yup." JJ said back as Sky and Kie looked closer.

"Where's Sarah?" Skyler looked at John B.

"They're holding her hostage." he answered her.

"Are you freaking kidding me?" she gapped in response.

"We have to get on that boat." Kie shook her head.

"First we gotta get past the goon squad." JJ mocked the workers that swarmed the area.

"Okay, let's move." John B said confidently before Pope took off. "Pope, what're you doing?"

"He is always giving me anxiety, I swear." Skyler shook her head with an exhale, Kie slipped her hand into hers.

Pope disappeared, only it didn't take long for his plan to go into mission, a large explosion going off after a gunshot fired. Kie guarded Skyler as an alarm went off, guards running off. "It's working."

"He's a genius." Skyler shook her head. Pope ran back their way.

"Pope, what was that?" John B pulled him to his feet.

"Look. That containers going on the ship. We can get in that way." Pope pointed toward the one closest to them. "Are you with me?"

"You're a genius." John B quoted Skyler. "Facts about genius's?"

"Pythagoras hated beans." she said back, Kie gave an odd look.

"I also hate beans." Pope agreed. "Let's go."

The five hurried toward the container, Pope jumping up on it as JJ gapped. "You think this through?"

"Yes. This is the plan." he said back confidently.

"That's a trap right there. We can't get out once we get in." JJ voiced his concerns.

"Hey, you guys don't have to come. Right?" John B cut in to try and ease his panic.

"Right. This is our fight." Pope agreed.

"Gimme a break, you don't have to be smart to know people are stronger in groups." Skyler shook her head. "Besides, you're my friend, both of you, i'm all in."

"Well, if she's in, i'm in." Kie agreed, jumping up on the containing and pulling Sky up.

"Welp, that leaves me." JJ took Sky's hand, getting up with the rest of them.

"Guess it's better then boarding school." Kie said honestly as they pushed through the gaps to make it to the back.

"Look, I can do it." Skyler spoke confidently as they sat in the burning hot storage. "Even if I get caught, they know me. Freaking, me and Rose hung out once when Sarah wasn't even around. I've taken Wheezie for ice cream and shopping before."

"Yeah, and you run into Rafe, and he tried to kill you. What then?" Kie argued with her.

Skyler blinked. "Well...then I haunt him."

"New plan-" JJ started.

"Guys, you have to trust me." Skyler gave a pleading look. "I promised I was gonna help you guys and that's exactly what i'm trying to do."

Pope looked her way. "We don't want you to get hurt."

"I'll be back here, with Sarah, in no time." Skyler promised, looking to Kie. "Kie, i'm not gonna do it if you really don't want me to."

"I'm not gonna tell you what to do. I just don't want you to get hurt." she dropped her voice lower. "What if I come with you?"

"And leave these idiots alone?" Skyler joked with a grin. "Pope is the only faith I have."

"Right-right here." John B spoke up honestly.

"Just...come back." Kie stated at her.

Skyler smiled. "Don't miss me too much."

"Sorry, is there something we need to know?" JJ cleared his throat loudly. "Because i'm getting a really...lesbian vibe."

"JJ, shut up!" Kie yelled at him.

"Okay, help me get this open." Skyler spoke as Pope and John B helped get the little opening open. "For once...I don't know the percentage of survival on a boat with a psycho family."

"Let's hope you never find out that percentage either." Pope inhaled, helping her crawl out.

"Hey." Kie poked her head out when Skyler got over. "Don't do anything reckless."

"Will try my hardest." she nodded, leaning over to peak her on the lips. "See you soon."

"See you soon." she agreed with a quick inhale.

Skyler had managed to hide from any lurking eyes, on the hunt for Sarah. Getting into the boat was the easiest part, the narrow hallways a lot quicker and simpler to make it down. She'd heard Wards voice, which scared her half to death. A video, she told herself, a old voice mail that Rose was listening to.

Yet, when she peaked her head into the open door, there he was;l, talking to Sarah. Better yet, slapping her across the face. "I'm sorry. Sweetie, i'm sorry."

"Get off of me." Sarah demanded, shoving him back.

Skyler grabbed one of the hanging hooks. "Sarah, duck!"

The blonde did so quickly, Skyler swinging it as it collided with Wards head. Sarah looked over, breathing heavy. "Sky!"

"Hurry!" she encouraged, holding her hand out as Sarah latched onto it and hurried up the small steps. The girls slammed the door shut, yanking the handle as Ward yelled from the inside. "What the fuck? He's alive!"

Sarah hugged her tightly as Sky held onto her. "We have to get out of here."

"John B is here, and everyone else." Skyler pulled back, holding her arms. "I know where to go, we gotta make it quick though."

Sarah agreed, latching onto her hand again as they ran down the narrowed hallways, retracing Skylers steps. As they made it into the deck, they passed at the sight of the life boat. Skyler grinned. "Thank you, God!"

"Help me." Sarah spoke quickly as they unlatched it.

"Sarah." Skyler panted. "The Titanic lifeboats could carry 1,178 people even though there were 3,330 people on the ship."

"Good thing there's only six of us." the blonde spoke quickly.

"Good thing." Skyler agreed, unhooking her final one as Sarah started to lower it with the button on the side. "I got the rope."

"Let's go home." Sarah breathed out, watching the lifeboat float. "How are we gonna get down there?"

"I was on the swim team." Skyler looked her way. "I swim down, you toss the latter and keep it steady for you. I know where the rest of the pogues are."

"Okay, okay. Be careful." Sarah nodded, holding her hand as Skyker crawled up onto the ledge of the boat. "Shit, Sky, be carful."

"I'm good, i'm good." she steadied herself. "Like cliff diving."

"Cliff diving?" Sarah look up at her oddly.

"Yeah, cliff diving." she nodded. "The speed and velocity of jumping is usually considered faster then someone who is running full speed. Did you know that?"

"No." Sarah breathed up.

Skyler shrugged. "Now you do."

Then, she jumped.

Sarah leaned on the side in panic, watching her body hit the water. She was under for a good few seconds, swimming up to cause Sarah to sigh in relief. She tossed the latter down for her. Skyler swam to it, grasping the end and securing it tightly. She looked up. "You can come down, i've got it!"

Nothing.

Skyler looked up, finding no one. "Hey!"

Her legs were getting tired, kicking under her. She heard yelling, distant, but it was clearly Sarah. Skyler grabbed the later. "Sarah!"

She started to climb, but climbing an unsteady later was hard. Skyler slipped, the rope cutting her hand as she nearly went back into the water. "Ow, holy shit."

There was one final yell, Skyker looked up as her heart rate picked up. "Sarah!"

"Skyler!" Sarah called, looking over the side with John B. "We're coming down!"

Skyler sighed in relief, swimming back to the lifeboat and managing to pull herself into it. John B and Sarah jumped into the water, Skyler helping them in. "Where's Kie?"

"We all had to spread out, hurry." John B spoke quickly as Skyler grabbed the lever, pulling it as she circled the boat quickly. "Wait, wait!"

"What!" Skyler yelled.

"Pope!" John B yelled as he saw him swimming in the water. "Pope, hey!"

"Hey!" Pope waved his hands, swimming up.

"Who's that with him?" Skyler looked slightly alarmed as they swam toward the boat.

"Give me your hand." Sarah encouraged as she reached down, pulling Pope up. "Cleo? Holy shit."

"This is Cleo?" Skyler questioned, helping the girl into the boat.

"Hey." Cleo grinned, looking to Sarah. "Long time no see, girl."

"What are you doing here?" Sarah gapped at her.

"Where's J and Kie?" John B looked alarmed.

"I thought they were with you." Pope stared.

Skyler shook her head, grabbing the lever again. "Y'all, hang on!"

Yanking it harshly, the pogues on the boat gave a fumble back at the impact. Skyler drove the lifeboat to its full speed, circling the larger boat in search of Kiara and JJ. "Keep your eyes looking!"

"Help!" a voice rung.

"That's Kie!" Sarah yelled.

Skyler yanked the boat the the side, letting it go to second she saw the pair. She dove into the water, letting John B take the lever. Skyler swam toward be two. "I've got you, Kie. I've got you!"

"Sky!" Kie called out, water gurgled. JJ was unconscious and weighing her down, Skyler helping her hold him up as the boat got closer. The Pogues latched onto him, pulling him up before Sarah did the same with Kie while Cleo got Sky in. Skyler sighed in relief, putting her arms around Kie in a tight hug. "I got so scared when you didn't come back."

"I'm sorry." the Wintercomb girl held onto her tightly. "I'm so sorry."

The moter stopped, making the life boat pause.

"We gotta go!" Kie yelled as John B tried to pull it again and again.

"I'm trying!" John B called back, Skyler going over to help him. "Come on, Sky.

"He's pointed at us!" Pope yelled in fear as his eyes fell onto Rafe, pointing a gun their way from the railing of the boat.

"Please, wake up." Kie shook JJ.

"Hang on, I saw something like this." Skyler shut her eyes.

John B gapped. "What are you doing?"

"Recalling my memory!" Skyker yelled back, opening her eyes again and giving a yank in an odd direction. The boat came to life. "Fuck yeah!"

"Go! Go! Go!" Pope yelled as John B steered them away quickly.

"J! Please! Please! Get up!" Kie yelled at JJ again.

"You gotta get up." John B shook the blondes shoulder quickly.

"Get him up." Skyler hurried to pull JJ up right, tilted his head and hitting his back. Water spilt from the boys mouth, coughing what was in his lungs up as his friends cheered and encouraged him on.

"Hey, buddy. There you go." Pope grinned as he rubbed his shoulder. JJ coughed on for a bit longer, looking around at his friends all gapping around him.

"Sup?" he hummed, earning laughter from around the life boat. Skyler leaned on his shoulder in relief

JJ hugged her back, "What the hell happened?"

"The blunt end of a machete." Kie spoke, her own sighs of relief leaving her mouth. She reached for Skyler, the girl falling next to her as Kie's arms wrapped around her.

"A machete?" JJ gapped.

"The blunt end." she nodded on.

"Next time, duck." Cleo looked at the blonde with a shake of her head.

They all looked out at the cross being heaved up onto the boat again, Pope sighing as the sun shined down on them, "This shit ain't over."

"No, it ain't." John B agreed with Pope.

"This is the lowest we can go." Pope nodded his head, looking out at the ocean, "We literally have nothing else to loose. The cross, gone."

"The gold, gone." Sarah huffed.

"Seriously, if we had a nickel for every time we got beat up, i'd say we're at a dollar fifty." JJ spoke up with a shake of his head, stabbing the tree.

"But, I mean, we've had some good stuff happen." John B spoke up with a faint grin.

"Name something." Pope suggested.

"Uh, the boiler room." John B turned his head toward Cleo and Pope, "If the boiler didn't explode I wouldn't have gotten away from Rafe. I couldn't have gotten to Sarah and Skyler, I could have died."

"The wasn't luck." Cleo shook her head with a minor giggle, "That thing was gonna blow the second I stopped feeding it."

"Stealing my thunder, Cleo." John B shook his head.

"Pope, you're related to Denmark Tanny." John B spoke toward the Hayward boy.

"And I lost all his inheritance." Pope pointed out his way.

"Skyler." John B pointed at the girl under Kies arm. "If non of this happened, we wouldn't have gotten her."

Kie smiled. "I'd say it was all pretty worth it then."

Sky smiled, leaning into her more as Kie kissed her head.

"You know what?" John B asked as he stood to his feet, "Guys, this is it. This is the Pogue life. We are in the Caribbean. It's our own little slice of paradise. With my best friends, with my family. I don't know, I wouldn't wanna do it with anyone else."

"Look, while you guys were complaining about every little thing.. JJ." John B spoke up, nodding toward the blonde and pointing toward the ocean, "I was looking at those burly lefts."

"There's some slabs out there." JJ admitted, holding back a grin.

"Just a few." John B shrugged.

"Kie, you see that. I know you wanna get out there." John B said over to the Carrera girl. "Sky? Thoughts? I know you love to surf with that whole painting hobby you do. Give us a fact, come on."

Skyler exhaled. "The world record for the longest ride is 3 hours and 55 minutes. Via Gary Saavedra back in 2011."

"No boards." Kie said with a eyeroll.

"Well, we can bodysurf till we make some boards." John B rose his eyebrows at her. "Don't you wanna show off to Skyler?"

"Nah, she already thinks im cool." Kie waved him off.

"It's true." Sky agreed.

"They do look pretty tasty." Pope admitted, "There's nobody around. We could squat here for a bit."

"Poguelandia." JJ announced as he stood.

"Oh boy." John B sighed.

"I claim thee Poguelandia. I like the ring of it." JJ nodded confidently as the wind blew his hair back, "I'm gonna make a flag. It's gonna have a chicken on it. With a coconut bra, smoking a J, in Crocs."

"Can I make a surf board to go with it?" Skyler asked as she got into her feet.

"Absolutely." JJ agreed.

Skyler helped Kie to her feet. "Come on, maybe I can think you're just a little bit cooler."

"Oh, yeah?" Kie laughed slightly, latching onto her hand and pulling her toward the water. "You're probably right."

Skylers face lit up, holding onto Kiaras hand.

•

kylie speaks

stoppp, i had such a blast
writing this book and i'm
so in love sky and kie.
it has been a while since i
wrote some wlw content and
what better way to get it
started again then with crazy
chemistry gfs? i'll be back for
season three thats coming, if
my calculations are correct,
around december. thank you for
the endless support you all have
given me on this book and i can't wait to see you guys again!