006 — the lucky compass

season one —
episode two {continuing}

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AFTER THE CHATEAU BREAK in from the sketchy men, John B suggests that they shouldn't be here at the moment in case they come back.

Tatum, JJ, Kiara and Pope all agree and load into the Twinkie driving to another destination not knowing the whole plan since John B hasn't told them anything yet.

"I mean, it's obvious, right? A family heirloom, what better place to hide a message? He had to know it was gonna get back to me, right?" John B rambles.

"Yeah, it's possible" Kiara nods in response, "It could also be possible that you're concocting wild theories to help, you know, deal with your sad feels" Pope suggests.

"Pope" John B sighs focusing on the road ahead of them, "Bro, you know how I process my sad feels, dank nugs and the stickiest of ickies, that's how I do it" JJ states seeing Tatum smile from his lap.

"I'm not concocting, okay? My dad's trying to give me a message" John B states firmly.

"If it helps you believe, JB" Tatum voices understanding the pain since Big John is her uncle.

"Look, I—I don't need a therapy session, okay? Look, I'm not trippin' out" John B states firmly.

"It's okay to trip, bro, but—" JJ says running his hands along Tatum's scalp.

"Look, my—my dad is missing, okay? Missing, you don't know what it's like to have the person closest to you vanish and then have no idea what happened, just wake up every morning wondering" John B mumbles sadly.

"Dude—" Kiara voices motioning her head towards his cousin biting her lip hurt.

"To be fair, it's not the same exact situation but I know the feeling John B—my dad is dead though, and plus it's been almost a year since uncle John went missing at sea" Tatum states still laid in JJ's lap comfortably.

John B sighs sadly facing Tatum quickly mumbling a quick apology knowing it's been rough since Tatum's father passed away and for himself since he was related to them.

"Hey, he could have been kidnapped, that's definitely a possibility" JJ suggests trying to uplift the mood a little bit while continuously running his hands along Tatum's scalp hearing her moan lowly at the blissful feeling.

"Yeah, could be in a Soviet sub getting interrogated by the KGB somewhere" Pope mumbles also suggesting something.

"Absolutely, uh—or Atlantis" JJ states seeing Tatum open her eyes looking up at him with a glare.

"Jay" Tatum groans while looking over at Kiara sharing the same mutual look with one another, "Look, what do you think the message is?" Kiara questions while Tatum sits up from JJ's lap also interested.

"Redfield—Redfield Lighthouse, that's my dad's favorite place" John B explains driving past the sign for the lighthouse stating it's closed due to the hurricane.

John B parks the van in front of the gate while the teenagers load out looking up at the lighthouse.

JJ and Tatum look at each other remembering the memories they two share at the very top.

"Right, here's what's gonna happen, you're gonna post up and look out for bogeys, okay?" John B orders looking at the blonde boy.

"Wait—why me?" JJ asks offended, "Because you're not coming" Pope responds, "Why?" JJ asks again while Tatum stands beside him.

"Look JJ, there are independent and dependent variables, you're independent, we don't know what you'll do" Pope explains while Tatum smirks seeing JJ's annoyed face.

"Shut up, just shut up!" JJ snaps not in the mood for a lesson at the moment.

"Listen to me for a second" John B snarls stopping JJ and Pope's shouting match looking at Tatum who nods at him already know what his silently asking her.

"Tate, Pope, you two stand and look out with JJ, okay? If we get split up, we meet back at JJ's house" John B mutters.

"Great" Kiara confirms smiling at Tatum who holds on thumb up at her with a wink.

Kiara and John B climb over the fence leaving the three teenagers behind on look out.

"I'm gonna work on my merit scholarship essay, and I'm trying to keep felonies to a minimum" Pope demands facing JJ and smiling at Tatum who whacks his shoulder playfully.

"All right, would you just shut up already?" JJ demands kicking a hacky sack ball he found.

"Don't worry Po, I've got this" Tatum says stealing the hacky sack from JJ and running off with it giggling watching JJ chasing after her.

"Pass it" JJ demands trying to grab the hacky sack off the girl who hides it behind her back and moves quickly.

JJ gently places his hands on her waist and grabbing the said item out of Tatum's hands placing it in his pocket and leaning against the tree locking Tatum's figure in staring at her lips in lust and deep thought.

Tatum smiles leaning forward and placing her hands on his chest, "No pogue-on-pogue macking!" Pope exclaims seeing the proximity between Tatum and JJ who jump apart startled.

Pope gets out of Twinkie throwing the hacky sack between himself and JJ while Tatum sits in the van watching the two of them mostly JJ though.

Tatum looks around hearing an incoming siren getting closer to them seeing a police vehicle approaching from the road.

"Oh shit!" Pope exclaims while JJ and himself rush towards the van with Tatum in the backseat driving away from the lighthouse leaving John B and Kiara knowing the plan is to meet at JJ's house.

"Oh crap, Jay, can you drop me off at The Wreck? I have work in ten minutes" Tatum voices seeing JJ nod at her and drive towards the wreck for her shift.

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TATUM WALKS INTO THE Wreck smiling at Mrs Carrera, "Hello, Mrs Carrera" Tatum greets.

"Afternoon, Tatum" Anna greets with a smile, out of all of Kiara's friends Tatum is one of the Carrera's favourites due to her being polite and respectful to others.

Kiara and Mr Carrera come stomping into the restaurant, "Hey Mr Carrera" Tatum greets doing the right thing at greeting another one of her bosses.

"Hello, Tatum" Mr Carrera greets while Kiara sends her a look wanting to speak to her as soon as possible ushering her into the storeroom.

"He kissed you?" Tatum shrieks being filled in on what she missed while the boys and her drove away from the lighthouse.

"Yeah and I liked it, just the rule, you know?" Kiara sighs walking out of the store room with Tatum beside her.

The two of them walk around the restaurant taking people's orders and refilling drinks.

Tatum looks at the entrance since the bell rang seeing Pope coming into The Wreck wanting both of them to join on this battle.

"Go on Tate, your shifts over" Anna smiles gesturing to her friends in the Twinkie outside.

"Thanks Mrs C!" Tatum smiles taking off her apron and clocking out for her shift.

"She says she's not coming!" Pope explains leaning on the rail of the restaurant seeing Tatum walking out eating some left over food Anna gave her.

"Why not? Hi Tate, what'd you do to her, John B?" JJ asks and greets Tatum while she climbs into the Twinkie eating her food.

"Shit, hang on, I'll deal with it" John B explains getting out of the van and going into the restaurant.

JJ and Pope turn around looking at Tatum wanting to know if she knows why Kiara isn't coming.

"My lips are sealed" Tatum states locking her lips and throwing the key away.

JJ jumps over the passenger seat sitting beside the girl trying to steal some of her fries.

"Have them, I've had enough" Tatum explains handing the blonde boy her left over food receiving a kiss on the cheek from the boy who munches on the fries happily.

Eventually after five minutes of waiting John B and Kiara walk out from the wreck smiling at each other and driving towards the place John B wants to take them.

JJ lays on Tatum's lap since the girl doesn't mind and she was doing the same thing earlier during the day to him.

"You mind if I just relax on this one? It's been a long day, and a lot of weird stuff's gone down, I'm just gonna lay low" JJ voices while rolling a blunt for himself looking at Pope looking at him already.

"Oh, did you want a hit of this?" JJ asks motioning to the blunt, "I keep the signal clear" Pope states denying a hit of the said item.

JJ faces Tatum who takes a gentle hit of it breathing in the smoke before exhaling.

"God you're so hot" JJ mumbles seeing Tatum smile at him and peck his cheek handing the blunt back.

"Dude, okay, do you understand that your problem is that you don't get creative?" JJ questions aimed at Pope.

"If you got creative, then—" Pope starts to say only for John B to roll his eyes in the drivers seat.

"Look, I—I know I was wrong about the lighthouse, all right? And wrong about everything else going on, but I—I was right about one thing, okay? My dad is trying to tell me something" John B explains firmly parking the Twinkie outside the graveyard gates that Tatum stares at slightly afraid.

"You're not scared are you, princess?" JJ smirks standing beside the girl.

"I friggin' hate graveyards and you know exactly why!" Tatum voices pointing at the blonde who chuckles at the memory of scaring her and one of her friends from Florida when they were eight year olds.

"You screamed like a little girl and so did Sienna" JJ chuckles hearing Tatum laugh at the memory.

"Because we were little girls, what was your excuse?" Tatum smirks seeing JJ looking at her offended, "Have you heard from Sienna recently?" JJ wonders.

"Yeah, I talked to her last night, I think she's planning on coming here in a few months, it'll be nice to catch up" Tatum explains with a smile.

"She always made you the happiest, although she was the one who got you to date Rafe" JJ groans.

"Come on, hey, hey, come on" John B demands seeing JJ and Tatum tagging a little far behind, "Chill out JB, we're coming" Tatum voices.

"I'm coming, this place is scary, John B, what are we doing?" Kiara questions while John B leads them towards a tomb, "Shut up" John B whispers in a demand.

"Okay so you know how you're trying to remember a song and can't remember who sings it?" John B quizzes.

"Yeah" Kiara and Tatum confirm now that Tatum is walking alongside Kiara with JJ behind her.

"So, Redfield, this whole time, I thought it was a place, right? But it's not a place, it's a person" John B reveals standing out front of a massive tomb for Olivia Redfield.

"Voi-effing-là" JJ murmurs looking at the tomb in pure awe, "See, my great-great-grandmother Olivia Redfield, that was her maiden name" John B explains shining the flashlight towards the tomb looking at it in shock.

"Help me with the door, come on" John B pleads, "All right" Pope confirms helping push onto the door, "Go" Kiara demands lowly.

Both John B and Pope grunt at the heaviness of the door, "Are you pushing?" Pope asks, "Yeah, I'm pushing" John B responds.

"Here, hold on, I got it" JJ states joining in on the pushing, "This door is like 700 pounds, it's not gonna budge" Pope mutters.

"We didn't come this far to get this far, all right? We got this" JJ voices with a grunt.

Tatum steps back hearing a hissing sound coming from the tomb, "Whoa!" Pope voices stunned.

"A snake!" JJ exclaims seeing the slithering creature coming out of the tomb.

"Oh fuck no!" Tatum squeals seeing one of her worst fears below her feet.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Pope whispers not wanting to panic the animal.

"That's a moccasin, all right, Ye olde Dr. Cottonmouth, death in tall grass" JJ explains startling Tatum and the others when he begins barking at the snake.

"JJ, shut up, shut up!" Kiara demands panicked, "You're gonna wake the dead, man" Pope snaps.

"They're afraid of dogs, everyone knows that, man" JJ responds with a shrug, "Wait, hold on" JJ states urgently.

"What?" Kiara and John B wonder, "If there's one, there's probably dozens" JJ explains, "What?" Pope questions.

"All around" JJ mumbles looking around at their feet, "Jay, stop, you're scaring me" Tatum pleads absolutely hating snakes.

JJ continues barking at the ground and the direction the snake just went in, "Stop barking at the snakes" John B demands.

"Look, John—" Pope starts to say, "Just making sure it's clear" JJ shrugs looking towards Tatum hugging herself beside Kiara.

"Shut up, John, look, we're not gonna get in there, all right? It's not budging, we should probably just go" Pope suggests.

While Tatum shines her flashlight on the entrance of the tomb, "I can get through" Tatum announces still looking at the small gap.

"What? No, no, no, no, you think you're gonna fit through the hole? That hole?" John B questions gesturing to the hole.

"Are you calling me fat, JB?" Tatum voices watching John B shake his head aggressively, "No!" John B responds.

"Look, this is about your dad and my uncle, and honestly, I really don't believe in it, but you deserve to know the truth, I'll do it" Tatum explains looking at her cousin in sympathy.

John B looks at her worriedly, "Come on" Tatum demands snapping the boys and Kiara into motion at clearing the entrance a little bit.

"Give her a boost" John B suggests looking at JJ knowing Tatum treats him the most.

"I'm gonna boost you, all right, I've seen it in the movies several times, ready?" JJ asks getting his body ready to boost Tatum into the hole.

"Remind me what we're looking for" Tatum pleads looking at her cousin.

"You'll know when you see it" John B answers receiving a nod from Tatum and an exhale.

"Hold my flashlight" Tatum states handing it to Kiara who watches her best friend worriedly.

"All right, so put your hands right there" JJ explains helping set Tatum up who listens to the instructions clearly.

"Yep, foot—your foot, all right, on three" JJ states once they're secure and Tatum's standing on his hands carefully not wanting to hurt the male.

"All right" Tatum nods boosting herself into the hole without JJ counting.

"Okay, never mind, just forget about three" JJ mumbles with a shrug, "I got it, oh" Tatum explains getting into the opposite side of the tomb seeing the darkness overlapping on itself.

"Okay, flashlight?" Tatum orders needing some light and trying not to panic due to her claustrophobia.

"Yeah, here" Pope says giving her a flashlight through the hole, "Thanks" Tatum responds lowly looking around the tomb with a shiver.

"You alive? You got, like, a—a heartbeat and everything?" John B questions anxiously watching JJ pacing outside the tomb.

"So far" Tatum replies, "That's good, that's good" John B voices shakily, "Yep" Tatum murmurs.

"Uh—I need some more light" Tatum states, "Yeah, yeah, here, yeah, I gotcha" John B voices handing her a lamp from outside the hole.

Tatum grabs the lighted lamp and looks around the faintly lit tomb, "Did you find something? Princess?" JJ questions growing more and more anxious as the group wait outside.

"JJ breath, your girl is fine" Kiara explains seeing the way JJ's cheeks tint at the mention of Tatum being his girl, "Is there gold?" JJ questions.

Tatum looks at the small crack where an envelope is placed, "Oh, my god" Tatum voices with a smile.