THE POGUES arrived in Wilmington, getting ready to take back the Cross  from one of the train compartments. JJ and Kie planned to stop the train, leaving Pope and Cleo, with the help of Sarah and Rory, to transport the Cross into Topper's truck. Of course, it was easier said than done, and Topper was making it worse.

"Here I am involved in illegal activities!" Topper panicked, as he waited outside his truck, "I'm not even close to being okay with this."

"Go home then." Rory shot back frustratedly, "Nobody's stopping you."

"If you don't want to go, fine." Sarah added, "We'll take your truck."

Topper scoffed, "I just want to make sure everyone here is okay with ending up in federal prison."

"Asshole." Rory gritted her teeth, as Sarah guided her into the truck to stop her from doing anything to Topper. 

"Uh, if it gets to that, yeah, I'll do it for Pope." JJ replied.

After JJ and Kie successfully got the train to stop moving, Pope and Cleo unlocked the train's compartment to get to the Cross. Rory suffocated in the silence of Topper's back seats, glaring at his blonde head from behind, as she exhaled smoke from her cigarette.

"Where the hell are we right now, Sarah? This is ridiculous-" Topper stopped complaining as he turned around to see the cigarette smoke lingering in the back of his dad's vehicle. He panicked, grabbing the cigarette from Rory's hand and throwing it out of the window, "Stop! Put it out!"

"Cunt!" Rory shouted, as she watched her last cigarette fall onto the ground outside of the vehicle.

"Guys, stop." Sarah interrupted, as she pointed in front of her, "There's Pope and Cleo. Stop here. Right here."

Sarah and Rory got out of the vehicle as Topper parked the truck outside of the compartment. Pope and Cleo helped the two girls into the compartment, as they all grabbed ahold of a heavy box.

"Cameron Development." Pope read the title on the box, "This is it!"

Topper asked, getting out of the truck, "What are we doing here?"

"We'll put this in your truck bed." Pope insisted, as the four lifted the heavy box.

"That's gonna scratch the paint." Topper disagreed.

"I'm sure daddy will get a paint job." Rory replied sarcastically, as she struggled with the heavy box in her hands, "Or... he'll buy a whole new truck!"

The Pogues struggled, as Topper helped place the box on the bed of his truck. Unexpectedly, an unfamiliar yell echoed from the distance, as Rory watched an officer rush towards them, "Hold it right there! Hey!"

"Go!" Sarah panicked, as they all sat down in the truck.

Topper continued to panic, as he drove away from the police car following them. Rory turned around, seeing a familiar motorbike driving quickly towards them. Topper looked through his side mirror worriedly, "We've got somebody on us."

Sarah informed, "That's JJ and Kie."

Rory rolled down the back window, realising what his brother was trying to accomplish. He'd always talked about insane car chases, but she never knew he was actually going to pull one off. Rory yelled to her brother, "JJ! Get closer!"

Topper spluttered, "What's... What's he doing?"

"Just keep driving straight." Rory demeaned, as she slowly climbed out of the back window. Ignoring Sarah's calls, Rory crawled onto the truck bed, as she kneeled down on the box containing the cross.

"Jump!" JJ shouted to Kie, who's face dropped, "Jump now, Kie!"

"I got you!" Rory shouted, reaching her hands out to her as Pope and Cleo held her by her legs so she wouldn't fall, "Kie, now! Easy, easy."

Kie hugged Rory, a nervous laugh of disbelief escaping her lips, "Did I really just do that?"

"Yeah-" Rory chuckled, as she looked behind at her brother who had stopped driving his motorbike. He had stopped in the road, revving his engine at the police car. Rory panicked, "JJ! What the fuck is he doing?"

"He's trying to get killed." Kiara panted.

JJ picked up a rock from the ground, before driving straight towards the police car and lobbing it at the front windscreen. The police car stopped, swerving off balance before chasing JJ, distracting them from the Cross.

"He did it!" Pope exclaimed, "They're chasing him."

"Topper, stop the truck!" Rory shouted, as she hammered on the rear window, "Stop!"

Cleo yelled, "Stop! We need to go back for him."

"Topper, stop!" Sarah joined in, making Topper stop driving and turn around to help JJ.

Pope instructed Topper the directions to get to JJ, only to find out that her brother was on a completely different path. The truck drove on the road below JJ, who had suddenly lost his balance. Rory's eyes widened as she watched the bike fall from the highway above them. Her heart dropped to her stomach, as she jumped out from the truck bed, grazing her knee as she fell.

Sarah shouted, "Rory!"

Topper jolted the truck to a stop, as the Pogues jumped out to look for their friend. Rory sprinted towards the bike, searching for her brother on the floor. Nothing. Kie crouched down on the floor, quietly crying into her hands as Cleo comforted her. Rory let out a loud sob, as she felt her friend's eyes on her. Rory's eyes travelled to the one person responsible- Topper.

"Rory." Sarah warned sympathetically, watching her girlfriend's eyes shoot glares into the Kook. Sarah knew what was about to happen. She ran up to Rory, as she stormed over to Topper with clenched fists. Sarah spoke quickly, grabbing onto her shoulders, "Rory! No, no, no. Rory, don't! Listen!"

"Shit!" Pope panicked, rushing over to Sarah to held stop Rory from lashing out. He held her back, hugging her body from behind, "It's okay! It's okay."

"H-He's... dead!" Rory stuttered for the first time in a while, as she cried loudly, "Because of him! You-You... fuck!"

"Breathe." Pope tried to calm her down, as Rory squirmed in his arms, "He's probably up on the bridge, Rory."

Rory stopped fighting, as she hugged Pope tightly, crying into his shoulder. Sarah kissed her as she sobbed, pulling her in for a hug as she collapsed onto her knees. Sarah held Rory's head as she knelt down next to her.

The sound of footsteps became heard, as JJ panted quickly, "I wish I could say I did that on purpose, but that was the gnarliest power slide I've ever done."

"You're alive!" Pope rejoiced, running over to hug the boy tightly.

Sarah rushed to her feet to give JJ a hug, shoving him as she did so. She walked over to Rory, helping her stand as JJ hugged his sister tightly. He whispered, "I'm so sorry, Rory. I'm sorry."

Rory couldn't speak due to her incapability of words leaving her mouth without stuttering. She hugged him tightly, sobbing loudly into his shoulder, not wanting to ever let go. She could never lose her brother again.

Kiara and JJ spoke, whilst the rest of the Pogues got into the truck with Topper. Rory held JJ's hand tightly for the rest of the journey, as he constantly corrected Topper's driving to try and make Rory laugh. But nothing worked. 

JJ insisted, "Topper, turn here."

"Put the pedal to the metal, boy!" Cleo shouted.

"Don't touch the driver!" Topper raised his voice, "You guys are a nightmare. Do you argue about everything?"

Pope shot back, "Yes!"

"Screw it!" Topper huffed, as he put his foot down on the pedal to increase the speed. JJ slowly clapped sarcastically, before they all suddenly jolted forward when he went over a pothole. Topper stopped driving, noticing the box that had fallen from the truck bed.

"We lost the cross!" Pope shouted, as the Pogues followed him out of the vehicle. He pushed open the box lid, to reveal many containers of gear and heavy supplies. Pope gritted his jaw, "It was all fake. All of it was fucking fake."

JJ put his hand on Pope's shoulder, trying to comfort the boy who crouched down next to the box in silence.

The distant sound of sirens caused Topper to panic, "Y'all hear that? Okay, I can't be here. My grandfather's a judge."

"Relax, man." JJ sighed frustratedly, "They're not gonna think some dude in flip-flops is a part of a robbery."

"The box is sitting next to my truck." Topper argued, as he rushed into his truck.

Rory crouched down next to Pope, staring into his eyes comforting. She tried to get the words to leave her mouth. She imaged them in her head so clearly, though she struggled to get them out. Rory spluttered, "I... I'm so sorry."

Kiara exclaimed, "Pope, we gotta go."

"Pope!" Cleo whispered, helping him to his feet, "We gonna find it. Come on."

a/n:
just wait until Rory finds out that Barry helped Rafe steal the cross which her brother nearly DIED to get. shit's going down!!