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John B stops and turns the van off in front of the country club.

"All right, keep a look out. We're behind enemy lines." JJ says as he pulls his gun out

"Yo, come on, man. Just put it back." John B sighs

"What?"

"JJ."

"You can never be too careful."

Pope gets out and stops by the passenger door, "Hey, I predict that bringing a weapon to a four-star hotel will likely cause more problems than they solve."

"Thank you, Pope." John B says

"I swear to God, I'm gonna throw that thing in the ocean, JJ. Put it back." Kie says before she gets out.

Estrella steps in front of Pope and grabs the gun out of JJ's hand before throwing it in the glove compartment.

"There you go." Pope says as they back up

"You can't grab a gun like that, Star." JJ says he digs around for his badge, "Can't forget my badge. Professional busboy."

JJ gets out and they all close the door before they follow him.

"So, where are we going now?"

"We're getting on the internet because only rich people have electricity right now. This way!" He says

JJ leads them through the kitchen, "Andrew!"

"All right?"

"What's up, bro?"

"Mama L, good to see you!" He says as he reaches for food

"Hey, no! JJ!" She says smacking his hand

"Mm-hm. See, they got the backup generators going? Kooks don't miss a beat."

He leads them to a room full of working computers.

"Sweet Lord, the internet!" Pope says

"John B." Kie says

"I've missed you."

"Let me get in there. Gotta check out my Insta models."

"We don't have time for that, JJ." Estrella says sitting next to Pope

"Go. Nah."

"Hey. Hey! Hey!" John B says, "I got the map!"

"Coordinates, please?"

"34° 57' 30 " north. 75° 55' 42" west." He says as Pope types in it, "Boom, continental shelf right there."

"Well, if it's off the deep end, it's not gonna be much of a treasure hunt, is it?" Pope says. John B sighs

"Come on, baby. Come on." JJ says

"Shit, it's on the high side. It's only 900 feet." John B says

"That's not too deep." JJ says

"Is that doable or something?" Kie asks

"Yeah, totally doable."

"Yeah." Estrella says sarcastically, "Will we be taking your personal submarine?"

"How do you know this, Mr. Dive Master?" John B says

"The salvage yard." JJ shrugs, "They got a drone that can drop 1,000. It has a 360 camera and everything. It's for, like, deep dives and stuff. It's exactly what we need."

"Can your dad get his grimy little hands on that?"

"Well, my dad's grimy little hands got his ass fired. I guess the salvage captain frowns on showing up shitfaced, turns out." He says putting his hands in his pockets, "But the drone's there. It's in the impound yard out back."

"How much did you say was on the Royal Merchant again?" Kie says

"400 million." John B says

"400 mil." Estrella scoots over as Pope jumps up and blocks the door.

"400 million dollars?" Kie says getting up

"Yep."

"No. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. No!" Pope says

"Pope! Move." She says moving his arm

"Guys, that's too-"

"Come on." Kie says opening the door

"Can't we do anything legal for money?"

"Of course not." Estrella chuckles following JJ out

"Go." John B says

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"Pope, we're not stealing the drone. We're borrowing it." John B says

"Humans are the only animal that can't tell fantasy from reality." Pope says

"Did you come up with that?"

"Albert Bernstein came up with it, but it applies to this whole treasure-hunting thing."

"Oh."

"So, which is it? Fantasy or reality?"

"Why are you so weird, Pope?" JJ says

"It's fantasy, but possible reality." Kie says

"Reality." John B nods

"Virtual reality." JJ says getting ready to light his blunt, but it's snatched away

"Keep the signal clear." Pope says

"You know what your problem is?" JJ says as they stop. Kie and Estrella jump out.

"You?"

"No. It's that you need to relax, man. You're always so tense!"

"I'm not too tense." Pope argues

"Hey, don't worry. You guys got this." John B nods

"It's not us that we're worried about." Estrella says as she walks backwards. Kie laughing as Estrella follows her to her car.

The plan was to fake Kie having a flat tire. So, the girls get in the car and make their way to the salvage yard.

"Hello?" Kie waves as they approach the yard, "Excuse me?"

The door opens as the guard comes out, "Can I help you?"

"Hi!" Estrella smiles, "Um, we actually have a flat tire. We were wondering if maybe you could help us out?"

"Yeah." He nods

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." He says before walking back toward his office

"It's too easy." Estrella mutters to Kie who smiles

The man opens the gate and comes back to follow them to Kie's car. Kie stops by the boat attached to the back of her car.

"It's just this back one right here. I mean, it must've been a slow leak or something." She says as the man looks at it

Estrella turns as the boys hurry and run into the yard.

"Been sitting in the yard too long?" He says

"Yeah."

"Yeah, I... I got this." He says squatting down

"Thank you." Estrella says

The man starts putting air into the tire. He looks up toward the girls before trailing his eyes down their bodies. Kie frowns before she smiles condescendingly.

"Got it?" She says

"Yeah." He nods looking back at the tire. He looks up as they hear the dog in the back barking excessively.

"Do you hear that?" He says standing up

"Hear what?" Kie says

"Oh, Tebow's got somethin'."

"It's probably just a raccoon, maybe. You know?" Estrella nods

"Nothin' to worry about." Kie waves him off

"Yeah."

"Yeah."

As the guard squats down again, Kie rushes to the other side of the boat. Estrella looks around anxiously as the barking continues. The man gets up and looks around as he finishes with the tire.

"Where's your friend?" He asks

"Oh, um, she's just checking to make sure everything else is okay." She lies faking a smile.

He rushes around the boat before Estrella can stop him, "What are you doing?"

"This one looks a little low too." Kie says. The guard looks up as the dog barks louder. He runs off as Kie jumps up

"Wait!" Estrella yells, but he ignores her, "Shit."

She and Kie rush to get in the car before they drive off.

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After leaving, the girls met up with the boys again. John B was able to get the drone, so the whole thing wasn't for nothing this time.

It was dark out now and they all decided to go to Kie's family restaurant, The Wreck, to try and get some food.

"Stealing drones makes you hungry." Kie says as they get out

"What I would do to a beer and shrimp and grits right now." JJ says

"It would not be pretty." Pope says following Estrella out. They all follow Kie in as she greets her Dad.

"Hey, Dad." She says

"Hey." He says as he eyes the others. Estrella smiles before they let Kie talk to her Dad.

As Estrella leans on the wall, JJ starts faking like he's boxing with her. As he goes to punch at her side, she smacks his hand away.

"God, you're such a boy." She chuckles. John B and Pope wave as Kie's dad looks toward them. Estrella watches as Kie hugs her dad with a smile before turning to them.

"Sit down." She says. The boys cheer as they immediately sit at the table.

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