"Why would I let you out? Huh? You turned me in." Rafe spoke from the other side of the door, Bali getting his attention by timing his footsteps perfectly and calling out to him, "Or did you forget that?"

"My mom could kill me." Bali said back, looking over at Conner who was silently trying to get the hammer out of one of the tool boxes, "You want me to die, Rafe?"

"No. Doesn't mean I like you." Rafe argued, she heard him take a breath. It was silent a second, "You told me I could trust you."

Then the real guilt hit her, "I know."

"And I got on that boat, thinking you were trying to help and then you turned me in!" he was yelling now, at her, at the world, at everything, "You made it all worse."

Bali didn't say anything, catching Conners eye as he held the hammer up with a nod.

"Rafe." Bali spoke from the other side again, exhaling, "I'm... i'm sorry."

Manipulation. He deserved it. Of course he did. Somehow, she still felt guilt for it.

"I thought I was doing what was right and it all backfired. I know that i've been the worst friend to you. Ever since rehab. And-and i'm so sorry." Bali spoke up, realness in her voice as she leaned on the door, "Just let me out and we can talk about this. Normally."

Conner inched forward with a nod of his head, clutching his hammer as the door clicked. Rafe opened the door, the gun pointed at them first. He nodded at the hammer in Conners hand, "Should have known."

"Rafe-" Bali tried.

"Don't." he warned her with a serious look, "I'm so sick of you lying to me."

"Put the gun down, we're all good." Conner tried, hand shaky with the hammer. Guns were never something he liked, not at all. His mom shot herself, guns only leading to violence and what lead to her suicide.

"No, dude, are aren't." Rafe laughed, holding the gun with two hands as he nodded, "Funny, isn't it? The three of us. Like old times."

"Exactly." Bali spoke softly, hands rose slightly, "Just like old times. It could-"

"Stop lying to me!" Rafe hollered at her, Bali jumped as she nodded quickly to stop any form of anger, "You keep fucking with my head!"

"Rafe, dude, come on." Conner nodded, putting the hammer down, "Neither of us are armed now. You don't wanna shoot us."

"No, I don't." Rafe hummed, keeping the gun secure in his hands, "But I will."

The gun cocked in his hand, Conner shoved Bali away quickly.

No shots came, only a hard thump. Bali gapped as Conner froze, looking at her as Rafe hit the ground. Her eyes fell on the door, John B looking at her.

"John B." Bali threw her arms around him immediately, "Holy shit, you're here? How are-"

"Ward has the cross and Sarah." John B pulled back as he spoke to her, Rafe passed out on the ground from how hard John B hit him, "Go find, Pope. He-"

John B stopped as he looked at Conner, stepping forward.

"Woah, woah, woah." Bali stopped him quickly with a hand out, "He's okay, he's all right. He can help."

"Here, man." Conner kicked the hammer toward John B as he rose his hands, "All yours."

John B looked down at Bali, Rafe moving around slightly from the ground, "Find Pope, I have to get Sarah."

"I can help." Bali nodded, "She's my best friend."

"Get the cross, that will help, okay?" John B nodded as Bali did quick, looking at Conner, "You try anything, i'm throw you off the boat."

"Yeah, mhm." Conner nodded quickly, "I can't swim either so, double trouble."

"You live on the island and can't swim?" John B asked in disbelief.

"Nah, don't have to judge." Conner gave a offended look.

Bali looked down at Rafe, a groan leaning his lips. She latched onto Conner and looked to John B, "Save our girl, okay?"

"I'll meet you on the lifeboat!" John B called. Bali grabbed Conners arm and pulled him with her, the pair running through the ship.

"Pope Hayward?" Conner asked as he ran with Bali, "The guy that delivers my diet coke's?"

"Conner, how would I know?" Bali asked as they ran up the small steps, keeping a eye out for someone to run at them, "But, yes, Pope Hayward."

"Whats he got to do with everything? And John B? You know John B?" Conner continued to question, the sun making them both squint as they came up onto the docks, "And you turned Rafe into the police? Have you always been cool?"

"Yes." Bali looked around, "I'll explain everything when we are off this boat of death and eating caviar, okay?"

"Yup, sounds good." Conner nodded as he looked with Bali, "What if someone starts shooting at us like, fucking, battleship?"

Bali looked his way in a panic, "Independence Day."

"Bali!" Pope called, looking out at her as he waved, "You're alive!"

"So far!" Bali called, standing quite a distance away from him, "How do I get to you?"

There was a large hole between them, looking down, it was clear that's where the cross had been until now.

"There's a cross floating." Conner looked at the cross as he shook Bali, "Yo, Bali! It's a gold cross!"

"Conner!" Bali yelled as she grabbed his arms and shook him, "I know this! You are late to the party!"

"Bali, can you get to the life boat? JJ and Kie are going there now!" Pope called, head hanging out the crain with the cross being control at his hands.

"Where!" Bali yelled back.

"Left side!" Pope called. Bali flashed a thumbs up, turning to run off. She realized she was alone a few later, turning and still finding Conner staring up at the cross.

"Conner!" Bali called.

"Right, sorry!" he hurried to run with her, the pair jogging back down the stairs quickly, "Why are we getting a cro-"

Bali let out a yelp as her head was hit hard. Falling to the floor. Conner turned, Cassandra standing with a crowbar, "Shit, shit!"

Conner ducked as Cassandra swung it at him, dodging it. Bali kicked her legs, making her stumble. Conner lunged and yanked the crowbar free, tackling Cassandra as they fell back. Bali grabbed the crowbar quickly, standing up as Conner climbed off her mom. Cassandra stood too, raising her hands as Bali held the crowbar at her.

"Mom." she warned with a serious look, "Do not make this hard."

Cassandra laughed at her, "You're gonna hurt me, really?"

"I don't wanna." Bali shook her head as she stared at her, "I will though."

"No, you won't." Cassandra shook her head, "Then you'll never knew were your dad is."

Bali look in disbelief, "What happened to you?"

"Life, sweetie." Cassandra smiled, "It's all just so much."

Bali watched her mom shake her head with watery eyes, looking broken and damaged, "I needed you."

"And I needed you!" Cassandra yelled at her as she cried, "You don't get it, Bal, you don't."

"Bali." Conner warned, slowly attempting to reach for the crowbar in hopes of Cassandra stopping.

"Needed me for what?" Bali asked her mom as she shook her head slowly, "What didn't I see?"

Cassandra smiled at her, "Something isn't right, you know? In my mind. I get these bad thoughts sometimes and I can't help what I do."

Bali's eyes watered, "Why didn't you ask for help, mom?"

"I tried." Cassandra nodded as she backed up, "Go, before it comes back."

"What? Who comes back?" Bali panicked, Conner holding her back from walking forward.

"The other me." Cassandra nodded, turning and hurrying off.

Conner pulled her, "Bali, we have to go."

"I didn't see her." Bali's eyes watered, "Something was wrong and I didn't see-"

"Hey." Conner shook her slightly, "It's not your fault. But we have to go, okay? We can't be here. You can figure this out when we're on land again, all right?"

Bali took a deep breath, "Come on."

The pair ran around the corner, where the life boat should have been, no longer there. The pair ran to the railing, sighing in relief as the sight of John B and Sarah.

"Sarah!" Bali called, watching her climb into the life boat.

"Bal!" Sarah waved up at her with a bright smile, "You're okay!"

"You're okay!" Bali smiled down at her.

"You guys gotta jump!" John B called. Bali pulled her jacket off and left it on the railing.

"I can't swim, dude." Conner nudged Bali with a crazy look, "You think I can just, like, aim for the life boat?"

"You have terrible aim, you always pee all over the toilet seat." Bali gave him a crazy look, her eyes casting behind him at the life jackets, "Here, we'll strap you in like a baby."

"This is embarrassing." Conner spoke as he put the life jacket on, "So embarrassing."

"No ones gonna care that you have a life jacket on." Bali climbed over the edge and waiting for him to go with her, "If a shark comes and eats us-"

"Then you should know that i'm the one that was taking all your candy in third grade on valentine's day." Conner looked at her with a guilty expression, "Sorry."

Bali grabbed his life jacket and threw him into the water, watching him splash down at the before floating up with the life jacket. John B began reaching out for him. Bali laughed slightly, "Sorry."

Then she jumped.

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