Trigger Warnings!
drowning, gunshots

𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐄 helped her with getting the scuba gear on around her figure, "there we go Cameron." He patted her sides as he turned around. She smiled, but could feel goose bumps on her arms and legs as she was a bit nervous now.

"Okay let me do some calculations now before we send you down there." Pope squatted down as he pulled out a note book and pen, "That boats about 30 feet down—" he started, "—okay." She nodded.

"So it'll take 25 minutes at that depth." As Moon was listening she felt two pairs of eyes on her, one being John B's the other pair being Kiara's. She raised her eyebrows at them as John B looked away, Kiara was nibbling at her fingernails almost nervous for her.

"Which means you need to make your safety stop at about... ten feet." Pope jotted every little information he had down on his note pad, "—alright? For two minutes." He looked up receiving a nod from Moon.

"Yeah, yeah. Ten feet, two minutes. Got it." John B stood close next to Moon before looking over when Kiara pulled her t-shit off and jumped into the water. "What was that all about?" Moon turned to face the boys.

She rolled her eyes when JJ had his mouth dropped still, "I don't know, but I liked it. A lot." He cleared his throat before getting his vision back to the others, John B also seemed to have ended up in the same situation as JJ.

"Uh, so..." he licked his lips before Pope cut in, "All righty—" looking down at his notes, "—yeah. Uh, when you—" JJ pulled out a green key, " uh, when you're down there, you look for the cargo hold." He twisted the key in a jabbing way pointing it at Moon.

"You stuck this thing inside and twist and pull, okay?" JJ explained, Moon laughed for a second. "JJ I know how to use a key." she reached her hand out, "yeah, well you never know. I mean you're blonde and a kook so."

Moons jaw dropped, "You're blonde too JJ?" She turned around before giving Kiara a little smile, surprisingly she got one back in return. She was pushing her wet hair back, "My dad moved weight back in the day." JJ started going on about.

Moon raised her eyebrows as she was confused at this point, "Who didn't?" Pope asked. "Hey! I tied my T-shirt to the anchor chain about ten feet down." Kiara yelled from the side of the boat.

Moon nodded, "It's where you need to do your safety stop." She added on, "Thanks Kiara." Moon turned back to Pope. "Keep an eye on this, you need to make sure you have enough air to decompress." Pope explained, John B stood by him looking like he wanted to say something.

"Okay, well uh how much do I need?" Moon questioned as she made sure the scuba gear was tight on her figure, Pope had a not so good face "Unclear, breathe as little as possible."

"Moon I—" John B got shoved back by JJ who stepped forward, "Zen. Think Zen, you know?" He had his hands placed firmly on the blonde girls shoulders. As he was initiating breathing through some kind of mask.

"Yeah, I got it. Thanks JJ." She stepped back as JJ opened his mouth, "Please don't die, your dad and Rafe would kill all of us." —"I'll try not too."

"Moon, look you don't have to do this. I can easily just put the scuba gear on and dive right on in there." John B turned her body to face him, "I like the offer John B but I'll be okay." She smiled before pulling the scuba mask over her face then proceeding to jump off the boat and into the water.

"Hey, if we get caught out here in the marsh we're basically screwed, so... better get a move on." Pope hung his head over the boat. Moon did a see ya with her two fingers against her head before diving under the water.

"See ya girl." JJ stared into the water. John B hung his head over the boat not taking any chances that she's gonna drown.

The blonde swam down towards the wreck, the closer and closer she got the more her stomach began to ache. Right as she saw the boat she began grabbing onto the edge of it, guiding her body around into it.

John B stood at the top of the boat his head still dangling over the water as he grew more anxious, "Don't you think she's been down there too long?" He turned looking at the others who each shrugged, "It's been what 1 minute and a half. She's fine John B." Pope looked up from his book he was reading.

JJ stood up before walking over to John B joining him with his head hung over the boat, "Do you have a thing for Cameron?" the blonde asked eagerly. "What, no." John B answered.

"Doesn't seem that way big boy, the way she's got you shaking like this." JJ smiled, "—I just don't want her dad finding out her daughter is dead cause of me." John B nibbled at his bottom lip.

"She'll be fine John B, she's a Cameron. She'll come up any moment now trust me." JJ gulped, "—unless it's been like an hour then we should all be diving down there and worrying." He patted his back before getting up.

Suddenly there were sirens, "Shit. JJ." Pope panicked as the blonde boy turned around, "Guys, that's the police." JJ stared at the boat heading towards them. "Oh, you gotta be kidding me." Pope ran to the other side of the boat.

John B looked at the police boat before looking back down into the water, "John B, she'll be fine you're making yourself look suspicious doing that!" Just as she said that JJ grabbed John B and pulled him up.

"Yep, that's the police." In fact it was Deputy Shoupe and Deputy Plumb. "—Just act fricken' normal." Kiara sat down pushing her hair back. "Evening, officers." Pope kindly started.

"Evening." Shoupe replied, "Here." Plumb handed Pope a rope that he didn't hesitate to grab, "JJ, tie it off." He demanded.

Moon was now fully in the wreck as she looked around cautiously, before turning a knob on the floor lifting the lid off.

"How you kids doing?" Shoupe leaned over as he had his hand on his hip, "You know the marsh is closed?" Shoupe reminded them. "-No." "—No. Wow." Was all they got from them, "I didn't know that." JJ shrugged, "Why— is it closed?" Pope curiously asked.

"Well, we're conduction a search out here. Boat went down." He looked off into the distance before bringing his trace back to the boat. "—Oh." Everyone said before each looking at the water.

"Seen anything?" Shoupe questioned, "No." JJ instantly spit out with no hesitation, "—No boats. No." Pope sat himself up more in a more professional way.

Meanwhile Moon was still in the wreck under water, rummaging through the cubby she had just opened up. She pulled out a big black duffle bag examining it closely.

Pope was staring to the side as the time was nearly about to end for the Cameron girl under the water, "What's your friend doing there?" Shoupe pointed to John B who was standing up but still had his head looking over the boat.

"John B!" Kiara blurted as she whacked him. He turned his head giving a bright smile to the two officers, "My apologies officers, I was just looking at this scratch on the side of my boat." John B lied he was doing what Pope was doing.

Moon began swimming up out of the wreck finally with the bag over her shoulder.

"Hm." Shoupe hummed finally leaning back, Pope was licking his lips anxiously trying to look at the water without giving it away. "I'm gonna check your little boat out." Shoupe smiled before hopping over onto the boat.

"Yeah, hop aboard." Pope said before standing up and getting out the way. "Check her out." JJ smiled. "Thank you." Shoupe began walking to the back.

Moon swam up the rope slowly and carefully, she knew she was running out of air. She grabbed onto it as she noticed Kiara's shirt remembering that was her 10 feet mark for her safety stop.

Moon looked up as she noticed a silhouette of a second boat next to the pogues boat. The girl tilted her head confused as she held onto the rope, she looked at the time remaining as it read 1:14 seconds on it.

"Uh.. you got another one of these?" Shoupe held up a life jacket, "Yeah." JJ spoke, "Yeah,yeah —of course. It's, uh... it's in the hold." JJ explained.

Kiara got up off her seat, "show him." JJ nodded before reaching down, "Yeah, here we go." He proudly held it up. "All right." Shoupe nodded.

Moon was struggling to keep herself in one spot as she needed to get up to the surface, she could feel her breath slowly loosing it every second.

Her mind vision started to get blurry, as she felt her arms weaken on the rope. She looked back at the time reading 40 seconds on it, she didn't have 40 seconds she knew she was gonna drown.

As Shoupe was back on his boat he caught a glimpse of something, he began walking to the front of his boat staring at the water. He grabbed a hold of the bar on the pogues boat.

"Uh..." Pope panicked, "Be careful." JJ held his arms out, "Be careful. You don't wanna slip." Pope informed him, Shoupe stood on the front of the pogues boat as he put his sunglasses on.

He stared directly into the water as John B could feel his heart racing now, Kiara looked up at the boys with the face of do something.

Moon looked up as she could see the shadow of a man now looking over the front of the boat, she knew who that man was it was Deputy Shoupe. She panicked as she thought he could see her. So she began forcing herself to swim back farther down into the water again.

She looked at the time thing she had 12 seconds left, but she still swam farther down. Just as she turned around to look back up if he was there, she felt her whole body weakening. He was still standing there and her life was slowly fading from existence.

She looked back at the time she had 2 seconds left, the alarm was beeping. But Shoupe wouldn't move he was like a statue, Moon kept looking up, her lungs were burning. Her vision was darkening, she made sure to Velcro knot the bag to her suba gear so if she did pass out that the pogues would still get the bag.

After what seemed like 5 minutes Shoupe finally turned around, "All right." He spoke, "Beautiful day." He looked around, "Sure is." JJ smiled looking over off the boat as his heart was racing.

"Very." Pope agreed, "You let us know if you see anything on your way out." Shoupe untied his boat from the pogues boat, "Will do, Will do." Pope nodded. "We'll be gone soon, sir." JJ mentioned, "Yes, you will." Shoupe began driving off.

Just as they were far away enough all four pogues leaped to the edge of the boat, heads dangling over. "She's definitely out of air." Pope spoke, "Where is she?" John B looked over the water, JJ began splashing water in hopes she'd see the movements to come up.

"Fuck it." JJ stood up before throwing his hat off and shirt, diving into the water as John B dived right in after him.

The two boys swam down the rope noticing she isn't at the 10 feet mark, the two frantically swam until they got to the boat. JJ noticing the blonde unconscious against the side of the wreck, he grabbed her as John be detached the bag from her and carried it up with them.

Kiara gasped when she noticed the unconscious blonde being brought to the surface, "Stop standing there and fuckin help me!" JJ lifted her up as Pope and Kiara grabbed her and pulled her onto the boat.

John B threw the bag onto the boat and himself, "Drive back to shore now!" He yelled at Pope "I can't drive the boat, it's your boat!", he grabbed the blonde from JJ as he began giving her cpr. Attempting chest compressions, for couple seconds. He took a pause before continuing again with them.

"Come on Moon, wake up." He felt his heart pounding against his chest, Kiara pushed her hair back stressed as she sat down. "Don't tell me we killed her!" She yelled.

"Hey, guys? I know we're trying to bring her back to life but. Bogey, two o'clock" she turned her head over to where a boat was heading for them, "—what?" JJ looked over as John B stayed trying to wake her up, "What else can I do!" John B screamed ignoring the two men coming at them.

"Well mouth to mouth?" Pope spoke, "I can't do that she's dating Topper!" John B kept pushing her chest down and up, "Pretty sure Topper would love you tho if you saved his girl man!" JJ kept an eye on the boat. "Fuck it." John be pinched the soft spot of her nose so it closed.

"Does anyone recognize that boat?" Pope questioned, "I've never seen it." —"What are they doing here? The marsh is closed." Kiara worried.
"Let's not stick around and find out." JJ looked over, "JJ get the bowline." John B looked over, "—Should we wait on 'em?" Pope looked at him.

"No, we're not. Go get the stern. Go!" John B brought his gaze back to the blonde in his lap, "Pope just fuckin drive also." He mentioned.

"Are you joking? JJ, hurry up." Kiara demanded, "Guys, don't wait for me. Go!" JJ yelled as Pope hopped into the driver seat and got the boat started, "Let's go!" Kiara yelled. "I don't like the look of this." John B quickly turned back to the blonde.

"Are they coming for us?" JJ sat down, "Maybe they're fishing." Pope still stood at the wheel not moving the boat. "Go, go, go, go!" JJ chanted, "I'm going into the marsh!"

John B quickly began opening Moons mouth he took a breath before locking his lips over hers making sure it was good enough, he began blowing steadily into her mouth every 1 second watching for the chest to rise.

After what seemed like 10 seconds suddenly water shot out of the blondes mouth along with choking and coughing sounds, "Moon!" Kiara crawled quickly over to the blonde so she wouldn't fall out the speeding boat. "John B you drive now before Pope kills us!" Kiara shoved him.

"John B?" Moon watched as he pulled Pope out of the driver seat and put himself in it, "Kiara?" She looked at the dark haired girl. "I'm right here, don't worry." She smiled.

The blonde girl slowly sat up before quickly grabbing onto the side of the boat, "what the hell is happening?" Moon looked at the each of them before JJ ducked his head where she saw a boat following them. "I'm going. Act natural."

Kiara stood up, "Hey, guys, they're following us." Moon turned her head as she was sitting at the back, "they are right up our ass!" She turned her head back to the pogues.

"This can't be good." Pope, "—Shit." John B focused on the view in front of him. "Dude, you gotta go faster!" JJ kept a stare on the men in the boat behind them. "I'm going!" John B yelled.

"Guys..." Moon noticed one of the men pulling out a gun, she ducked her head instantly when a bullet was shot at the boat.

"What the..." Pope ducked, "Holy shit!" Kiara ducked down as well. "John B, get down!" JJ placed a hand on his shoulder.

"We're gonna fucking die!" Moon ducked down when a second shot was fired, "John B duck!" Moon yelled when the boat was taking a sharp turn, a third shot was fired.

"Shit! Pope, move." Kiara stood up as she walked across the boat, "Kiara, what are you doing?!" Moon panicked. Another shot was fired as Kiara yelled while making her way to the back of the boat where Moon was.

"—get down,Kie!" Moon watched as the girl brought a net to the back, another shot was fired as Kiara threw the net into the water.

Another gun shot went off, as the net got caught in the motor of the boat slowing them down. "Let's go, let's go!" Pope yelled at John B.

One more shot was fired.

Everyone started laughing and looking at one another, "—oh, my God! Whoo!" JJ celebrated, "how did we not die!" Moon laughed as JJ sat next to the girl.

"Booyeah! Pogue God, man!" He raised his hand as Moon high fived the boy, "So Cameron how many fingers am I holding up?" JJ put up a few fingers, "3 fingers. I'm not blind JJ." She laughed.

"—See you, guys!" JJ yelled as he waved, "That was insane! " Kiara laughed as Moon got up, "That was crazy!" Moon peeped in.

She grabbed ahold of JJ's hand as he helped her off of the boat, "Thanks, John B." She smiled, "—for saving me." She opened her arms as John B wrapped his arms around her for a hug. "No problem, thank you for almost dying for us today." He smiled as Moon giggled

"What do you think it is?" Kiara leaned against the railing as Moon joined her. "Gotta be money, right?" John B was desperately trying to open the bag, "That or a couple of keys with street value to the low- to mid mils" JJ bent over.

"Can we please just open the bag?" Pope angrily blurted out inpatient, "Woah, Pope." Moons eyebrows raised. "Wow, Pope that's a rare outburst of emotion." John B.

"Okay. You guys are literally killing me with anticipation." Pope was practically jumping around, "—open the bag." He pointed at the bag, "Jeez." JJ stared down at John B.

Moon walked over and stood besides JJ to get a better look, "We almost died over this." Pope spoke, "I really almost died over this." Moon pouted her lips and had her hands on her hips.

John B pulled out a small black bag and then pulled out a time capsule from it, he opened the time capsule as he tipped it over dumping a small compass into the palm of his hand.

"Wow.. I almost drowned for that!" Moon pushed her hair behind her ears. "Oh, wow. Yup. That's about right." Pope stood up, "—Good job, everybody. We found a compass." Pope complained, JJ took his hat off stressed.

"Dude, what? It's not worth anything?" JJ looked as he noticed how much John B was examining it, Moon raised an eyebrow as maybe that compass did mean something to John B.

"This was my father's." John B softly spoke under his breath after a long pause of silence, he then chuckled softly looking up before zoning off.

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𝐒𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 I already have chapter five done and out for you guys!

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