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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"One-niner-four-six.  This is tower operator on the mainland. Vector 705. Maintain altitude through 1K" The operator drones on and on from Jimmy's headset.

"Wahoo don't run in September" JJ starts cautiously, making sure that Jimmy can hear him but we all do "Ever. All right? So whoever this man is, he's not a fisherman"

"Maybe the run just starts earlier out here" Pope tries to give the man the benefit of the doubt.

"Are you sure about that? In the Caribbean?" JJ scoffs at him.

"No, I know what this is" Sarah speaks up glancing at me "He's working for our dad, and he's probably been looking for us the entire time"

"I think I'm gonna puke" I mumble out, taking a few deep breaths as Pope rubs my arm soothingly to try calm me down.

"All right, we gotta find out" JJ nods "Start looking for some sort of...clues"

"Hey, Jimmy!" John B yells so the pilot can hear him over the headset.

"Yeah. What's up?" Jimmy replies cheerily.

"How long you had this bird?" John B questions, trying to distract the man so that JJ can snoop around.

"Oh, about ten years now" Jimmy answers simply.

"How long you been flying?" John B then asks as JJ starts looking through the pilot's bag.

"I've been flying all my life" Jimmy shrugs as if it's not much.

"Uh, who's that lovely lady right there?" John B points at a photograph of a pretty looking woman that is taped to the window.

"That right there? That's Cynthia" Jimmy chuckles and I frown at the tone of his voice, feeling uncomfortable.

"Cynthia?" John B hums thoughtfully "And what about that beautiful girl right there?"

"Huh? Oh, that? That's Stacey" Jimmy responds as JJ pulls a book out the bag named 'the loss of el dorado' and inside the book is a bookmark that Sarah picks up while the others keep looking.

"Oh! Oh, your sister?" John B chuckles away and I lean forward to look at the picture in my sister's hands.

"No, no. No, she's just this girl I met in Saint Lucia. You ever been there?" Jimmy laughs and I freeze up in fear when I realise what the picture is of.

"The Coastal Venture. Oh my God" Sarah breathes out.

"Huge marlin. You gotta go" Jimmy continues to tell John B.

"This is the boat we were on. With Eberhimi and the cross" Sarah tells the others.

"So he was looking for us?" Cleo confirms.

"Exactly" JJ nods.

"He's working for our dad" Sarah declares.

"If not Dad then it has to be Rafe" I agree with my sister.

"Hey, y'all better hold something. We got some unexpected turbulence up here" Jimmy warns us.

"Guys, whatever it is, it's happening fast. Look" Kiara tells us, causing us all to look out the window.

"That looks like Barbados. I've been there with Terrance" Cleo informs.

"Okay, there's seven of us, one of him" JJ states as if it's obvious "You know my vote. We storm the cockpit"

"No, who's gonna fly the plane, dumbass?" John B counters.

"I've seen Pope fly simulators" JJ defends himself, looking at Pope for help.

"I crop-dusted for my uncle last summer. This is not the same thing" Pope argues.

"We don't have time to pretend that's a real option" Kiara butts in.

"Do you have an idea?" JJ quips.

"Something safe" She pleads.

"I'd like that too, please and thank you" I add.

"Why don't we just wait until the plane lands somewhere safe, and then we sneak out. And if somebody comes to mess with us, we mad-dog them" Pope proposes the idea and we all seem to come to an agreement.

"Okay" Kiara and Cleo agree in unison.

"I like the mad-dogging part" JJ comments.

"Just put that back" Kiara pushes the items from the bag to JJ "Put it back. Be cool"

JJ starts putting things back into the bag as John B starts to distract again.

"Hey, Jimmy. Is that Burning Man? Right there?" John B asks curiously, pointing to another picture.

"Yeah! That's Burning Man, all right. That was my first time" Jimmy laughs nostalgically.

"How many times you been to Burning Man?" John B continues his questions.

"I started going when I was 18" Jimmy tells him "GT's, baby! GT's!"

"Yeah, I've heard a lot about it. I've never been west" John B replies.

Jimmy glances back to where JJ is putting things into his bag and my heart drops when he spots him, the man's eyes widening in surprise.

"Hey, man! What the hell are you doing?" Jimmy roars in anger, pushing JJ into me and I gasp "That's mine!"

"Who are you really?" JJ fires back.

"Fly the plane!" Sarah cries out as the plane starts falling from the sky.

"It's my book. Give it back" Jimmy yells, fighting with JJ for the bag and I scream in fear, clinging onto Pope.

"Please fly the plane. Please fly the plane" Pope rambles out with his eyes closed tightly in panic.

"Fly the damn plane! Please!" I beg desperately, tears gathering in my eyes.

"Come on, Fish. Come on, Fish. Come on" Jimmy groans, trying to get a hold of the controls now as we plummet towards the water.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa" JJ knocks into me for a second time and he notices my fearful expression, pulling me from Pope and into his arms.

"Beneath!" Kiara orders as we head for a bridge.

The plane smashes into the water and we all go sprawling forward, the metal vehicle now almost full of with water. I cough up a mouthful of water and immediately start searching for my friends.

"Guys. Guys" Kiara croaks out, letting me know she's okay.

"Is everybody good?" Pope asks but no one really replies "JJ! Wake up, man. We gotta get out. We gotta get out of here"

"We gotta get out before it sinks" JJ agrees, pulling his eyes open and relief sets in when I see that he's okay too.

John B kicks the side door open and it reveals a handful of armed men that look a lot like police or guards.

"Oh my God" I breathe out in disbelief.

"Oh no. They don't look friendly" John B comments.

"No, they look very unfriendly" Pope agrees.

"We gotta go. Come on" John B rushes us, pushing Cleo and Sarah out into the water.

"We gotta go. Come on, hurry" Pope worries.

"We gotta get out" JJ repeats anxiously "We gotta go now, come on"

"Go, Pope" John B urges the Heyward boy to follow the girls.

"Kie, Vie, let's go" John B warns us.

"I'm coming. Go!" Kiara assures us both but I turn to wait on her in worry.

"Kie, get out before it sinks!" JJ shouts as John B jumps into the water "Come on. Go!"

JJ grabs a hold of me and tugs me towards the door but I shake my head, trying to grab a hold of Kiara.

"Wait, Jayj! We have to wait on her!" I plead but he pulls me into the sea and starts dragging me towards the others "Kie, hurry up!"

"They're headed this way. Hurry!" Pope shouts.

"Hang on!" Kiara calls out to us.

"No, no, no, Kie! Come on!" John B argues but she doesn't listen.

"Come over here. Get to the pier!" I hear JJ telling the others and Sarah grabs a hold of me, guiding me towards the pier as I watch the sinking plane in horror.

"Kiara!" I cry out.

"Kiara, come on. You gotta hurry!" Sarah pleads.