✯ North Star ✯

Part 18

"We're gonna go melt the bricks down so they're not traceable" John B tells me
"Okay." I nod
"We'll take it to the pawnshop and after that, we'll pay for JJ's restitution" John B says
"How many bars?" I ask him
"I don't know. It was all muddy. I think it was like 500" John B says and I stop walking
"500?" I ask
"600" John B says
"600 bars of gold?" I ask in shock
"I don't know. Could be a thousand. It was all muddy but it was everywhere. Covering the walls stacks of it. Four hundred million dollars.
It's all there" John B says
"That's crazy!" I laugh
"We did it." John b smiles at me
"We did it." I smile back
"Now we just have to get it out of there" John B tells me
"Right. So how will we do that?" I ask him
"Okay so, Pope has a plan..." John B says
"As always" I say
"Basically takes a pulley system. We just have to get back in the well and dig it out" John B says
"I'll be honest I never thought we would find the gold. But I should've known you always pull off the impossible" I tell John b
"Ehhh well it was only because you knocked some sense into my head" John b smiles
"Yeah I agree. Where would you be without me?" I ask him
"Probably long gone by now" he smiles as we both lean in

We both pull apart when we hear someone cough
"Hey." My dad says
"Hi." I smile trying to keep my cheeks from turning red
"Hey" John B says
"What are you two plotting?" Dad asks us
"Just the... usual stuff" John B tells him
"World domination" I tell him
"That's my girl always aiming high. It's gonna have to wait a day though, 'cause I'm takin' this kid fishin' tomorrow morning. First light" Dad says
"Um.." John B mumbles
"Just you and me" Dad tells John b
"No he can't tomorrow." I tell him
"Why not?" Ward asks us
"Well because we have plans" I tell him
"Oh really? What plans are those? Sit by the pool all day?" Dad asks me
"No" I tell him
"Look that boat needs a first mate and you need to start earning your keep around here all right?" Dad tells John B
"Dad" I start to say
"What? Sweetie I'm kidding. He's new to the family. I wanna take him fishing. All right?" Dad says
"Okay" John B says
"Yeah?" Ward asks
"All right." I agree
"It's gonna be good" dad says

I sit next to Sarah and kie looking at the drawing
"He said it looked something like this" Kie tells us.
"So..." Sarah says trailing off.
"That's 50 feet down and they're using 100-feet rope. So I guess this little wagon will go straight to the gold room." I say
"Who drew this?" Sarah asks
"Who do you think?" Kie laughs as we see John b and pope getting it ready
"Kie! This better work. We can't pawn this if there's a giant wheat symbol on it." JJ says
"It's gonna work." Kie says picking up a torch

Once it was melted we drive down to the pawn shop to try and sell it
"Hell of a job melting it down, Dr.
Frankenstein" JJ tells kie
"Like you could've done better" Kie tells him
"I could have done much better. I took a welding class" JJ tells her
"Whoa whoa. Hey. Sh! Chill out okay?" John b says stepping in between them
"Easy for you to say. You're not the one that has to pawn this piece of shit off. How did I get this job anyway?" JJ asks
"Hey you're not the only one on the job" I smack him
'"Cause you guys are the best liars" Pope says