Disclaimer: I own no part of the Fast and Furious franchise. I'm just a huge fan!

Summary:
Dom and Sara are back. Robbing the rich to feed the poor...or something like that. After five years on the run they find themselves back on their old stomping grounds to figure out what and who is responsible for the death of a loved one. The web of lies runs deeper than they thought possible and not everything is as it seems. Will they make the right choices when given the chance? Rated T for language and sexual undertones.

Chapter One: Liquid Gold

It was a bit like deja vu. A abandoned stretch of road, a semi truck, and a crew. It was so close to being the same, yet the differences stood out to Sara like a flashing strobe light. Instead of Los Angeles, it was the Dominican Republic. Instead of DVD players and TV's it was fuel. Instead of Vince, Leon, and Letty, it was Han Lue, Rico Santos, and Leo Tego. Wait. Sara corrected herself. Letty was still part of the crew. Smiling, Sara reflected on how it had come to this moment...


It had been a welcome surprise.

After almost two years of traveling around Mexico and Central America, Dom and Sara had finally made it to the Dominican. Sara never did ask how Dom knew Rico and Dom never gave up the information freely. All she knew was she and Dom had been welcomed into the family with open arms. It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows though.

It had become apparent quickly that the family, the whole region really, had come on to some financial hard times. Inflation was ridiculous and it was becoming difficult for people to purchase even the basic necessities. Sara had offered what money they had in exchange for staying but mama Santos, or just Mama as she asked to be called, had seemed offended by the offer. Instead she and Dom did odd and end jobs around the house to help out. Although now that she thought about it...Dom had spent most of his time in the garage working on the car. Dammit! Why in the hell did she not think of that? Instead she spent most days in the kitchen learning how to cook. It did not go well. Just sayin'...

It was through Rico that they had met Tego. Tego liked to call himself a Bandalero. An outlaw. And proudly explained the differences between a criminal and an outlaw. An outlaw fought for something, broke the law for a better purpose. A criminal took just for the sake of taking. He was particularly opinionated on the big oil companies, the source of most problems for the Dominican at the time. Reputation must have proceeded their coming to the area because shortly after settling in Dom and Sara were approached by Tego about a possible job. Plans were somewhat halted by Tego being arrested for conspiracy, and their contact would not meet with them without Tego there. It was a small matter though, a single bolt cutter and BAM he was out. Sara shook her head at that. It really was poor security.

They ended up in a nightclub where they were meeting a man that they only knew, from Tego, as 'Elvis'. Han, a racer they had met and befriended in Mexico, went to the bar flirting with the first woman he saw and Rico stayed with the car while Dom, Sara, and Tego went to the VIP section to meet with 'Elvis'. Sara stayed just outside the room, keeping an eye on everything and making sure a way to the exits were clear. Some habits were hard to break and she found her cop side sneaking out every once in a while. Dom and Tego went in to talk. It turned out that 'Elvis' was in fact a politician looking for a way to get re-elected and at first seemed reluctant to discuss anything if front of either Dom or Sara. It was only after explaining to him that a crew had already been assembled he gave Dom the lowdown. The 'merchandise' would be fully protected save for a small stretch of road in the mountains. If something happened to it, he knew nothing.

After the meeting broke up Sara and Dom went to a bench and sat. Sara ended up in Dom's lap, straddling his hips. "Does it sound legit to you?"

"Yeah. Sounds pretty straight forward. If we do it right, no one will even know we were there."

Sara smiled at Dom. "Well if there's one thing you know how to set up its a high speed hijacking." She pulled him in for a kiss and he was all too happy to reciprocate.

They became lost in their own little bubble until a familiar voice, one neither had heard for years, spoke out. "You know it really wasn't that hard to track you two down." Looking up they came face to face with Letty. Sara jumped up off Dom's lap to pull her into a hug, both women smiling and laughing when Dom turned it into a group hug. It was good to see a face from home.

After a few days of getting reacquainted with each other they brought Letty into the plan. The team was efficient, over the course of a year they had successfully pulled off several heists and had gotten the 'merchandise' away without incident. The merchandise in this case was good ol' ethanol. Gas. Fuel. Liquid gold in the Dominican. Whoever had the fuel, had the power, and they were giving it back to the people...


Hearing Dom's voice brought Sara back to the present. They were on yet another heist, biggest one yet and if all went according to plan they'd make off with four tanks of fuel this time. Speeding up to catch up to the truck they would have to work fast, the window they had was small, only about six kilometers. A bigger package meant a bigger payday, but also bigger risk. Dom's voice rang clearly over the walkies for everyone to hear. "All right, we're good to go." He looked over to his right at Sara and to the backseat at Letty. "You ready for this?"

Smiling over at Dom, Sara leaned in for a quick kiss before answering. "You bet your sweet ass we are."

Letty laughed and started to climb out the window. "Let's make some money!" Both women climbed to the hood of the car. Waiting to get close enough to the truck to jump on. Dom radioed for everyone to get into position for the transfer.

As they closed in on the tanker Han's voice came over the com. "l thought we'd be robbing banks by now, not some gas truck in the middle of nowhere."

Letty chuckled and answered him. "Down here, gas is gold, bubba."

Sara started to laugh as they heard Tego remark that banks didn't move and Rico's response that every time he got near a bank they had to break him out of jail. The sad part was that it was true.

Dom's voice rang over the radio "Kill the chatter! Game time."

"l wouldn't piss him off, guys." Sara moved to the end of the hood and jumped onto the back of the tanker quickly climbing up the ladder, Letty right behind her.

As soon as the girls were safely on the truck Dom hit the gas and sped off to the front of the tanker. Slowing down slightly and driving just far enough into the middle where the truck couldn't pass him.

Taking note of the road signs he spoke over the radio. "Okay, guys, we're gonna have to hit this hard and fast. We got four K left before the downgrade."
Han was first, whipping his truck around to lock on to the tanks. Cara, the final member of the team and a friend of Tego's, climbed out the back of the vehicle and dropped a hook onto the hitch. "Locked and loaded!"

Dropping down in between two of the tanks, Letty and Sara worked in tandem. Sara sprayed liquid nitrogen on the joint until it looked like a piece of ice. As soon as it was ready, Letty brought out a hammer and hit it as hard as she could. In the background they could hear the semi's horn blaring, meaning he was getting irritated with Dom's driving. As soon as the latch was broke Letty let Han know he was good to go. "Liquid gold baby."

Hearing Han give the all clear the girls started to make their way farther up the truck. Dom called out to Tego to let him know he was up. Han couldn't resist a dig at them when they drove past. "Let's see if you can get it under six tries this time, huh, T?"

"De qué estás hablando? Lo haré en un intento!" (What are you talking about? I'll get it in one try!)

Walking across the the tankers Letty called him out on his bullshit. "It's more like three. Come on, Tego, keep it real." Sara laughed out loud at that.

Tego whipped their truck around and Rico went out to toss the hook. They were taking a while to catch up the truck and Dom called out they were running out of road. A triumphant yell rang out as Rico and Tego had in fact managed to hook it in one try. Unfortunately it a short lived victory as the truck put on a burst of speed. Letty was barely able to keep her balance as Sara clung to the ladder she had just started climbing down with all her strength. The truck rams into the back of Dom's car causing and jolt to resonate throughout the whole line. Letty fell forward and Sara, reacting on instinct, reached out and caught her by the arm as she fell. The two barely held on as the truck swerved violently back and forth on the road.

Dom's voice came over the radio, "T, cut loose! Unhitch, unhitch!" Dom's car get's hit again causing him to spin out. Suddenly gunshots rang through the air.
Backing off enough to get in line with Tego, Dom yelled at him to loose the load. But the violent swerving had caused the latch on the hook to close. There was no way for the to unload. They had come to the downgrade, but realizing that the truck was speeding up and not slowing down Dom knew they had to do something, fast. He sped up and he yelled out to the girls. "We've got to get the tanks loose! Spray that hitch!"

Sara nodded and reached for her gear but Letty yelled back that they didn't have a hammer anymore, having lost it when she fell. Sara sprayed the hitch after Dom yelled at them to do it anyway.

The truck driver swerved all over the road, doing his best to throw the attackers off. Rico hung on but barely made it back into the cab of the truck, their truck moving violently back and forth.

Once the hitch was completely frozen Dom yelled for the girls to hold onto something tight. Sara was on one tank, Letty the other, as Dom pulled a 180, ramming into the hitch causing it to break. Pieces of metal flew everywhere including the tank that Sara was on causing gas to spray out over everything. Tego immediately put the brakes on for the tanks he was attached to and slowly they came to a stop, Letty safely hanging off the back.

Dom was beside the tank, one of two still attached to the semi, and the one that Sara was barely hanging onto. "Sara! Give me your hand!"

Leaning as far over as she could it was still several feet to reach Dom. "I can't reach!"

"You got to jump!"

"Are you crazy?!"

They were coming to a ninety degree turn. The truck driver slammed on the brakes but it was too late. The truck had picked up to much speed. Sara saw the driver bail out of the cab. Dom yelled again that she needed to jump.

"Sara, jump! I've got you!"

Taking a deep breath Sara took a leap of faith, literally. She landed safely on the hood of the car with Dom's arm out to stop her from sliding off. Climbing into the passenger seat she had started out in she looked over to see the now driverless semi loose all control and flip to its side causing the second tank to snap loose. Barely managing to miss being crushed Dom stepped on the gas only to slam on the brakes a moment later and swing them around. The cab along with the first tank sat behind them, blocking the exit, and in front of them, the second tank was rolling towards them bouncing. The sparks from hitting the surrounding rocks caused the gas that had been leaking to ignite. They were trapped. The only way to go was forward.

Dom sat watching the tank bounce. They had to time it just right. Sara was getting nervous.

"Dom." He stared.

"Dom." He revved the engine.

"Dom!" He let off the brake and flew toward the oncoming tank.


The racing scene in the Dominican was alive. Half the gas was already gone and the rest wouldn't last long. People were coming out of the woodwork to get a share of the 'liquid gold'. Sara and Letty were sitting along the beach enjoying a Corona. Letty brought up the heist. "Man that was a close one today."

Sara's smile faded. "Yeah, it was too close."

"Hey loosen up chica! Yeah it was close but in the end no one was hurt and we got the goods!" Letty tapped her bottle against Sara's.

Smiling, Sara was about to respond when a shrill ringing startled them. Pulling out her cell phone, Sara recognized the number. "Sorry Let. Gotta take this."

Jumping up she answered the phone. "Hey Bri. What's up?"

"Hey Sara. Not a whole lot. But I do have some pretty awesome news."

"Oh yeah? What is it?" Sara smiled, it had been a while since she had heard him this excited.

"I got offered a job with the FBI!"

"Brian." She really didn't know what to make of the news. "What...uh...what happened to the garage idea? The one you were going to go into with Roman on?"

"The idea fell through. We were just hanging around Miami when Tanner contacted me. And that's not the best part! You know what is?"

"No Brian, what is the best part?" So far, none of it had sounded that good yet.

"Tanner mentioned you too and that if you were to come help with the case you'd get a full pardon. Your record would be wiped clean."

"Bri-"

"I know what you're going to say. You won't leave Dom. But that's the best part! I told them that and they said that they'd give him a full pardon too! Isn't that great?"

"Yeah Brian. Amazing." She felt like a lead weight had settled into her stomach. Apparently Brian had noticed her sullen tone as well.

"What's the matter? I'd thought you'd be excited! This is your chance to come home."

"Brian. I'm happy that you're happy about this. Really I am. But you have to know that the offer is bullshit. Maybe my record would be cleaned but there is no way they'd let Dom off with a full pardon."

"They gave me their word Sara. It's a legit offer."

"Brian you know that I love you like a brother. But if you take the offer from the FBI then this will be the last time you'll hear from me. I can't have a direct line to an agent. The FBI could find a way to track the number and subsequently Dom and I can't risk that."

"Sara -"

"No Brian. I'm serious. You take the job and this is goodbye."

"Uh...Then I guess-" She could hear a chocking sound on his end. "Then I guess this is goodbye."

"I guess it is. I really am happy for you Brian. I know being part of the FBI was what you wanted while on the force. I hope you find everything you're looking for there."

"Thanks. Are you sure you won't take the offer? Come home?"

Sara looked over to where Dom had started walking towards her and smiled. "I am home Brian. Goodbye." With that she ended the call and quickly disassembled the phone. She'd have to get a new one soon but the sooner she got rid of that one the better. Dropping the pieces into the water she looked up as Dom sat beside her.


Before and during the phone call...

Dom divided out the money while Rico and Tego hovered near by. Finally bundling up the stacks he handed one to each of the guys. Rico complained that Tego's pile always looked bigger to which Tego responded, "I'm super-sized, baby."

Laughing at the two Dom turned to give Han his share. His smile was lost though taking in Han's expression. "What's going on?"

Han leaned against the truck taking his stack and counting the money. "Cops just raided our garage in Baracoa. They were real interested in you. The heat's on man and we just sent up a flare that's gonna lead them right to us. l say we move out first thing in the morning."

Dom shook his head. "Nah, it's me they want. And if they catch me, they're going to take down anybody with me." He took a quick look to where Letty and Sara where sitting on the beach and watched as Sara walked off a ways with her phone attached to her ear. He turned back to Han. "We had a good run but I think it's time for you to go do your own thing now."

Looking off into the distance he said. "I heard they're doing some crazy shit in Tokyo."

He took Han's hand in his. "Good luck man. Remember, you call if you ever need anything." With that the two men split and went their separate ways. Han towards the race and Dom to the beach.

Sighing he sat down next to Letty. The silence stretched on before Letty broke it. "l hear Rio is nice this time of year."

Dom shook his head. "The cops are getting hungrier."

Leaning back on the rock she was sitting on Letty appeared unfazed. "Then l guess we're doing our job."

"I'm a walking target. l don't want you around when they catch up to me."

Fed up Letty turned to Dom and grabbed his face so he'd look at her. "Ride or Die remember? How long have we been doing this Dom? Huh? And now all of a

sudden, out of nowhere, it's too dangerous? What about family? What about Sara? We'll figure it out, we always do."

"Let-"

"No Dom. No running away again. We'll figure it out together, as a family. Please."

"Okay Letty. As a family. Where Sara go off too?"

"She got a phone call. I think it's Brian, but she's not looking too happy to be talking to him. I heard some serious arguing on her end." Facing the direction Letty pointed to he could see she was right. Although he couldn't get past everything Brian had done, Sara considered him to be a brother and kept in frequent contact with him via burn phones. But where there were usually smiles when talking to him, there was only a look of sadness. Dom got up off the rock and made his way over to her.

"I am home Brian. Goodbye." Dom sees her take the phone apart and drop the pieces into the water at her feet. Well that can't be good...

"Everything alright?"

"Hmm?" Sara was lost in thought. "Oh, yeah. Everything is fine. Brian got a new job working for the FBI. I decided it wasn't safe to continue talking to him anymore. Even though it's a burn phone it can still be traced."

"I'm sorry."

She chuckled. "No you're not. I know you never liked me keeping in contact with him."

"No I didn't, but it made you happy so..."

"Well, what's done is done. No use crying about it. I will need to get a new phone though. Where's Letty?"

Looking over to where he'd left her, Dom answered honestly. "I don't know. She was just right there. She's probably a little ticked off at me."

"Why would she be ticked off at you."

Sighing he answered even though he didn't want to. "I told her that the police were starting to take too much notice of our actions and that I didn't want anyone with me when they caught up with me."

"Dominic Anthony Toretto!" He winced at the use of the full name. No matter how old you got, the use of the full name was never a good sign. "I know you are not thinking of sneaking off without me."

"It would be better for you if I wasn't around."

"Bullshit."

"Sara-"

"No Dom! That's bullshit. Three years we've been together. Three. Years." Sara moved to sit in his lap. Facing him she held her hands around his neck to make sure she could see his eyes. "Have at any time in those years I said I regretted being with you? No. You and I? We're like...we're like one in a million, the chances of feeling the way we do. We will never find that again. You're the other half of my heart. It won't beat without you. So if you want to leave then fine, we'll leave. But you are not going anywhere without me."

Sara had been on the edge of tears and Dom knew that he'd lost the battle. He consoled her the only way he could. He kissed her. It was a tender kiss. One that held promises for tomorrow and memories of yesterday. One that when it was over, Sara knew Dom wouldn't leave without her.

They spent that night with the ones closest to them, not once letting on their plan, and in the early morning sun packed their bags and drove off into the unknown. Before leaving, Sara snuck into Letty's room while she slept and tucked a note onto her side table along with the silver cross that Dom had given her earlier that year. It was a short goodbye and had Sara known what the future held, she would have written a lot more.

Letty,
I know you're gonna be pissed when
you realize what happened. Please
understand, it's for the best. Dom and
I are the ones they are looking for, not you.
I don't know what we'd do if something
happened to you because of us. Please
let us go and don't come looking for us.
Go back home, live life, be happy.
You'll always be my sister.
Ride or die chica.
Luvs,
Sara
P.S. Take care of my necklace. I'll come
back for it someday.


Authors Area:

Hello, Hello!

I am back with the beginning of the second installment of my Dom/OC story. Partners in Crime: Ride or Die follows the storyline of Fast and Furious (2009), with obvious changes made to include Sara, and is a continuation of my story, Fast and Furious: Partners in Crime. I'm super excited to see where this story winds up and the reactions from the readers given the great feedback I got from PiC.

This is a particularly long chapter. PLEASE don't expect them all to be this long. There were a few things added, such as the phone conversation between Sara and Brian and the private scene between Sara and Letty. In the movie it always had confused me how Letty had found Brian, how she had known he could help bring Dom home, or if it was in the reverse, how did Brian know Letty was back and would help? The whole thing confused me. So this was my way of coping with that confusion. Letty knew Sara kept in contact with Brian and found him via that connection. I also wanted to incorporate Los Bandoleros into this chapter. If you haven't seen it I fully recommend doing so. It's a nice filler for the years between 2F2F and Fast and Furious.

Fair warning- I am terrible at updating but am hoping to keep the updates at least regular. I'm no car expert nor am I an English major so I have to doubt there will be errors in my story and for that I apologize.

Reviews are amazing and keep me motivated to update frequently. I am more than willing to take criticisms if they are constructive and aim to better the story. I am not forcing anyone to read this, if you don't like it don't read it. Simple as that.

If there is anything you'd like to see happen or have any suggestions to go along with the story please feel free to let me know. I might not use it, but then again, I might! You never know!

Until Next Chapter,
Ramzgurl