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Chapter Two: Two Years Too Long?
Almost two years after chapter one...
Across the rooftops of Los Angeles Brian chased his mark. He needed to catch him, this guy had information that Brian needed. Briefly he wished Sara was there with him. She was the faster of the two of them. Then again, she never would have been caught dead dressed in a suit wearing dress shoes, let along go jumping from building to building in them. No, she would have left Brian to do the leg work and she would have headed them off somewhere...
Brian came back to the present as his perp jumped a five foot gap and made for a roof access staircase. Brian was keeping up but never getting closer then 10 feet from him. After another ten minute chase that took them over fences and through back alleys and busy markets, Brian finally managed to catch him in an apartment building by jumping out of a window at him.
Free falling for about ten feet their decent was stopped by a minivan with Brian landing on top. Sitting up Brian pulled his gun while the guy yelled that he didn't know anything
"Give me a name!"
"l don't know shit, man!"
"Give me a name!" Brian put his gun in the guys face. "Last chance! Give. Me. A. Name!"
"David Park! David Park's the guy you want."
An hour later he pulled up in front of the Federal Building in L.A. He was feeling proud of himself for getting what he needed. It had been a rough year. Getting assigned to the Cartel was pretty amazing and when he had heard they suspected the use of racers to smuggle the goods across he immediatley tried calling Sara to see if she'd be interested in going undercover in exchange for a pardon. He was discouraged when the number came up disconnected and disheartened when he couldn't track her down. He would give her the credit she was due, the girl knew how to disappear. There had been no news nor sign of her or Dom and although neither were a top priority for the FBI every agent there wanted to be the one to bring in the infamous Dominic Toretto and good cop turned bad Sara Trenton.
Stepping through the front entrance he was immediately greeted by Agent Lihn. A shorter woman of Asian decent, she was great at the desk but extremely timid when it came to field work. Brian often wondered why she joined the FBI when she hated confrontation. Brain listened as Agent Lihn prattled on about how he was late and that their boss was in a bad mood because of something to do with donuts. That was just great. The last thing he needed was a moody boss.
Walking into the conference room Brian noticed that he and Lihn were the last ones to show up. Apologizing he quickly sits down.
Agent in charge Carl Penning, a middle aged man that was past his prime and now got his rocks off by bossing around newer agents, scoffed as Brian sat. "Complaints keep rolling in after your little downtown Olympics, O'Conner. Tell me that reinstating you wasn't a mistake."
Even thought he wanted to give Penning a piece of his mind Brian kept his cool. "l got a name. David Park."
"David Park. That's it? That's all you got?"
Stasiak, another agent assigned to the case and someone who thought himself to be a hotshot, piped in from the back of the room. "David Park? l could throw a fortune cookie out this window and hit 50 David Parks right now."
Looking back at Stasiak, Brian defended himself. "lt's Korean, not Chinese." He looks back towards Penning. "Park is the guy that recruits street racers to be runners for the Braga cartel." He smiles. "We find Park, and we bust the bad guys."
Sara couldn't believe how quickly time had flown by. It had been nearly two years since they'd seen the beaches of the Dominican. They had traveled all over Central and South America and even ended up spending several months in Rio after running into Vince. That first encounter had been...interesting to say the least. Vince blamed Sara for what had happened back in L.A...Sara punched Vince in retaliation...Dom having had to step in between them. Yup. Good times.
If Sara was being honest, after that first meeting, it had ended up being some of the most relaxing months they'd had in a long time. Even though Brazil held a treaty with the US it was well known that Rio was run by the criminals. So long as they didn't make waves, no one looked their way twice. Sara was pretty sure they could have settled there and been quite happy, but shortly after they arrived they discovered that Rosa, Vince's wife, was pregnant. Knowing that the house they were sharing was small with the four of them, they couldn't imagine what it would be like with a baby as well. About a month before the baby was due Sara and Dom said their farewells to Vince and Rosa, promising to keep in touch.
It seemed like it was non-stop afterwards. Constant traveling, racing to get money when they needed it, and always looking over their shoulders, but Sara had never been happier. The only reason they had stopped in Panama City was because Sara had managed to get the flu and couldn't shake it. Having no choice but to find a hospital to get the necessary medicine, they took up a temporary residence above a small garage. It was small, only one room with an attached bathroom, but it was comfortable and the family they rented from had them eat with them every day. Even after Sara felt better there had never been any mention of leaving. Their youngest, a boy named Juan, had even gotten around to calling her and Dom, Tia and Tio. It still made Sara smile every time. That had been over a month ago.
It was a quiet day, well as quiet as it could be in a city with over 30,000 people. Dom and Sara where in the garage giving the Chevelle a tune up. The car has treated them well over the last few years. A tune up was the least they could do. They were interrupted when Juan came running in...
"Tio! Tio! Hay una llamada de telefono para que usted fuera!" (Uncle! Uncle! There is a phone call for you outside!)
Dom, having just pulled out the fuel filter looked over to Juan before sharing a confused and concerned look with Sara. Few knew the number and the only one that would be asking for him was Mia, and she would only call if there was a problem. Following Juan outside to the payphone that was off the hook he picks up the receiver, "Talk."
"Dom."
"Mia, l told you not to call me here." He was about to give her the speech again about keeping phone calls to an emergency basis only but Mia interrupted before he could start.
"Dom, it's Letty." His breath caught. "She's been murdered."
Sara looked up as Dom walked back into the garage. Seeing the look of devastation on his face she immediately dropped what she was doing to go over to him. "What? What is it? Is Mia okay?" She grabbed the side of his fact to look into his eyes. They were always the most expressive part about him.
He grabs her hands with his own. "Mia's fine."
"Then what is it?"
"It's Letty."
"Letty?" Sara was confused.
Taking a deep breath Dom explained what Mia had just told him. "Someone killed her. Ran her off the road. Her car exploded."
Sara's blood ran cold. No. NO! It wasn't possible. They had left Letty behind so she'd be safe. She couldn't be dead. She just couldn't!
She hadn't realized she'd said all that out loud until Dom pulled her into a hug. "I know. I know."
She cried silently for a few minutes before pulling away. "So what now?"
"Funeral is in five days."
"Then we better get on the road now."
"Sara-"
"Don't even think about it Dom. I'm coming. I don't care if we're wanted. We should be there."
Nodding his head they separated. Dom to explain to the family why they had to leave so quickly and Sara to pack up what little belongings they had.
The day of the funeral was peaceful. Not a cloud in the sky and a gentle breeze blowing. The procession was small. Immediate friends and family were there to pay their respects. Photos of Letty were up everywhere, but the one in the center was a snap shot that had been taken during a Sunday barbeque. It was back when she and Dom had still been together. They were leaning towards each other, and obviously happy.
Brian stood off to the side along with several other agents. As the priest gave the final prayer Stasiak came up to him and handed him a photo.
"Facial recognition software matched Toretto and Trenton about ten minutes after they crossed the border. l don't get it. l thought they'd show." Stasiak took another look around to see if maybe he missed them.
Brian however stared at the photo. It was the first look at both Sara and Dom he'd gotten in almost five years. The differences were startling. Dom had bulked up and Sara had a hardened look about her. Stasiak was right. They wouldn't have crossed the border just to miss the funeral. Most likely Sara knew or at least figured there would be detail waiting for them...he looked up to a clearing about a quarter mile away. He couldn't see them but he'd put his money that they were there, watching the funeral from afar.
Dom and Sara were in fact watching the funeral from a distance. Just not in the clearing that Brian had thought. Sitting on top of a hill they watched as the crowd dispersed.
Sara leaned against Dom, tears silently falling from her eyes. "It's not right. Us not being down there."
Dom brought his arms around her waist, leaning his head on hers. "No it's not. None of this is right. None of this should have happened."
Sara turned her head to look at Dom. "Tell me we're going to find him Dom. Tell me we're going to find that son of a bitch that killed Letty and give him payback."
Pulling her in for a kiss, he leans so they are forehead to forehead and staring straight into each others eyes. "I promise."
Later that night Mia was finishing boxing up Letty's belongings. Grabbing the last box she walks out to the garage. Setting it on the table along with the other she turns, feeling something behind her. She can't help the gasp that comes out of her mouth as she see's her brother for the first time in five years standing there in front of her. Walking up to him she grabs him in a tight hug. "l told you not to come."
Sara smiles. "We wouldn't have missed it for anything."
Mia lets go of Dom and gives Sara a big hug as well. Letting go she turns to Dom. "They're staking the place out. lf they find you. . ."
Sara interrupts her, "They won't. I made sure of it."
Dom smiles and grabs Mia for another quick hug before holding her at arms length. "Come on. Look at you. All grown up."
A glint catches Dom's eye. He can't believe his eyes. He looks back at Mia for an explanation.
Walking up to the partially rebuilt Charger she tells him. "Letty wouldn't let them junk it. Even though it is a goddamn curse. When she came back, she was always in here, working on it day and night."
Seeing Mia starting to tear up, Sara goes up to Mia and wraps her arms around her.
Mia smiles at Sara before continuing. "lt was weird. lt was like she knew you'd come back."
They all stood there in silence. Sara was wondering what Letty had been thinking. Why would she have thought they'd come back. So long as there was a wanted sticker on their heads they had planned to stay far away from the U.S.. If it weren't for the funeral she doubted they would have ever come back. She caught sight of the silver cross hanging from the rear view mirror and couldn't help but smile. Letty had looked after it and put it in the safest place she knew.
Dom too had seen the cross and stared at it before asking, "Mia, can you show us the crash site?"
Authors Area:
Chapter two done and done. Unfortunately its mostly a filler chapter as a way to explain how they end up back in L.A.. I also threw in the Rio/Vince thing. It makes sense to me that they would have met up with Vince during the in between time of leaving Letty and getting the phone call from Mia. Otherwise how would they know where to go in Fast5?
Next chapter will most likely be up in a couple of days. I've been swamped with work and haven't had nearly the time I'd like to write.
I had a reviewer tell me that Tego and Rico's names were Leo and Santos. And you'd be right. Their names are Leo TEGO and RICO Santos. They even call Tego Tego in the fourth movie or even 'T'. But I can see the confusion. In Fast 5 and 6 they are called Leo and Santos. So to avoid any further confusion I will call them that from now on.
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Until Next Chapter,
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