The O'Conner-Toretto Residence, Los Angeles, 4:30 PM
"Monica's missing?" Brian asked a little shocked. "Well, why are you telling me about this? I haven't kept tabs on her ever since Miami".
"Because we have a pretty good idea who's involved," Bilkins answered as he took out his iPad and showed him security footage. "See this? This is security footage of a riot that went down in the Miami Federal Correctional Center about three months ago. After the riot has been quelled, only three prisoners were missing and unaccounted for," Bilkins continued as he showed Brian the mug-shots of: Carter Verone and his henchmen, Roberto and Enrique.
"Carter Verone?!" Brian asked still in shock.
"Yep. And we think that he may also be coming after you and your friend, Roman Pearce, for revenge," Markham predicted. "So, we're going to need you and Pearce to come and help us take him down again in order to make sure Verone doesn't hurt you two or anyone else".
"I'm sorry, guys, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline," Brian said with regret. "I can't just pack up and leave my family. I don't do that kind of work anymore".
"If you want your family safe from any harm Verone can do, then I really must insist that you do this," Bilkins insisted to which both Markham and Greenberg agreed.
"Forget it," Brian insisted until a voice behind him said, "No".
Brian turned around and sees that it was Mia who disagreed. "Mia, what are you doing? I told you a long time ago that I'm going to be here for you and the kids full-time".
"I know and I'm proud that you are fully committed to us. But when I heard about this, I just realized that our past is going to keep haunting us if we don't do something. Brian, this is the only way to keep the kids safe from that," Mia justified to which Brian held her hand for support.
"Okay," Brian reluctantly agreed, then he turned to the three officers. "All right, I'm in. Does Verone have a big army?"
"From what we can tell, it seems like it. It is suspected that he is responsible for a series of bank robberies occurring over the nation," Bilkins informed.
"Then, I'm going to need an army of my own," Brian concluded. With that in mind, he decided to call the first two people that popped in his head: Dom and Letty.
Dom and Letty are hanging out on their beach house in the Dominican Republic, wrapped in each other's arms, drinking their Corona beers in the nigh, and watching the ocean in the moonlight. The two were about to kiss when Dom's cell-phone rang.
"What's up, Buster?" Dom greeted after seeing the caller ID.
"Dom, don't you think I'm a little too mature for that nickname?" Brian asked half-annoyed and half-amused.
"Nope. To me, you'll always be a Buster," Dom answered laughing. "What's up?"
"Just when we think our old life is done, it keeps coming back," Brian answered suddenly getting serious. "Some psycho that Roman and I put away a long time ago has come back for revenge and the cops are asking me to take him down again. But now, the guy has an army and we're all in danger. Are you and Letty in?"
"For the sake of my sister, nephew, and niece, we'd better get this guy, huh? Count us in," Dom confirmed his and Letty's participation. Now, the next person to call would be definitely: Roman.
Roman is in his private jet once again entertaining his "lady friends" with crystal champagne when he got the call from his best friend since childhood.
"This better be good, O'Conner. I'm busy "entertaining" some ladies here," Roman answered half-joking.
"Sorry, man, but this is an emergency. Guess who wears stylish suits, tried to kill us in Miami, and escaped from prison?" Brian said giving hints on what's happening.
"Oh, shit! Carter Verone?" Roman said now suddenly very scared. "Are you okay, man? What about Mia and the kids?"
"Don't worry, man! We're all fine. Nothing has happened to me, Mia, nor the kids yet. I just found out about all this. So, I called Dom and Letty and they're in. Are you in?" Brian asked Roman.
"Anything for the family, man. See you later," Roman agreed then hung up, so he can distract his "lady friends" and tell his pilot to turn his jet around.
After contacting Tej Parker and Megan Ramsey (who are now partners professionally, not romantically!), Brian asked referring to Luke Hobbs and Elena Neves, "Can we get the D.S.S. involved? There are two agents there that I'm sure could help".
"We'll need all the help we can get," Bilkins said as his cell-phone rang. "Hang on a second. Yeah? Oh, crap! Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find someone else".
"Problem?" Markham asked.
"Yeah, our surveillance guy caught chicken pox from his daughter, so he can't help us," Bilkins answered.
"You know, I can help with surveillance, if you like," Mia offered which suddenly got Brian very nervous.
"No way, Mia! Not in a million years. I can't risk you getting killed," Brian insisted.
"Oh, and I'm supposed to stay here helplessly on the sidelines. I don't think so," Mia argued. "We're family and we're in this together".
After a minute staring into his wife's eyes, Brian finally gave in. "Okay, you're right, babe. But, who's going to take care of the kids? Mando, his nanny Natasha, and a couple of his guards?"
"Sure, but they'll have to come here because I don't think we can pull Jack out of school," Mia agreed, then went on to call Mando's number.
The next morning, it was time for Brian and Mia to leave and meet the others in Miami as they have reason to believe that Verone will come back there. Mando, Natasha, and a couple of his men manage to catch the next flight to Los Angeles, and they all agreed to look after the children. After Brian explained the children's school routines to Mando (Jack goes to an elementary school while Ava goes to a day care center) and Mia made her college-age assistant manager, Rachel, in charge of the cafe/market, it was time for the hardest part for the two of them: say goodbye to their beloved children.
"Mommy and Daddy have to go?" Ava asked with a sad look on her face while cuddling Dolly Molly which made Mia cry inside.
"Yes, sweetie. But, we'll be back soon. I promise. Until then, this nice lady will take care of you," Mia said to Ava pointing to Natasha. "Be good, okay, sweetie?"
"Okay, Mommy," Ava said still sad as both her parents each gave her a gentle hug and a kiss on her cheek. After passing Ava to Natasha, they bent down to Jack who is just as sad as his little sister is.
"Why can't we go with you?" Jack asked both his parents with that sad look still on his face.
"Because we have to deal with really mean bad guys who are very dangerous. Plus, we can't let you miss school, sweetie," Mia answered.
"I don't care. I want to go with you!" Jack said hugging Brian sobbing in his shoulder.
"It's okay, buddy. It's okay. Look, we want you and Ava to come with us, but we can't let you two go. If you get hurt, we'll be very sad. You don't want that, do you?" Brian gently said while wiping his young son's tears. Jack responded by slowly shaking his head. "We need you here to take care of and protect Ava like a good big brother. You can do that, can you?" Brian asked which Jack responded with a nod. "That's my big boy," Brian hugged and kissed Jack who brightened up a little bit with a slight smile on his face.
Now, it was Mia's turn to hug Jack. "Be good for Uncle Mando and Natasha, okay? I love you, sweetie," Mia said to Jack while they hugged.
"Come on, babe, we should get going," Brian said to Mia. "We love you two babies," he said to the kids as they head out the door. They went into the car and looked as their kids waved goodbye and they waved back. Let's hope we can get this over with, so we don't have to leave them again. They both thought as they drove further.
