Rewritten: 6/13/18

Both crews separate going different routes out of Texas and back the way they came. Every minute counts as well as speed, both were determined to reach Miami as fast as possible taking little time for rest and extra gas. From day and night they speed down the highways and passing the checkpoint towns. Jake's crew push themselves by drafting all the way while not stressing out their cars by redlining the needle. Despite determination driving for 8 to 10 hours straight, keeping their hunger down by quick snacks at stations, the crew would eventually feel exhaustion as well as feeling sore from sitting nonstop. They would sleep for only at least 4 hours at motels, keeping their energy in the day by drinking energy drinks bought from gas stops. Alicia, being the only one not driving would have the most energy, napping at times and keeping track of time/miles driven. While 2 days have passed, they finally cross the Florida border with less than 700 miles left and possibly 9 to 8 hours of more driving to go. Looking at the GPS they were neck in neck with Vince's crew who were taking a path across Alabama while Jake and his crew took the way they came sticking near the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the tiredness and keeping awake with the caffeine, they keep going for another whole day, taking only one last stop for quick food and gas. They were almost there.

The grueling nature of The Rush now gets to the crew, yet somehow they were still attentive of the road ahead. Making the 75 going down, they realize they were a few miles behind Vince's crew on the same route, trying once again to slipstream in order to catch up. What can only slow down Vince was a traffic jam, and sure enough Jake's crew gets their wish. Almost reaching Orlando they get caught up on a traffic surge going into the city. Both crews were stuck in the congestion as they figure out which alternate route they could take. Looking at their GPSs and traffic readings there were two paths of the freeway to take. The Spessard L. Holland Toll Road had no traffic congestion but had a longer path going down to Melbourne on the 95. Florida's Turnpike Toll, which is what they were on, would continue on the congestion until going out of city limits but was still the quickest route. Vince takes his crew to Spessard into Orlando while Jake makes the decision of staying on the same freeway. His crew takes his direction as they continue riding out the congestion, unsure if this was the right choice as he made and hope for the best. Jake trusted his gut including Alicia sitting next to him.

The rush hour continues on as the crew was feeling nervous that Jake made the wrong decision. Vince's crew on the map was speeding through their path while Jake's was still stuck in traffic. Jake had a feeling it will clear up, and sure enough it does as they leave the city limits. They immediately start slipstreaming as they get a burst of energy to try getting ahead of Vince's crew entering the 95 as they pass Port St Lucie, Alicia's birthplace. She thinks about her father going pass it, even mentioning it to Jake while feeling almost upset about it. With a few miles left, they realize they were ahead of Vince's crew. Not worrying about stressing their cars they slipstream one last time, redlining their needles. They were this close from winning, keeping their speed while Vince slowly catches up to them. They were meters away from the finish in Downtown as 5-10 crews were waiting for the finishing crew. They were bumping each other again to the finish with Vince desperately shoving Jake on the oncoming lane. Jake thinks fast by slowing down and pitting Vince, avoiding an oncoming car as he sees Vince spinning out uncontrollably and slamming his Huarya on parked cars. Because of this dumb move despite Vince's crew crossing first in some positions, Jake's crew still wins with all four of his crew making it to the finish.

Everyone including civilians look back at Vince's wreck. He survives but loses his car by his own mistake. Jake and the rest look back as well, but they show no shock or sympathy as he tried to kill Jake including Alicia by shoving him towards an oncoming car. Jake was a menace to him but more so to Logan; the closer they got, the more desperate their opponents become. They leave the area immediately, already proving their win to the 5-10s and are able to move on. By now the crew was exhausted, not thinking about leaving out of the region and instead get sleep at a nearby motel. Alicia however, wanted to see her uncle including the new car. Jake takes her back to the shop wanting to see it himself, unaware that they were being followed.

By this time the sun has already set. As they got there the garage door was open, seeing that the shop has not yet closed. Jake drives inside as they see the new car in front of them, getting out and taking a look. Alicia was stunned and excited. The car was a new yellow Lotus Exige S along with new perf spec upgrades. It was small just like her; a perfect choice with a lot of power put in to it, fitted with a body kit and a large spoiler for down force. As she walks around it she couldn't believe it was hers. While they didn't know yet, it looked obvious including being the only car there. Jake gives a big hug for her excitement, lifting her up as they giggled to their enjoyment. They begin to look at each other gazing deep into their eyes. Continuing to stare, they slowly lure their heads together about to share a kiss. Suddenly they hear a car engine noise approaching the garage. Jake recognizes the revving sounds as the noise got louder. They froze realizing what it was.

What drove in the garage was a red LaFerrari, and coming out was Logan in the flesh. The two did not expect to see him, almost scared of what he was going to do as he approached them.

Logan starts talking: "Well well, isn't this a surprise. So this is where you went to, huh?"

Alicia was startled: "Logan? I.. I."

Logan: "You leave me back in LA, and what do I see? You holding on to this chump while almost locking lips together. (Looks at Jake) What? Isn't this what you wanted, kid? Meeting me face to face? Well now you got it.

Jake:"Funny, cause I didn't expect you to come here wanting to race me. Was waiting for me too long for ya?"

Logan:"I thought I busted you back in LA. And from what I heard, you've been pretty busy taking down posers up in the Midwest, let alone the East Coast. Tell me, what is it exactly are you doing going around the whole United States for?"

Jake Responds: "You owe me a fair race, Logan. I know you bribed the cops on me, gave them the slip. And you stole my car from me."

Logan: "You said it yourself, kid. If I win, I get to keep your car. So I may have told the cops on our little race path. What can I say, money talks. As for your ride, I gotta say, you did a fine job tuning it for me. This baby helped me conquer all of the West Coast. Got me where I am today. Thank you for losing the race for me. Heheheh."

Jake: "I want that car back, Logan. That's all I'm saying. You may have shut down the Streetrats, ran out all my drivers, took away my city and putting me in jail. To be honest I could care less anymore. But cheating a race for my car, that's a whole new low for streetracing punks like you"

Logan: "Why do you care if I don't play by the rules? When you race with the 5-10s you do whatever it takes to get on top."

Jake: "Oh like killing Carson's crew back in Indiana? Stabbing his back so you could take his place?"

Logan chuckles: "Aw shucks kid, you got me. That so called leader of the '5-10 Outcasts' thinks he could turn around the motorclub by having his drivers destroy all the deals this club has made. Heh, doesn't realize that this club was made from the ground up to traffic goods all around the country. You and that chump are just wasting your time changing nothing. Even if the Outcasts win there will still be players making it big for themselves. The last V8 never had anything to do with all this, it was already established from the start. It wasn't always about streetracing like he said, kid. That whole 'It's all about driving only' bullsh*t is all a f*cking joke. The 5-10s always thrived on making business, illegal cash, and getting rid of the weak or rats that slow us down. That's always how it worked while streetracing is just our way of pastime. There will always be corruption, what matters is trying to survive. You don't even know the whole story about the true 5-10s do you? Survival of the fittest, kid. Survival, of, the fittest. And as for you sweetheart, (Alicia) I don't suppose this was the reason you left me."

Alicia: "You lied to me, Logan. You never told me what the 5-10s were really about, that you wanted to have power, and you killed people for it."

Logan: "I gave you a choice, babe. You could have driven away while you still could back in Detroit before doing that job. You earned your ink for it, and now you're betraying that ink. So why did you stick with my guys all this time, huh?

Alicia confesses: "Because I thought I fell in love with you. The first time I saw you here in this exact place I thought you would be that guy I would drive around the country with. It was the only opportunity I had. All that time I thought you cared about me."

Logan: "sigh, Some women just jump the gun when they fall in love for the first time."

Alicia continues: "But then I realized what kind of guy you were, what I was doing while driving with you. I didn't know what I was driving for, until it was told to me back in Las Vegas. After Los Angeles I didn't want any of it no more and was the reason why I bailed out Jake to give him another chance. I told him what you planned out and told him to run away. We both came to Dwayne to settle all this."

Logan: "So, that traitor told you to run then. Just when I thought you wanted to move on from me. (Pulls out handgun and sets) Heh, to tell you the truth I didn't care one single thing about you or your life, babe. All you were was just a little trophy to me, something for me to screw one day. And I never thought it would be like this." (Points gun at the two)

Suddenly a voice comes in: "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Behind Logan was Alicia's uncle, also pointing a handgun at him.

Uncle: "Drop that gun or it's you who'll be screwed."

Logan just smiles holding his hands up. Uncle continues: "I want you to walk back to your car and never come near my shop or my niece ever again."

Logan: "What is this? You're having your uncle to try protecting you? Fine then. You win this round. You want your car back kid? Come and get it once you reach the West Coast, that is unless the Mountain States don't kick you and your crew's asses on the way over. (Walking backwards) It's a whole new battleground you two, be ready for that. And as for you and your uncle, (Alicia) be prepared for what's coming to ya. (Gets in car and closes door with window open) Tell your crew I was here."

Logan gets in the LeFerrari while Uncle was still pointing the gun at him as he drives out of the garage. Once he was gone, Uncle puts down his gun as Alicia rushes to hug him for saving them while also questioning where he got the handgun. Uncle immediately tells her to get far away from here not knowing what Logan could be up to and keeping her safe. Alicia didn't want to leave him almost wanting him to come along, but Uncle needed to run the business, not worried what might happen. He gives her the keys to the Exige, sitting inside it for the first time and starting it up. As Jake went back to his Camaro, all Uncle could tell him was to protect and take care of Alicia, making sure nothing bad happens to her. Jake promises as he gets in and drives off with Alicia following behind. They head back to the motel where the rest of the crew was at, telling what happened.

The crew was shocked when they heard Logan had followed the two back to the shop. They assumed Logan saw the finished race as well as his driver wrecking out and failing to beat them. Things were heating up seeing that Logan almost attempted to kill off Jake as well as Alicia, finding out they got out of LA together as well as teaming up with Dwayne and the 5-10 Outcasts. He still believed the Outcast could change things around, but even he thought Logan did somewhat have a point. Dwayne confirms he will leave them once Logan is out of the picture and for Jake to get his car back, not wanting to do with them anymore and let them go on without him hoping to find a new leader. They get some needed sleep and move out the next morning.

The next day they prepare to leave, knowing it was gonna be a very long drive. However they had one solution. They plan on taking an auto train halfway across the US, giving them time off from driving as well as keeping their cars in shape having them transported as well. While it was costly they plan to put their money together buying themselves each a ticket. The deal was settled as they now head alittle farther up in Miami to find the nearest train station possibly waiting for hours on a train to carry them and their cars. However as they went up the way crossing Alicia's shop they discover something bad.

There was a plume of smoke near from them as they expected the worst crossing over the shop. Unfortunately they were proven right as they saw the shop going up in flames. They stop right near the shop as Alicia quickly jumps out of her car shouting for her uncle. The fire department was yet to be there as Alicia panics that her uncle was still inside. Not wanting to wait, Jake and Dwayne attempt to run inside going through the front entrance to look for him while Grease and Aaron try to comfort Alicia, scared for her uncle's life. Inside the building the shop was engulfed in smoke as the two had trouble seeing as well as breathing. As they tried calling for him while the flames muffled their voices, they hear a faint yell upstairs. They run up as they get caught by a wall of fire through the doorways looking for the room where the uncle was at. As they call for him again shoving away debris, they hear him in one of the rooms. They find the door to him that was wedged somehow as they clear it up and rushed inside. They find him on the floor trapped in a windowless room choking on the fumes as they try to help him up to get him out of the doorway. Unfortunately on the way out the stairway was now completely in flames as they were now trapped themselves. J & D try to find another way out looking through the rooms finding a window that leads to a fire escape. They break the glass and make their way out.

Meanwhile Alicia was still panicking to where her and the rest start to think that J & D were trapped inside while the flames from outside got bigger even blocking the way they came in. suddenly coming out of an alleyway they spot the two as well as Uncle being carried out being covered in black ash. Alicia runs to them to support until finally the department had arrived to put out the blaze and bring Alicia's uncle to paramedics. They give him an oxygen tank/mask as he sits behind the medic vehicle, searching for burns. The crew comes to meet him, wondering what happened including Alicia in tears. All Uncle could say was that he woke up smelling smoke and was trapped in his bedroom/office. The alarm to the building didn't set of including the sprinkler system, thinking it must of gotten tampered with as well as the door being wedged. Without any thought they assumed who might of started the fire, and sure enough Alicia got a voice mail on her phone.

It was Logan, gloating at the crew as well as reminding Alicia about what he said last night. Somehow he got inside the shop and set up everything to start a fire from the inside as well as trapping Uncle in the room. Judging by how he planned this out and getting inside without setting off alarms, it was very clear that he did this same type of thing before. Logan knew how to break in shops/garages in the past to burglarize car parts/electronics, and with Alicia's shop it was no different than the ones he broke into, setting it ablaze. As the fire was finally extinguished, Alicia looks back in devastation. All the hard work they put inside, selling and holding the upgrades they had were now all gone. Alicia breaks down for her uncle, only for Jake as well as Grease to stand by her giving her something to hold on to and apologizing. Grease was actually angered for her. To Jake however it just gave him a flashback to how his old crew's cars were also set in flames by another huge punk; it felt too similar to him as he too was also furious. By now most of the crew wanted Logan's head as he took away each of what was important to them. There were only two regions left to conquer; it's either drive or drive trying from here on out