"So, are we going to get the rest of the crew back together?" Reno asked as he pocketed his cell and walked over to his work station.

Maverick lowered his head and scowled at his hands, pain shot through his palms and up into his biceps. He grimaced a bit as his hands clenched. 'I thought after all this time the pain would be gone. I should have listened to the doctors instead of skipping out of the last rehab sessions. No! My vengeance on the golden boy is more important. I'll do whatever it takes to do what I have to to get what is mine!' After some time passed he opened them and looked up, he saw Reno watching him. "No, most of them are in prison. I've sent a text to a few stragglers from the old crew, plus a few new ones, they'll meet up with us later."

Reno raised a brow when he crossed his arms, "The pain is still bothering you I see. Did you run out of medication?"

Maverick growled low in his throat, "I don't need medication! All I need is for Date to experience the suffering I went through when he came close to taking my life."

"Don't worry bro, Sage will get what he has befallen to him when the time occurs. He will suffer and so will all of those he holds close. You'll get your revenge. I'll stay by your side the entire time and help you any way I can, and we will make him pay together."

Maverick sighed as he opened his hands and relaxed, "I know Reno. I appreciate you staying with me. Since you/ll be risking your parole."

Reno uncrossed his arms and smirked as he turned his attention back to his work station. "Family stays together through everything no matter what. Besides, I know you'd risk everything for me if the roles were reversed." He reached down for a controller and started it. His eyes watched as the drone took off from his workbench and hovered for a short time before he launched it towards his brother and let it hover in front of him.

Maverick looked up when he heard the whine of rotors in front of him. He glanced between the drone hovering in front of him and his brother. "I see you are still tinkering around with those things."

Reno chuckled as he pushed a sequence in his controller, and it did a flip backward in midair. "It's a drone Maverick. Get with the times' big brother. I can program this baby to do just about anything I want it to. It'll be helpful to us, just you wait and see. It's small enough to fly under any vehicle and disable it or by blowing it up if I wanted." He studied Maverick and saw a small smirk starting to form. "Would you like to see a demonstration?"

He stood and watched the drone as it continued to soar around in the air towards an open window. "Why would you want to waste a drone for a demonstration?"

Reno shook his head in amusement as he walked to the back door with the remote in his hands. "It won't be a waste. I have many more drones back in our garage." He glanced over at his brother, "So, are you coming?"

Maverick shrugged as he joined his brother's side. "Why not," the two of them walked out to the back and watched as the drone flew higher into the air.

Seriousness lurked in the depths of Reno's eyes when he programmed the drone with its next orders. The drone dove down and took a few passes over their heads as Reno then directed it to fly over a nearby lake. Plunging into the center and within a few seconds, a huge explosion sent a giant tidal wave into the sky and then crashed back down. Reno looked from the corner of his eye at Maverick and saw a satisfied grin upon his face. 'I knew it would get his attention.'

"Impressive Reno. I'm sold. Even though at first I was skeptical, but now you've convinced me how convenient these drones are after all. What else can they do?"

"Whatever I program. I piggybacked onto a military satellite without them knowing. So this way I can control the drones from any location. I will also be able to hack into any place which has a camera to nail down who we're looking for at any time. But the hacking into traffic cameras will take a little longer. It'll work out for us in the long run." Reno explained as he glanced at his brother.

Maverick smirked, "You still manage to impress me, little brother. Our parents always said you were the brains of the family."

"Hey, you're embarrassing me! Besides, I'd rather be the best driver in the city instead of the boring one."

"Reno, you're a lot of things, but boring is not one of them. Believe me, you'll make something out of yourself soon enough. Just give it time."

'Where is this coming from? Maverick never gave me praise like this before. Something's up.' Reno thought to himself as he studied him from the corner of his eye.

Maverick raised a brow, "What's with you? Can't take a few compliments?"

"No, nothing of the like. I appreciate what you said. Honest, I was just surprised. I haven't heard you talk this way."

Maverick shrugged a bit, "I talk this way all the time when the others from the crew ask about you."

Reno was taken back as he blinked in surprise. He smiled as he relaxed, "Let's go inside. I wouldn't doubt the explosion caught someone's attention and called it in to the cops."

Maverick reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell, "You go ahead, I'll catch up. I have a call to make."

"Can't you make it inside?" Reno asked with a slight frown.

"I don't get a clear connection in there for some reason. It won't take long."

Reno studied him and then shrugged, "Fine, I know better than to argue with you when you have your mind made up on something. I'll see you inside." He started to walk towards the door.

Maverick watched until Reno was inside and the door was shut. He dialed and waited for the other person to pick up. "Everything set?"

"Yeah, things are set to go over here Maverick. When..?"

"Don't worry about it, I'll be in contact soon enough. Just make sure everything stays as planned."

"I'm on it. Talk to you later."

Maverick hung up the call and then deleted it from his cell. He shoved it back into his pocket and made his way into the building where his brother was waiting.

Reno glanced at his brother as he came back inside, "Everything ok?"

Maverick waved off his concern, "Things are just fine. I was just checking up on something. It's nothing for you to be concerned."

"You say so," Reno replied as he went back to work on packing up his supplies. 'Maverick is acting a little off today. Who did he call? Why and what is he keeping from me?' Reno thought to himself as he moved from packing the supplies to powering down his computer.

Maverick walked over to his car and settled into the driver's seat, 'I know my brother, he suspects something. Don't blame him, I would too if he acted the same way. But he should be out of the loop with some things. He's already risking too much on his parole on me. He still is a kid. Reno has a good future just as long as he doesn't screw it up. Maybe in hindsight, I shouldn't have involved him in this vendetta. Well, it's too late now, he's in it for the long run.' Maverick mused as he played with his keys waiting for Reno to finish packing the car.

Reno finished powering down his computer and packed it up with the rest of his supplies. He threw them in the backseat and got into the passenger side. "Ready."

Maverick caught his keys and slid them into the ignition as he glanced over towards him, "Took you long enough. Grandma could move faster than you."

"Ha, ha funny man. Just drive," Reno shot back in a slight annoyance as he punched him in the shoulder.

Maverick chuckled and revved up the engine as the two of them pulled out of the garage and started back to their hideout.

Elsewhere...

"So?"

"So what?"

"Who was on the phone?"

"Maverick."

"Is there a change, or are things still a go?"

"Things are still a go so far. He wants us to keep with the plan."

"Can we trust him and his newly assembled crew or will we have to do things our way?"

"For now, we stick with the plan. Nothing changes. Not yet anyway. But if things start to go sideways, then we'll do what we need to stay on top of things."

"Either way, it's going to be one hell of a ride!"

"Yes, it will. Once the dust clears no one will know what hit them until it's too late. By the time it happens, we'll be long gone and they'll be taking the fall."

"This is our one moment, and it won't come again. So we'll have to play it close to our chest if we want to pull it off without a hitch. If we mess up, we're done."

"I understand what you're saying. We won't mess up, we planned for far too long. What about the others? Are they still with us in this?"

"Yes, they are behind our plan as well. They'll stick to what they have to do. Besides, they know what will happen if they go against us."

"Remember the reason why we are striking now. We are doing this for more than mere vengeance. We are taking back what is rightfully ours! Our crew will make sure they won't forget us long after everything settled! For all of what we sacrificed, this will be the time we will come out ahead of the others. We will be the ones who rule the streets! When people hear our name once more, they will tremble in fear! Our crew will have their respect back and no one will be stupid enough to challenge us ever again!"

"Once the plan is in place, there's no going back. It'll be an all-out turf war."

"I know, it's what I'm counting on."

"Seriously?"

"Look, if you don't have the stomach for it, tell me now, otherwise fall in line like everyone else. Unless you don't want to be my second any more? I can always recruit another who sees my vision."

"No Tobias, I was just making sure this is what you want."

"It is, now, go and inform the others the plan is still in play. I have a few things to finish and I'll meet with the rest of you in a bit." He watched as she left, when she was out of sight he proceeded into his office and closed his door.

Yayoi went a bit further and glanced back to see his office was out of sight. Reaching into her pocket, she felt her cell. 'No, I can't call in, it's too risky. I still have to play along until things calm down enough for me to check in with them. Besides, if I tip them off too soon, they'll figure out they have a snitch, and I'll be done.' Thinking to herself as Yayoi pulled her hand from her pocket and continued to make her way to inform the others everything is still in play.

Yayoi walked into the main room of the garage. She glanced around and saw the rest of the crew tinkering under the hoods of different street racers. This crew was a mix from the ones her brother Sage ran with a long time ago, along with some new racers from other parts of the world. The underground world of street racing started to become more and more public as the years passed. It was getting harder and harder to catch the crews who raced on the streets because of the new parts being delivered to the crews on the black markets from different countries. Plus with today's technology, it's easier to combine the foreign parts. Glancing at her watch, Yayoi grumbled under her breath about how her father is going to blow a gasket because she missed her check-in time. It couldn't be helped, she didn't have the opportunity and he's going to have to accept it no matter if he likes it or not. Now she understood why Sage broke ties with the family after their fight when he was imprisoned for racing a second time. But it didn't make it right. Family is all a person has when one gets down to it. If only Sage and their father would stop being so pig-headed and move past it.

"Yo! Yayoi!"

The loud, heavy voice snapped Yayoi out of her thoughts, she looked towards him. "Yeah?"

"Boss ready?"

"He'll be out soon. He's finishing a few things, gather up the others and let them know. I have an errand to run. I'll be back later." Yayoi replied as she walked past him with keys in her hand.

Tobias walked up to the racer with a frown, "Where's she going?"

"All Yayoi said she's going on an errand."

"Follow her, but don't let Yayoi see you. Let me know everything."

"If she does see me following her?"

Tobias narrowed his eyes, "Then take care of it by any means necessary."

"You think..."

"It's a hunch, just take care of the situation."

"Yayoi is your second. You don't trust her boss?"

"I don't trust anyone. Now, get going!"

"Yes, boss!"

Tobias watched him as he raced out the door. For a long time now, he thought it was too easy how Yayoi got jumped into his crew. One day she challenged his best racer and won on a bet. Stupid. The racer's arrogance got the best of him and Yayoi shot right past him at the last moment. To say the least, Tobias did not tolerate failures. He had taken care of business and the racer was never found again. Rumors went around saying Tobias killed the racer who lost and got rid of the body. But there was no proof. So the other racers were told they were never to speak of this ever again but to remember what happens if they fail him. Tobias shook his head and walked through the center of the room towards the platform.

The crew stopped what they were doing and turned their entire focus upon their boss. The entire garage was silent as they waited for Tobias to speak.

"I received a call from Maverick. Everything is coming together. Soon enough this city will remember who we are and what we stand for once again! We are not to be trifled with! No one will be able to stand in our way! No cop on any level will be able to take us down ever again! We will rule these streets once more! People will either fear us or they will join! Our wrath will incinerate this city to the core! The ones who wronged us will pay! Those who betrayed us will find out how much of a mistake it was to cross our crew! Those who imprisoned us will know what it's like to be hunted! We will rule these city streets once more, and there will be no one who will be able to stop us!"

Cheering erupted from every racer in the garage. The name of Tobias has chanted over and over again, getting louder each time.

Tobias smirked with arms crossed as he looked over them.

Meanwhile...

Yayoi shifted into a higher gear as she found herself on the open road. Gripping the wheel, she launched the accelerator to the floor and the engine roared. Yayoi understood why Sage found street racing so addicting. The adrenaline rush alone was the best she ever felt, it made her feel alive. The freedom of the road, no rules, no one telling her what to do or how to act. But then a glimpse of someone in her review mirror made her scowl. 'Great, Tobias has one of his drivers following me. I should have figured this was going to happen sooner or later. I can't let him follow me to the meeting place. I'll be exposed for sure and he'll go back and inform Tobias. I'll have to try and get rid of this loser.'

The driver narrowed his eyes as he saw Yayoi pulling ahead even more. He shifted into the next gear and started to gain ground. Tobias was right in suspecting Yayoi, but of what he wasn't sure. It didn't matter he had a job to do and there was no way he had any intention of failing. He punched the pedal to the floor and started to gain ground. Fender and bumper clashed with one another,

Yayoi's car jerked a bit when she felt the impact. She growled and did her best to keep her car in control. 'You want to play dirty! Fine! We'll do this the hard way!' Yayoi saw she was coming upon traffic. 'Great, just great.' Yayoi was doing her best to weave between the cars and doing what she could not to hit anyone in the process. She didn't need sending someone to the hospital on her conscious because of this crazy chase.

The driver behind her stayed close on Yayoi's tail. He weaved right along with her, left, right, left, right... He gritted his teeth when he just passed an unmarked car not noticing the driver of it was calling something in by radio. He dismissed the unmarked car and continued his pursuit.

Yayoi glanced to the side when she saw him coming upon her from behind. She whipped her car and banged it into his then raced on ahead.

He yelped when he felt the jarring from the hit. Growling he shifted into his highest gear and gunned ahead. He caught up to her and the two of them raced side by side. One car going slightly ahead of the other and then the second car catching up and going ahead. Back and forth they went until another vehicle came around a corner. The driver who was chasing Yayoi banked his car hard as it could go to the right and banged so hard into her car it rolled over and over again until it landed on the roof and started to spin. The driver who chased her took off without looking back as he raced away.

The unmarked car came upon the scene and called it in again. He jumped out of his vehicle and ran over to the spinning car. "Hey! Can you hear me!? Are you hurt?!" When he got no answer, he could see the driver, she was unconscious and bleeding. He hurried and placed his hands on the car and tried to stop it from spinning. It took a bit, but after a while, he got it to stop, just as he did the paramedics and law enforcement arrived at the scene.

Orders were yelled out to pry the driver's door open. It took some time but they did get them open. The next step was to be as careful as they could to cut her out of the seat belt since it was jammed. Once she was freed, they slid her from the driver's seat and onto a gurney. The EMTs started assessing once they got her into the back of the ambulance. The driver called in the accident while the authorities taped off the scene.