After the Fire
Part Three:Revenge
AN:Nice to know you're still reading. Hang on, the action's going to ramp up a little.
Mia returned home after finishing work at the store. Jesse's Jetta was still next to the house with the crime scene tape still wrapped around it. Mia was a little surprised to find a blue Datsun 280ZX in the driveway and loud music blasting from the house.
She entered and found Leon sitting on the couch holding his head in his hands. An old heavy metal tune was playing on the stereo with the volume turned way up.
Mia turned it down and asked "Leon? What are you doing here?"
"Trying to forget how monumentally screwed I am at the moment." he replied.
"What's wrong?" asked Mia.
"After I talked with Jesse, this police detective came up to me." said Leon. "He said that Jesse's in the clear, but they're looking for Dom, Letty, and Brian."
"They're looking for Brian?" asked Mia.
"Apparently, he skipped out too." said Leon. "I don't know why he would do that. Anyways, the detective didn't say if I was a suspect or not, but he has his suspicions."
"What are you going to do?" asked Mia.
"I don't know." said Leon. "I can't do anything because I'm afraid I'll get picked up at any minute. I just don't know."
"You can stay here for now." said Mia. "We'll think about what to do later." She went for the stairs.
"Hey, you feel like cooking?" asked Leon. "'Cause if not, I'll make dinner."
The phone rang at that moment. Leon picked it up. "Toretto residence." he said.
"Leon? I thought I told you to leave."
"Dom? Where the hell are you?" asked Leon. Mia ran back down the stairs. "Your sister's going nuts."
"I'm safe." said Dom. "What are you doing here?"
"I came back when I heard about Jesse." said Leon.
"How is he?" asked Dom.
"Alive, concious." said Leon. "Dom, I got grilled by a police detective today. He said Brian was missing too?"
"Oh, shit." groaned Dom. "He must've gotten in trouble for what he did."
"What did he do?" asked Leon.
"He let me go." said Dom.
"He what?" asked Leon.
"He gave me the keys to the Supra and let me drive off." said Dom. "He must be in trouble with his superiors now."
"Hector says he also killed Johnny Tran." said Leon.
"I kinda guessed that." said Dom. "Looks like he can never come back to L.A."
"Yeah." said Leon. "Dom, he sacrificed everything for us. I guess we had him figured wrong."
"Leon, I have to level with you on something." said Dom.
"What's that?" asked Leon.
"That last job was a set-up." said Dom. "Whoever arranged that was trying to get us killed."
"Why do you say that?" asked Leon.
"The guy who we arranged these with was very insistant on us continuing work for him." said Dom. "I told him I wanted out, but he didn't want to hear that. He said that I had no say in the matter."
"So you're saying the heist was a trap?" said Leon.
"Exactly." said Dom. "Leon, you have to do me a big favor. You have to hurt him."
"How's that?" asked Leon.
"I recorded the mission assignments he gave us." said Dom. "I need you to find those tapes and use them to get the guy arrested."
"Where will I find those?" asked Leon.
"They're in Vince's old car." said Dom. "Look, is Mia there?"
"Yeah, you wanna talk to her?" asked Leon.
"Sure, put her on." said Dom.
Leon handed the phone to Mia and walked away. "Hello?" said Mia. "Dom, where are you?"
The next day, Leon went to the police station. The officers led him into a cell block.
Leon walked over to a holding cell and said "Vince."
Vince turned around in the cell and looked at Leon. His right arm and abdomen were tightly bandaged. "Leon, what are you doing here?"
"I came to talk, V." said Leon. "It looks like you could use some company."
Vince walked over to the door and asked "What do you want to talk about?"
"How are you?" asked Leon.
"How the hell do you think I am?" asked Vince. "I'm in jail. I've got my arm in bandages. I don't know where the hell Dom is, yet the detectives keep asking me. Jesse's in the hospital. And look who I owe my life to."
"Jesse's alive." said Leon. "I think he's going to be okay. Can't say the same for Johnny Tran."
"Little bastard had it coming." said Vince.
"Brian's on the run too." said Leon.
"What do you mean?" asked Vince.
"Brian let Dom go." said Leon. "Apparently, that doesn't sit well with his superiors."
"Don't suppose you want to hear 'I told you so'." laughed Vince.
"Look, there's something else." said Leon.
"What's that?" asked Vince.
"Dom said he has evidence on the guys who set up the heists." said Leon. "He says it's in your old car."
"Is he talking about that old Probe I used to race with?" asked Vince.
"I think so." said Leon. "How many old cars do you have?"
"Just that one." said Vince.
"What'd you do with it?" asked Leon.
"I gave it to Danny Yamato." said Vince. "He said he'd keep an eye on it."
AN:To those who don't remember, Danny Yamato was the Asian guy in the white Civic who raced Dominic, Brian, and Edwin in the film. He was played by R.J. DeVera.
"In case you're wondering, Mia's pretty upset." said Leon. "These last few days have been hell on her."
"They've been hell on all of us." said Vince. "Man, what were we thinking? Hijacking transfer trucks?"
"Vince, you got us into this." said Leon.
"Hey, I was just robbing the warehouses." said Vince. "Dom's the one who decided to go after the trucks."
"You coulda stopped him at any time." said Leon. "He listens to you more than any of us. Even Letty."
"Didn't listen to me about Spilner." said Vince.
"We all know why you didn't trust him." said Leon.
Vince rubbed his arm. "Still can't believe that asshole saved my life." he said.
"He sacrificed everything for us." said Leon. "He blew his cover to save you."
"Get out of here." said Vince. "Just get out."
"Alright." said Leon. "I'll see you later." He got up to leave. "Remember, Old Coyotes stay wild."
After talking with Vince, Leon and Mia drove to Danny Yamato's garage.
"Dom said the tapes are in Vince's old Probe." said Leon as he pulled the Datsun into a parking space.
"I almost forgot he had it." said Mia as the two climbed out of the car.
"He got the Maxima just after the money started rolling in from the heists." said Leon. "You can get more out of a Nissan V6 than a Ford V6."
They found Danny working on his Civic. "Hey, Danny!" called Leon.
"Leon, what are you doing here?" asked Danny. "I heard Team D.T. was on the run from something."
"Yeah, I'm seeing if I can do something about that." said Leon. "You still have Vince's Probe?"
"Yeah, it's around here somewhere." said Danny. He led them into a large room in the back where several other cars were parked. A large door on the side gave access to a side street. "Here it is." he said when he found it, a white 1994 Probe GT.
"This is it, alright." said Leon.
"Dom came by every once in a while asking to see it." said Danny. "Any reason why?"
"There's something in it he was leaving for us." said Leon. "Could we have a moment alone?"
"Sure." said Danny as he returned to the garage.
"Where could it be?" asked Mia.
"I dunno." said Leon. "Looks like we'll have to start looking."
The two heard an engine coming from the street. They looked to the door and saw Danny run in.
"Do you guys know someone who drives a beige Intrepid?" he asked.
Leon and Mia ran to the door to see what he was talking about. They saw a pair of tough looking guys walking towards the garage.
"Oh shit!" yelled Leon.
"Who is it?" asked Mia.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's the guys we were working for." said Leon. "How did they know about the tapes?"
"We gotta get out of here." said Mia.
"Wait." said Danny.
"What now?" asked Leon.
"I thought you'd need these." said Danny as he handed over the keys to the Probe.
"Thanks." said Leon as he took the keys. "Can you stall them?"
"I'll see." said Danny as he returned to the garage.
The tough guys entered the garage as the sound of a door opening was heard.
"Can I help you?" asked Danny.
"We're looking for Leon Wagner." said one guy. "We heard he came here."
"You just missed him." said Danny. "He was looking for a friend's car, but it wasn't here."
"Where did he...?" the tough asked before he heard a car start. "What the...?"
The two ran to the side street just in time to see the Probe race out of the storage room and speed by them.
"Let's go after them." said one guy. They ran back to their Intrepid and jumped in.
Little did they know, Mia was alone in the Probe. After the tough guys left, Leon snuck out of the storage room and got into the Datsun. Seconds later, he had his seat belt on and the engine started. He put the car in gear and took off after the guys.
AN:Well, I said the action would ramp up a little. It's gonna ramp up a little more in the next chapter.
A couple of personal addresses:
-to Tempest Races:I'm not sure what I said to get you mad, but I'm sorry. I feel absolutely awful about this.
-to CheerThis95:The review system is for reviewing the story, not the author. I have an e-mail address, you know.
More will come.
Part Three:Revenge
AN:Nice to know you're still reading. Hang on, the action's going to ramp up a little.
Mia returned home after finishing work at the store. Jesse's Jetta was still next to the house with the crime scene tape still wrapped around it. Mia was a little surprised to find a blue Datsun 280ZX in the driveway and loud music blasting from the house.
She entered and found Leon sitting on the couch holding his head in his hands. An old heavy metal tune was playing on the stereo with the volume turned way up.
Mia turned it down and asked "Leon? What are you doing here?"
"Trying to forget how monumentally screwed I am at the moment." he replied.
"What's wrong?" asked Mia.
"After I talked with Jesse, this police detective came up to me." said Leon. "He said that Jesse's in the clear, but they're looking for Dom, Letty, and Brian."
"They're looking for Brian?" asked Mia.
"Apparently, he skipped out too." said Leon. "I don't know why he would do that. Anyways, the detective didn't say if I was a suspect or not, but he has his suspicions."
"What are you going to do?" asked Mia.
"I don't know." said Leon. "I can't do anything because I'm afraid I'll get picked up at any minute. I just don't know."
"You can stay here for now." said Mia. "We'll think about what to do later." She went for the stairs.
"Hey, you feel like cooking?" asked Leon. "'Cause if not, I'll make dinner."
The phone rang at that moment. Leon picked it up. "Toretto residence." he said.
"Leon? I thought I told you to leave."
"Dom? Where the hell are you?" asked Leon. Mia ran back down the stairs. "Your sister's going nuts."
"I'm safe." said Dom. "What are you doing here?"
"I came back when I heard about Jesse." said Leon.
"How is he?" asked Dom.
"Alive, concious." said Leon. "Dom, I got grilled by a police detective today. He said Brian was missing too?"
"Oh, shit." groaned Dom. "He must've gotten in trouble for what he did."
"What did he do?" asked Leon.
"He let me go." said Dom.
"He what?" asked Leon.
"He gave me the keys to the Supra and let me drive off." said Dom. "He must be in trouble with his superiors now."
"Hector says he also killed Johnny Tran." said Leon.
"I kinda guessed that." said Dom. "Looks like he can never come back to L.A."
"Yeah." said Leon. "Dom, he sacrificed everything for us. I guess we had him figured wrong."
"Leon, I have to level with you on something." said Dom.
"What's that?" asked Leon.
"That last job was a set-up." said Dom. "Whoever arranged that was trying to get us killed."
"Why do you say that?" asked Leon.
"The guy who we arranged these with was very insistant on us continuing work for him." said Dom. "I told him I wanted out, but he didn't want to hear that. He said that I had no say in the matter."
"So you're saying the heist was a trap?" said Leon.
"Exactly." said Dom. "Leon, you have to do me a big favor. You have to hurt him."
"How's that?" asked Leon.
"I recorded the mission assignments he gave us." said Dom. "I need you to find those tapes and use them to get the guy arrested."
"Where will I find those?" asked Leon.
"They're in Vince's old car." said Dom. "Look, is Mia there?"
"Yeah, you wanna talk to her?" asked Leon.
"Sure, put her on." said Dom.
Leon handed the phone to Mia and walked away. "Hello?" said Mia. "Dom, where are you?"
The next day, Leon went to the police station. The officers led him into a cell block.
Leon walked over to a holding cell and said "Vince."
Vince turned around in the cell and looked at Leon. His right arm and abdomen were tightly bandaged. "Leon, what are you doing here?"
"I came to talk, V." said Leon. "It looks like you could use some company."
Vince walked over to the door and asked "What do you want to talk about?"
"How are you?" asked Leon.
"How the hell do you think I am?" asked Vince. "I'm in jail. I've got my arm in bandages. I don't know where the hell Dom is, yet the detectives keep asking me. Jesse's in the hospital. And look who I owe my life to."
"Jesse's alive." said Leon. "I think he's going to be okay. Can't say the same for Johnny Tran."
"Little bastard had it coming." said Vince.
"Brian's on the run too." said Leon.
"What do you mean?" asked Vince.
"Brian let Dom go." said Leon. "Apparently, that doesn't sit well with his superiors."
"Don't suppose you want to hear 'I told you so'." laughed Vince.
"Look, there's something else." said Leon.
"What's that?" asked Vince.
"Dom said he has evidence on the guys who set up the heists." said Leon. "He says it's in your old car."
"Is he talking about that old Probe I used to race with?" asked Vince.
"I think so." said Leon. "How many old cars do you have?"
"Just that one." said Vince.
"What'd you do with it?" asked Leon.
"I gave it to Danny Yamato." said Vince. "He said he'd keep an eye on it."
AN:To those who don't remember, Danny Yamato was the Asian guy in the white Civic who raced Dominic, Brian, and Edwin in the film. He was played by R.J. DeVera.
"In case you're wondering, Mia's pretty upset." said Leon. "These last few days have been hell on her."
"They've been hell on all of us." said Vince. "Man, what were we thinking? Hijacking transfer trucks?"
"Vince, you got us into this." said Leon.
"Hey, I was just robbing the warehouses." said Vince. "Dom's the one who decided to go after the trucks."
"You coulda stopped him at any time." said Leon. "He listens to you more than any of us. Even Letty."
"Didn't listen to me about Spilner." said Vince.
"We all know why you didn't trust him." said Leon.
Vince rubbed his arm. "Still can't believe that asshole saved my life." he said.
"He sacrificed everything for us." said Leon. "He blew his cover to save you."
"Get out of here." said Vince. "Just get out."
"Alright." said Leon. "I'll see you later." He got up to leave. "Remember, Old Coyotes stay wild."
After talking with Vince, Leon and Mia drove to Danny Yamato's garage.
"Dom said the tapes are in Vince's old Probe." said Leon as he pulled the Datsun into a parking space.
"I almost forgot he had it." said Mia as the two climbed out of the car.
"He got the Maxima just after the money started rolling in from the heists." said Leon. "You can get more out of a Nissan V6 than a Ford V6."
They found Danny working on his Civic. "Hey, Danny!" called Leon.
"Leon, what are you doing here?" asked Danny. "I heard Team D.T. was on the run from something."
"Yeah, I'm seeing if I can do something about that." said Leon. "You still have Vince's Probe?"
"Yeah, it's around here somewhere." said Danny. He led them into a large room in the back where several other cars were parked. A large door on the side gave access to a side street. "Here it is." he said when he found it, a white 1994 Probe GT.
"This is it, alright." said Leon.
"Dom came by every once in a while asking to see it." said Danny. "Any reason why?"
"There's something in it he was leaving for us." said Leon. "Could we have a moment alone?"
"Sure." said Danny as he returned to the garage.
"Where could it be?" asked Mia.
"I dunno." said Leon. "Looks like we'll have to start looking."
The two heard an engine coming from the street. They looked to the door and saw Danny run in.
"Do you guys know someone who drives a beige Intrepid?" he asked.
Leon and Mia ran to the door to see what he was talking about. They saw a pair of tough looking guys walking towards the garage.
"Oh shit!" yelled Leon.
"Who is it?" asked Mia.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's the guys we were working for." said Leon. "How did they know about the tapes?"
"We gotta get out of here." said Mia.
"Wait." said Danny.
"What now?" asked Leon.
"I thought you'd need these." said Danny as he handed over the keys to the Probe.
"Thanks." said Leon as he took the keys. "Can you stall them?"
"I'll see." said Danny as he returned to the garage.
The tough guys entered the garage as the sound of a door opening was heard.
"Can I help you?" asked Danny.
"We're looking for Leon Wagner." said one guy. "We heard he came here."
"You just missed him." said Danny. "He was looking for a friend's car, but it wasn't here."
"Where did he...?" the tough asked before he heard a car start. "What the...?"
The two ran to the side street just in time to see the Probe race out of the storage room and speed by them.
"Let's go after them." said one guy. They ran back to their Intrepid and jumped in.
Little did they know, Mia was alone in the Probe. After the tough guys left, Leon snuck out of the storage room and got into the Datsun. Seconds later, he had his seat belt on and the engine started. He put the car in gear and took off after the guys.
AN:Well, I said the action would ramp up a little. It's gonna ramp up a little more in the next chapter.
A couple of personal addresses:
-to Tempest Races:I'm not sure what I said to get you mad, but I'm sorry. I feel absolutely awful about this.
-to CheerThis95:The review system is for reviewing the story, not the author. I have an e-mail address, you know.
More will come.