DOM HAD WALKED AWAY from me as I felt my cellphone vibrate. I pulled it out as it showed that I was receiving a file named Kitten, which told me that my source had gotten a little more information for me regarding what Owen was up to. It was more detailed once again than the information that Hobbs had on what Owen's targets were. As I looked it over, it was very apparent that Owen was only one step away from getting all three things that he needed for Cipher.
I looked up when Roman had walked back to the table. He had finished bickering with Tej, who was back at the computers. This seemed to be something that the two of them did often. Which was rather interesting because I knew that Tej was more of the computer tech guru of Dom's crew based on his infatuation with the tech that was in the make-shift headquarters.
Roman looked at me. "So now we work for the Hulk?" He flexed his muscles. "That's what we're doin'?" He asked as he looked around and placed his hands on the table. There was a beat pause as he sniffed the air. "Why do I smell baby oil?"
I shook my head at him, as movement behind him caught my eye. It was apparent within a second that it was Hobbs coming up behind him with another DSS woman. She defiantly wasn't someone I had seen around Hobbs before, and something about her wasn't sitting right with me. I wasn't exactly sure what it was, but I knew that I was going to have to do some digging up on her. I had to know exactly who all the players were in this game and where they stood.
Hobbs didn't miss a beat as he continued walking. "You keep runnin' your piehole, you're gonna smell an ass-kicking." Hobbs stated as he and the DSS woman walked over to stand next to me.
I gave a quick chuckle, as I glanced over at Hobbs and the DSS woman. "Jo Toretto," I introduced myself to the woman, holding my hand out.
She looked me over and shook my hand with a nod. "Riley Hicks."
I heard foot falls just up from the group, causing me to release her hand and look over. I watched as Dom walked up to the group, and I could see the same look in his eyes as he had given me earlier. I had quickly learned that this look from him meant that he was getting right to the point. It seamed to be a family trait as I had seen this look many times from my father and grandfather. I watched as he looked straight at Hobbs. "All right Hobbs, you got the best crew in the world standing right in front of you. Give them a reason to stay."
I knew at this point everything was about to be laid out on the table. I glanced over the file once more on my cellphone as Hobbs started speaking. "Our target is Owen Shaw. Former Major in the S.A.S., Spec-ops solider. He ran the UK's Mobility Division in Kabul and Basra."
Brian and Gisele walked closer to the table as Tej spoke. "Ah, damn. That Mobility unit's the truth." He commented as he turned away from the computers, making his way towards the table. "We're taking vehicular warfare. Best in the world."
"That's putting it mildly." I stated, looking around at the team.
Roman had walked away from the table and towards Han. He paused beside the younger looking man. "You got some chips?" He asked.
Han shook his head and held the bag upside down as I tried not to roll my eyes at the childhood actions of Roman. "Owen and his team are not to be messed around with. He's a mercenary for hire and has been doing jobs in Europe for years. But him and his team's more recent jobs graduated them to a whole new level." Hobbs explained, as Dom started to walk towards the group.
I looked down at my cellphone as I spoke. "Owen's targets that he has taken care of are, already are highly specific. He already has gotten the program terminal from an ICBM missile. A positioning code computer virus from an NSA Black lab…" I stopped and looked up at Roman and Tej who had been speaking while I was. I shot them a look like a pissed off teacher would when their students were interrupting a lesson.
"Seriously?" Tej asked, annoyed digging in his pockets for change. "You're a millionaire, and you still trying to ask for money?" He placed the change in Roman's hand.
"That's how you stay a millionaire." Roman smirked and made his way over to the vending machine.
Brian who was looking down at the paperwork that Hobbs had laid out on the table. "So, what does this all mean?"
"It means that Owen is building a Nightshade device." I answered, only to receive a look from Hobbs.
"That was our best guess." Hobbs answered, as he crossed his arms over his broad chest.
Gisele took this time to speak up. "Which is what?" She asked.
"A tech bomb." Hicks answered.
"Actually its called a Nightshade device, which is designed to block an entire military communication grid for 24 hours." I explained to the crew as Dom slowly walked around the table.
"Blind a soldier for a single second in the middle of a fight, he dies." Hobbs explained. "Blind a country for 24 hours, the loss of life is unthinkable. This could be worth billions to the right buyer."
"Billions?" Tej asked in disbelief. "Why don't we just steal that shit?"
Roman who was standing at the vending machine spoke up holding up a coin. "Hey man. Which one of these is a dollar?"
Without missing a beat, Hobbs pulled his revolver and fired it at the vending machine. As the shot rang out, Roman jumps and the glass shattered; spewing springs, chocolate bars, chips and other goodies on the floor. "It's on the house." Hobbs stated as Roman cautiously started looting the machine. "I want you to help us catch Shaw." Hobbs added to the rest of the crew that was around the table.
"He's only got one piece left that he needs, and we intend to stop him before he gets it." I said, placing my hands in my jacket, along with my cellphone.
Hobbs glanced from me back to the team. "Now, I know you guys are a family. So, I'm offering you a chance right now to make that family whole again." He threw down a photo of Letty Ortiz.
The whole room stood in silence for a minute, which caught my attention as I tried to read Dom and his crew. I knew that what Hobbs was doing, and I had used previous tactics on people in my life so that I could get what I wanted or needed. But I knew right now, without a doubt, that this was going to work with Dom's team. They were a family, and that meant everything to them.
"You want to make this family whole again?" Brian asked, looking at Hobbs. "Get us to Letty, we'll get you Shaw. Full pardons all the way around."
"I can't promise you that." Hobbs answered vacuously.
"Yes, you can." Brian stated. It was very apparent that he knew without a doubt what Hobbs was able to pull off.
Dom looked at Hobbs with his arms crossed. He spoke low, and to the point. "That's the deal. Take it or leave it."
I couldn't help but admire the way Dom and his crew worked. They were straight to the point, which was something I could respect. However, the tension from Hobbs and them could be felt in the air. And I knew damn well that this was something that Hobbs could pull off, that was if he wanted to get Owen as bad as he said he did.
"You get me Shaw, and I'll get your pardons." He finally conceded.
"You heard him." Brian spoke to the team. "But this is different. We're not dealing with cops, we're not dealing with drug dealers. This is a whole different level."
Roman looked around at them before speaking. "We're getting paid, right?" He asked.
I rolled my eyes again and gave a scoff. It was very apparent that this Roman character was defiantly the joker of the group. And rolling my eyes was going to be something I would be doing very often around him.
A/N: Hey loves, I wanted to post a day early just in case I'm unable to post tomorrow. Have a lot going on, which I'm sure you don't want to hear lolol.I have been on a run with this story, and so far there is at least 11 chapters written, and there are going to be more coming as I am half way through chapter 12. I know that it follows the movie pretty close, but trust me I have a couple things up my sleeve with this one. As which I am pretty sure that you have figured out. Plus wanted to give a shout out to Pinklips90 and Guest who have been leaving reviews, thank-you and I am happy that you have been loving this so far.
