Deckard split off alone as planned. He was going to find a way to rescue his brother while the others distracted Cipher. It was worth a shot. Deckard wasn't exactly a force to be reckoned with either, not that Cipher would fully understand that. Intel explained where Cipher was headed, and that was where the others were going to cut her off. According to Eric's man, Dustin, she only had three men with her. Piece of cake. This puzzled Deckard, though, as he wondered why Owen hadn't been able to take down just three men. There had to be something they were missing.
"In position?" Hobbs asked in his earpiece.
"Yes."
"Good. We're almost there."
Deckard sat back and waited. He was once a shadow. He could be one again.
Brian
His heart was pounding. They crept to the house where Cipher had disappeared into. Another sedan was already out front. That could only mean that Riku was there as well.
"After this, I'm going back to racing," Dom muttered. Brian stifled a chuckle.
"After this, there won't be any reasons to do this," he answered.
"I hope you're right," Dom sighed. Letty had made a similar statement before he left the car. She was staying there with Farah, who was their last ditch attempt if this all went south.
"All this guns and roses shit is getting old," Roman chimed in. "Man, I wanna go back to L.A. cos at least there were hotter chicks there."
"He's right," Tej agreed. He was thinking about Suki. She hadn't contacted him at all since he'd left. She had said they were solid, but Tej hadn't figured out if that meant solid as in friends or as in a relationship. That part hadn't been discussed.
"If we make this bust, my career gets an upgrade," Frank said.
"Oh yea?" Dom asked.
"Yea. We've been trying to get this guy for years."
"Let's hope it works out that way then," Brian commented. He went over the plan again. Leon was in a getaway car up the street while Han was in another car on a different street. Mia and Magdalene were with the kids and Amelia. Hobbs and Eric was with Dustin and his team. Deckard was being a shadow. Frank's team was rather large, so Brian felt safe. They surrounded the perimeter of the house, and Frank signaled to Eric.
"Distraction time," he smiled.
Owen
There was a noise outside, and everyone inside froze. Riku lifted his grizzled head and looked out the window. The sun had just come up. It illuminated the scar that went halfway around his head.
"Go see," Riku ordered six of his men. Owen could tell these guys were top of the line military trained. They also looked mean. Riku turned back to Cipher.
"They want Han," he said again.
"I don't have Han. I have his sister. With her, you should be able to get Han," Cipher explained. She was growing frustrated.
"You failed."
"I didn't fail. I improvised."
"Still fail."
"Maybe Han is outside right now," Cipher suggested. Owen really hoped not. No offense to the guy, but he wasn't exactly fighting material. He'd seen the video footage some pedestrian had captured and put on youtube while he was in the hospital half dead. It had made him laugh. Riku didn't say another word. When his men didn't return, he signaled the last six to check it out. A shot was fired. Cipher and Riku immediately jumped into action. Cipher's three men and Isabel herded Owen and Suki into a corner, guns pointed.
"Looks like your friends are here," Cipher sneered, having surveyed the yard.
"We go now," Riku said, yanking on Suki.
"No!" Owen shouted. He kicked out, but Riku smashed his face with his elbow. Owen could taste his blood from his nose. He watched helpless as Riku went out the back with Suki. Cipher remained with her men.
"I'm going to enjoy this," she smirked, stepping towards Owen.
"That's what you think," Deckard said, making them all whip around. He was standing there with a machine gun aimed at all of them. He took in his brother's face. Suki was nowhere to be seen.
"Ah yes. The distraction so you could save your wittle brudder," Cipher taunted. She turned to her goons. "Kill him."
"Wait!" Owen shouted. Cipher slipped away as Deckard shot the first three men and turned to Isabel.
"NO!" Owen screamed, throwing himself in front of her. He felt the bullet rip through him.
"What the F*** Owen!" Deckard shouted. Isabel sprinted after Cipher. Deckard crouched by his brother, seeing how bad the damage was.
"It went through," Owen grunted. "I'm fine."
"Why the bloody HELL did you do that?" Deckard demanded.
"She's my daughter."
"WHAT?!"
"You didn't know this, but I had a wife and a daughter. Cipher killed my wife ten years ago. I thought she'd killed Isa too, but she's alive. That was her. I gotta save her."
"She tried to kill me!" Deckard yelled. "What kind of niece does that to their uncle?!"
"She has some issues," Owen winced. Deckard hauled him up and cut him loose. He handed him a gun then.
"You're insane," Deckard said. "Wait til Mum finds out."
"Can we not for right now?"
"Fine."
Deckard hurried in the direction that Cipher went. The door led to a high garden wall where a door was at the end.
"Damn," he said. He carefully walked towards it. Owen scanned around. He didn't see anything.
"Riku got away with Suki," Owen said finally.
"Ah shit," Deckard muttered. This was just getting better and better. It was silent out front. He hoped that was a good sign.
Eric
He saw Riku rushing off with Suki, and he signaled his team to follow. The others could deal with Cipher. He couldn't let this guy get away with an innocent person. Suddenly, Owen appeared with Deckard.
"She's that way," Eric pointed. Owen and Deckard put their heads together, and Owen then joined Eric to save Suki while Deckard went the other way. They weren't long approaching Riku as he was nearing his private helicopter.
"Freeze!" Eric shouted. The man turned, holding a gun to Suki's head.
"Damn it," Owen growled.
"Back off," Riku ordered. "Or she dies."
"Stall him," Owen ordered. He had an idea. He edged himself to the end of the group.
"There's no need for this," Eric went on. "Just let her go."
"You must think I'm stupid," Riku said.
"Not stupid. Not smart either," Eric commented. Owen took aim then, and shot Riku right in the hand that was holding the gun. He screamed, and Suki swung to kick him hard in the kneecap. He went down, and she sprinted towards Owen. He grabbed her and hurried to get her away from the action. Eric moved in with his team to arrest Riku.
"You all right?" Owen asked, freeing her.
"I am now," she said. Then she saw him fully. "What the hell? What happened?" She examined his gunshot wound.
"Deckard almost shot my daughter," Owen answered.
"You really have faith in her, don't you?"
"I do. Maybe that makes me crazy, but I know she's still in there."
"Then let's go find out," Suki urged. She grabbed his hand, and they ran back to the house.
Dom
When he saw Cipher, the rage inside him exploded. He wanted to hurt her so badly for everything she'd done, including killing Helena. The woman had no heart. She walked by with her gun raised followed by a teenage girl also holding up a gun. They were intending to run away together it looked like. With everyone else preoccupied with Riku's last six men, no one but Dom noticed her.
"Not on my watch," Dom growled. He chased after Cipher once she believed she was free and clear. The girl had vanished. Dom lunged and brought Cipher down. She let out a yelp but recovered quickly. The fight was on. She was tougher than Dom anticipated. She was good at blocking too. They kicked and punched and threw each other around for a bit. Now, they were at a stand off, fists raised and breaths heavy and panting.
"It's over," Dom said.
"Only when I say it is," Cipher snapped. They heard a gun click then, and they both turned to see the teenage girl back.
"Isabel," Cipher said, relieved. "Thank God. You can do the honors. Kill this man."
"With pleasure," Isabel said. She aimed and fired two shots. Cipher's eyes widened when they struck her in the chest. She fell almost in slow motion, and Dom was very confused as to what just happened. Isabel looked at him. He stared back.
"She killed my mother," she said simply, holstering her gun.
"She's good at that," Dom noted. Isabel turned and walked away, leaving Dom standing over Cipher's dead body.
Brian
Frank detained the man once they heard Riku had been arrested. It turned out they weren't so willing to die for him when he himself was caught. Brian saw Dom coming towards him looking shell shocked.
"Where were you?" Brian asked.
"Cipher," Dom answered.
"What?! Where?" Brian demanded.
"She's dead," Dom told him. Brian was stunned.
"You?"
"No. Some girl."
"Wow. It's really over then."
"Yea. Someone tell Letty so she can come up with some story for Farah. I actually feel bad for her," Dom said.
"She couldn't help her sister was so evil."
"No, but she was all she had left."
Brian looked at Dom, unsure of what else to say. They left it unspoken.
Deckard
He saw Owen and Suki arrive as Frank and his team finished handcuffing the goons. He strolled over to them.
"Is she gone?" Owen asked.
"I haven't seen her," Deckard replied. "I'm sorry." He had no idea his brother had such a domestic life before becoming the hardened criminal Deckard knew. It appeared now that perhaps Owen was finding redemption from all that.
"Cipher is dead," Deckard reported, having just found that out from Brian a moment earlier.
"Good riddance," Owen commented. He felt nothing. It didn't matter anymore. She'd taken away the only thing he wanted: his daughter.
"I'm sorry, mate," Deckard said, clapping Owen's shoulder. "Now go get that looked at." He gestured to Owen's wound.
"I'll take you," Suki said, leading him away towards the ambulance that was sitting there. EMS had arrived once it was all over. A couple of Frank's team members had been wounded too. Then, Owen caught something out of the corner of his eye.
"Wait," he said, pulling away. Suki didn't follow, knowing he needed to do this alone. He approached Isabel carefully, unsure if she was still wanting to kill him.
"You're my Dad," she said simply.
"I am."
"You thought I was dead."
"I did."
"I'm not."
"I see that."
"So now what?"
"You still wanna kill me?" he asked.
"Not anymore. Cipher may have believed I was on her side, but I was really just waiting to avenge Mom," Isabel said.
"I'm so, so sorry," Owen started. Isabel held up her hand to stop him.
"You couldn't have saved her. There were too many of them, and I'd be an orphan if you had tried."
"I know you're right, but it still hurts."
"Then we can hurt together," Isabel said. She looked small and vulnerable then. Owen stepped towards her until he was able to pull her into a strong hug. She started to cry.
"It's okay," he soothed.
"Daddy," she cried, clutching his shirt. Owen rocked her back and forth, knowing that they would get through this together.
