It was another one of those nights: where a crowd of men and women gather around to earn some big bucks and win some awesome new cars. Dom and Brian walked in where the former feels very confident while the latter seems very reluctant at a time like this.
"Dom, what are we doing here?" Brian asked.
"Tej managed to hack into Verone's phone records and the only one he made before he broke Braga out of prison was to that guy over there, Alejandro Perez," Dom explained pointing to a Latino man in a really stylish grey suit similar to what Verone usually wears.
"So, he's working for Verone?" Brian asked as he is prepared to take down anyone who is involved with Jack's kidnapping.
"Not exactly. Hobbs checked him out and apparently, he makes deals to everyone who seeks his help, but only if he could be convinced into doing it," Dom explained further about Perez.
"So, how are we going to convince that guy? We have...42 hours and 4 minutes before Jack is doomed," Brian pointed out rapidly as he looked at his watch.
"You synchronized your watch?" Dom asked raising an eyebrow.
"Hey! When your kid is in danger, you will understand!" Brian defended himself.
"Anyway, the thug's rich and likes to gamble. What do you think how we're going to convince him?" Dom rhetorically asked with a smirk to which Brian begins to smirk back as they walk up to Perez.
"Good evening, Mr. Perez," Dom started to talk to him, "We're...
"Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner," Perez answered which caught Dom and Brian by surprise.
"How did you know that?" Brian curiously asked.
"Apparently, you're big names in both Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro. Now, I can sense that you want something from me," Perez continued.
"We want some information on Carter Verone's whereabouts," Brian bluntly asked. "We know he contacted you once a few days ago".
"I tell you what: since you two are claimed to be the best, why don't you prove it? Race against my boys and if you two win, I will give you the information I know of Verone," Perez challenged.
"How do we know we can trust you?" Brian asked as he still isn't sure.
"Because I am a man of my word. And besides, what other choice do you have?" Perez answered. With that in mind, Dom and Brian had to agree with him at that point if they ever want to get Jack back from Verone and Braga's cold killer hands.
"All right, you got yourself a deal. Let's go!" Dom agreed which got everyone's attention and the crowd cheered. Dom and Brian then got into their cars while Perez's two henchmen got into theirs as well. The starter then decided it was time to say..."On your marks, get set...Vamonos!" to which the four racers then speeded off onto the Tijuana streets.
Come on, Brian. Brian thought. Do it for Jack! He then thought about a good memory of himself with Jack that made him kept on speeding.
One afternoon at the Toretto household, 7-year old Jack ran home from the school bus stop all excited to show his parents something. When he finally got inside his home, he called out, "Mommy! Daddy! I'm home!"
"Whoa, sweetie! Slow down! What is it?" Mia asked walking in smiling as she is amused by her son's excitement.
"Look at this, Mommy," Jack said giving Mia a flyer he said is from the school. The flyer reads, "Ridgeway Elementary School's 24th Annual Family SoapBox Derby Race. Saturday 14th April. Come for a vroooming good time. Fun for the whole family! Food and Drinks Available".
"This sounds great, sweetie," Mia replied. "Let's see if Daddy is into it".
"Let's see Daddy is into what?" Brian asked as he came in and gave Mia a kiss and Jack a hug.
"Jack has something for us," Mia announced handing him the flyer.
As soon as he was finished reading it, Jack asked, "Can all of us do it, Daddy? Please?"
"Tell you what: we'll all build the car together and you win in it," Brian said as he smiled.
"Yeah!" Jack replied as he and his father high-five each other. Then for a week, a montage shows of Brian, Jack, Dom, Letty, and Mia looking at the design of Jack's car, creating it, and practice racing it.
When the big day came, the event unexpectedly became such a turnout where there were a huge crowd of families and many kids of different ages have come to enter the race including an unexpected big number of girls. Pretty soon came Jack's race, the 1st Graders Race, and the O'Conner-Toretto family made last-minute preparations to the car and its little racer.
"Okay, helmet and pads, check," Mia checked as she wants her son to be safe no matter what like any mother.
"Are you ready for this, little racer?" Dom asked as he and Letty were last-minute checking out the car.
"I'm ready, Uncle Dom," Jack looking as confident as he can be.
"Oh, one more thing, buddy," Brian said as he reached for his shirt pockets, pulled out a pair of sunglasses, and put them on Jack's eyes. "This is just to protect you from the sun plus these make you look cool," he said further as he smiled.
"Thanks, Daddy," Jack said as he also smiled.
"All right, 1st Grade racers, are you guys ready?" the starter asked and the racers including Jack all responded with "Yeah!". "Then, on your marks, get set...go!" the starter then started the race where the racers are driving their cars downhill. A couple of them got busted but luckily no one was seriously hurt, but Jack kept on going along with some of the other kids. He looked at the finish line with determination and then managed to speed his car up to the line and he was declared winner with everyone cheering especially his proud parents.
"Whoo! You did it, Jack!" Brian praised Jack as he picked him up. "We make a great team, do we?"
"We do," Jack agreed. "I love you, Daddy," he then said as he hugged his father.
"I love you too, son," Brian returned the love back.
After thinking about that memory, Brian managed to speed past his racers including Dom where he managed to cross the finish line first which left the crowd including Perez very impressed.
Patting Brian on the back, Dom asked, "O'Conner, what the hell happened back there? You were freakin' amazing!"
"I was thinking about Jack and was focused on winning for him," Brian answered being honest. Soon after, Perez walked up to the two.
"Very impressive, O'Conner," Perez complimented. "Since you won, it is only fair that I give you the information I know about Carter Verone".
"Well, we're kind of on a clock here, so tell us," Dom asked as he remembered that he and his team don't have very much time.
"When he contacted me, Verone was telling me that he is out for revenge. He wouldn't disclose who, but I'm guessing it's you two. Anyway, the way that revenge works for people like Verone is that he has his hench team watching your every move. Plus, their hideout has got to be a place where they can get view access of all of Tijuana," Perez presented his knowledge.
"Do you know of any place?" Brian asked filled with hope that it could lead them to Jack in time.
"Honestly, no. I apologize for that, but there shouldn't be a lot of those places, so it shouldn't be too hard. Now if you excuse me, I have more clients that seek my help," Perez said goodbye then walked out.
"A place where they can get view access of all of Tijuana? How are we going to find these places? I mean, we're basically freakin' tourists!" Brian expressed his frustration.
"Maybe Hobbs, Elena, or Tej can list these places in no time," Dom answered trying to be positive.
"Dom Toretto?" Dom turned around and recognized that it is someone he hasn't heard from in a very long time.
"Leon!" Dom instantly high-fived and hugged his old friend while Brian just looked in amazement. "Where have you been all this time?"
"Well, after we got busted, I thought I settle down here," Leon answered. He then spotted Brian and asked, "Buster?"
"Hey, Leon," Brian greeted.
"I thought you're a cop," Leon said in confusion.
"He resigned and now he's a permanent member of our family," Dom explained.
"Well, anyway, what are you and Buster doing here, Dom?" Leon asked as he wanted to catch up with his old friend.
"It's a long story, Leon. We'll tell you on the way back to our hideout. When we get there, you can get re-acquainted with Letty and Mia," Dom suggested. "Although I should warn you, Letty had amnesia and she might not remember you all that well".
"This is going to be a longer story than I thought," Leon joked which got Dom and Brian laughing.
