𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄, 𝗆𝗂𝖺 𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗈¹

²¹ 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝙻𝙰𝙽

He grabbed three walkie-talkies of the table behind him.

"You make the run. You get Verone and his cash together so I can move in for the bust." Markham said

He took a step forward. Oliver crossed his arms, annoyed.

"All right? You don't, I will find enough charges on all three of you to make you disappear. Take these." Markham instructed

He handed the three the walkie-talkies.

"We're gonna have GPS on you the whole time just to make sure you don't get any cute ideas." Markham said

He started heading towards the exit door.

"And to make sure nothing happens to them, right?" Bilkins asked

He looked at his fellow agent.

"Yeah, right." Markham replied

He walked out the door. Oliver, Brian, and Roman followed him outside. They glared at Markham from afar.

"That guy's a dick." Roman said

"Yep." Brian agreed

The three began walking towards Oliver's car.

"Let me get this right. If we don't do this, then we go to jail. But if we do it, then Verone's gonna kill us." Oliver summed up

"It's a hell of a deal, huh?" Brian said

"Yeah. Maybe it is. But I know this guy's got an ass full of loot that he's ready to dump in our cars. And I can think of three reasons why Verone doesn't need that money anymore." Roman said

A smirk formed on Oliver's face as he caught on.

"Ah, here we go." Brian said

"The three of us. Just like the old days. What do you think?" Roman asked

He looked between Oliver and Brian.

"I think they messed with the wrong three guys. That's what I think." Brian replied

He pulled out his phone and called up Tej. When the phone was ringing, he and Oliver did their old handshake.

"Yo, Tej. What's up, bro?" Brian asked

"What up, shawty?" Tej said

"Hey, man, how quickly can you organize?" Brian asked

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Later, Oliver, Brian, Lola, Roman, and Tej were walking through a covered bridge to where Tej had a spot for the plan to take place.

"Look, fool, if y'all really wanna carry out this plan, it's definitely the best place to do it." Tej said

The five stopped and looked at the warehouse with multiple garages.

"So what do y'all think, man?" Tej asked

"I think it's perfect. So what do they store here?" Brian asked

Tej crossed his arms and smirked.

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Later, everyone was at the garage working on the plan. Lola was helping Oliver with his car. Brian was inspecting his car and spoke up.

"Hey, Jimmy." Brian called 

"Yeah. What up?" Jimmy asked

"Hey, man. Do we have any half-empty bottles of nitrous lying around?" Brian asked

"Sure, but I already loaded you for spray." Jimmy said, confused

 "No. I'm thinking we may need it for something else, cause our cars may get a little crowded, you know?" Brian suggested

Catching on to the plan, Oliver smirked. He went back to working on the engine, while Lola was working on the steering wheel and speedometer. 

"Okay, I think it's ready." Oliver said

He closed the hood and made his way to the passenger seat since Lola was in the driver's seat.

"Okay. Let's see what we got." Lola said

She turned on the car and the two cheered in excitement. The two fist-bumped. Oliver's car was finished.

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That night, Oliver, Brian, and Roman were standing on the dock. Roman was eating a hotdog and Brian looked at him.

"Man, when you start eating so much?" Brian asked

"I was in jail, brah. I know how shitty the grub is on the inside." Roman said

Oliver nodded in agreement, thinking back to his time in Lompoc. Brian laughed.

"With the way things is shaping up out here right now, it'll be a matter of time before I'm back in there or dead. So I'm trying to eat all I can while I can. Plus the doctor tells me I got a high metabolism." Roman said

The three laughed.

"Man, you remember us growing up? You know, playing football in the dirt. You know, getting in trouble, all the stupid things we did." Oliver reminisced

Brian and Roman got quiet.

"When you got busted, you know, whether I was a cop or not, you know, if there was anything I could've done, you know, I would've done it, and I just want you to know that." Brian said

"Is that why you let that dude go in LA?" Roman asked

"Yeah. I think that had a lot to do with it." Brian said

"When I got busted, it wasn't your fault. It was all on me, Mr. Roman Pearce-- wild-and-out crazy, man. No one can tell me nothing. Riding solo." Roman said

"Yeah, well, not anymore." Oliver said

The three men did a handshake.

"Not anymore, bro." Brian echoed