˗ˏˋ𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞ˊˎ˗
𝚡𝚡𝚒. 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚗
𝑶𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹, Brian, and Roman walked into the abandoned restaurant. Brian had called an emergency meeting with Bilkins, Markham, and Dunn to let them know about Verone's plans.
"Nice shirt, Bilkins." Brian complimented, smirking
Bilkins stood next to Markham, wearing a very loud yellow shirt.
"It's my day off." Bilkins defended
"Yeah. Well, anyhow, this is the deal. Last night, Verone threatened a cop into giving us a window. We're driving to an airstrip, in the Keys, off of Nallwood Avenue. Verone has a plane there, and he's taking off for good." Brian informed
"Wait a minute. How do you know this?" Markham asked
"Monica." Oliver said
"She's doing her job. She warned us." Roman added
"She warned you about what?" Bilkins asked
"Verone plans to kill us after we give him the money." Oliver informed
"Driving into an ambush was never part of the deal. I'm calling this off." Bilkins said
"Like hell you are. This is a Customs case, Bilkins. No one's calling this off unless I do. Look. This is real simple." Markham said
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