(Later that day.. 5 am)
Vega tried his best to put on the mustang back again the car was ruined with multiple bullet holes and cracked glass.. But as much as he can he made the engine works but deep inside him he knew the car won't last, stealing a car won't go for his favor easiest thing the cops will look for and more to blow up Vega's identity as the blackjack.. So he enters the car next to Maria staring the engine as the car struggles to started with dying engine sound
Maria:what's the plan..
Vega: we need to rethink our strategies.. Supplies and a safe place too
Maria: and.. The mansion is gone.. With its guns too
Vega: so.. Time to give an old friend a visit
Vega moves the car into the country side trying to avoid the highway as much as possible, trying not to drive slow so that people don't notice too much a ruined car in this state, could show a sign that the driver been into serious action as Vega kept driving it took him around 1 hour to reach the other side of country side, at a small country called "Blueberry" Vega was driving around the country as he found this big garage, with busy workers doing customs cars and fixing Vega pulled over to the front entrance with the worker approaches Vega slowly considering the looks on the car
Worker: good morning sir how can I help you?
Vega: I want to see Mr. Alejandro Claudio.. Is he available?
The worker considered himself looking at the car condition filled with holes, broken headlights shadered rear glass
Worker: who should I tell him
Vega: Viejo amigo! (an old friend)
The worker pulled his walkie talkie talking to it quick and then turned to Vega
Worker: right this way sir, one of the workers will take your car to get fixed immediately
Vega and maira exist the car as behind Vega another worker enters the mustang and drive next to Vega to a parking inside the warehouse where all cars getting fixed, Vega and Maria followed the worker while Vega taking off his suit jacket that was covered In blood and puts it on a railing behind an old mobile was getting fixed the worker opened a door to small office near the garage
Worker: mister Alejandro is inside
Vega: thank you..
Vega pulled some money from his pocket and gave to the worker his hand was covered in blood as it stains the money the worker looked at the money then to Vega
Worker: Guarde su dinero señor ( keep your money sir)
Vega (lightly chuckle): Gracias amigo ( thanks friend)
Vega entered the office with Maria after him, as they they are inside a man with curly hair and long mustache, wearing brown leather jacket on a black shirt his features were in his thirtyes as he looks to them with bright smile
Alejandro: hello there and welcome to my hum-
Vega: hahaha... I never thought you were this crazy about mechanics so that you open your own shop but I guess rumors were true
Alejandros emotions got Yellow and stunned as he open his eyes wide
Alejandro: VEGA!!!! OH MY GOD BROTHER!!!
without hesitant Alejandro run to Vega hugs him tight as Vega smiles and hugging back Alejandro
Vega: good to see you again Clud!!
Clud: man is it good to see you Vega!!! Come sit down!! Ouuuuhhh senora!! This must be your girlfriend ehh? Lara!!
Maria: girlfriend? Ew no!! Her name is Sarah
As clud and Vega chuckles they sit down clud sit on his chair while Maria and Vega in front of him on the desk, clud looks at Vegas apeareans with hands covered in blood and some cuts on his lips and hand
Clud: hmm brother how long was it
Vega: 5 years or more amigo
Clud: you look rough hermano, and your sudden visit I think it got its own explanation
Vega: actually.. It is.. I need your help clud
Clud: I'm listening..
Vega told clud everything, from the very beginning, from when Bruno called him, till the kidnap the betrayal all
Clud: Esa serpiente (that snake) why would he do all this
Vega: nothing makes sense at all, but i don't want to make any sense of anything, what's matter the most right now is Sarah I need to bring her back
Clud: hermano, you know I left Bruno years and years ago way before your retirement and used the money to open my business away from all this i-
Vega: look.. If there is only one request I'll ever ask you.. It's gonna be now..
Clud closes his eyes and think for a minute but then puts back big smile on his face as he looks at Vega
Clud: amigo, I own you my life, tell me what you Need...
Vega: a safe place, off the grid, away from eyes and all to keep Maria safe and to plan.. I need some wheels and.. Tools..
Clud (chuckle): haha and I thought you would ask me for something that's backbreaking Mano.. Here
Clud opened the drawer and pulled out a key giving to vega
Clud: this is a keys for an apartment on Southern highway to blueberry near the hills.. I used to go there to chill.. It's isolated with small barn away from road so no one would suspect your presence there
Vega: thanks i-
Clud: and take shower aghh your smelling fire ashes and blood aghh.. Feel free to wear something from my cabinet.. Below the cabinet you will find box, it got some heat that will keep you heart worm till I meet you later tonight.. Get yourself some rest
Vega: clud..that's way too much to ask for
Clud: brother I promised I'll help you, we go way back brother.. Since we pulled off that job at Siberia remember
Maria looked Vega then at clud realizing that he maybe like Vega.. A contractor
Vega: umm not infront of Maria please
Clud: wopps sorry... Take some rest in the house make yourself home and we will meet and find plan together to break out Mara!!
Vega+maria: SARAH!!
Clud: haha yes Sarah
Vega: thanks brother.. But.. I really need a wheel.. My mustang took massive punishment I barley moved her here
Clud: follow. Me then
Clud walked to the door while Vega and Maria standing and follow up Clud as they leave the office workers are around them working on cars
Vega: so the car will take time?
Clud: your car is old school hermano, it's hard to find parts this days it will take time maybe weeks or something
Vega: damn it.. What should we do then
Clud: brother.. You know I love you right? I'll give you something.. I keep it here.. I told myself ill sell it or maybe put it in a Bazar but then here come comes my Vega then I'll have to give it to you
Vega: huh? What are you talking about
Clud laughs as he throw his arms in the air holing garage door remote loudly saying
Clud: laides and gentlemen open your hearts to MARTINA!!!
The garage door opens slowly as the lights inside the garage opens one after another with a gray 1931 Ford Model A Coupe Hot Rod
Vega: Holly shit clud where did you get that
Clud: I got my charms amigo haha, this baby is modified with an 250 horsepower engine, with titunaum plating on doors and rear giving it good protection from bullets and fire, the tires are coated with Kevlar weave giving it good protection against some side arms, which means Martina is handy in chasing, ambushs and even in looking as sexy as possible
Vega: you mad bastred!!
Clud the keys to Vega as he opened the door with Maria and entrees Martina
Clud: Heey I'm taking her back after we are done okay!! I can't let Martina go
Vega laughed as he fixing the rear view mirror
Maria: soo.. Things are kinda looking up for now
Vega: yesss.. Now we need to head the safe house Clud offered
Maria: do you trust him
Vega touch the steering wheels exhules and said
Vega: I have to, he's my last hope..
Vega pushed the keys in the car
Vega: well here goes nothing.. Fire up Martina!!
The car ROARS soo loud with the loud charger exhausters fires as the car flies off the garage and drifts off it as Vega took a turn and ran as the wind,
Martina was flying in against the wind and car flashes by as Vega pushing on the peddle harder driving over the country side highway of blueberry till later on at the beginning of 4 pm, they reached empty side way Vega took the turn and drove into it as he sees from distance and old barn Vega pulled over the car at the front of the small country style house
Vega: here we be.. Good job Clud
Vega and Maria left Martina as Vega keep looking the surrounding pulling out his gun steading it just in case as Maria walks behind him looking over his shoulder with Vega slides the key into the door and opens the house
The place was quiet and empty
One big room with livimg room with cozy fireplace and mini kitchen, the place was quiet and empty Maria took a seat on the couch as Vega put the gun on that table
Vega: so here we are.. You take the bedroom, take some rest you earn some
Maria: what about you
Vega: I'll take a shower then change so I can breath and think this through
Vega went to the bathroom while Maria went to the bedroom she trhwos herself to the bed and in instant her eyes were closed and felt asleep, on the other hand Vega thrlw his torn and bloody shirt on floor inside bathroom and opened the warm water, the water falls on his body washs off the gun and knife wounds off him his arm and should had some cuts but he didn't even notice he was build for this, the ceramic of the bathroom had bloody hand print of Vegas hand with red floor of the blood of his wounds and victims, thinking of all the gun flashes flies on him.. After while Vega finished his shower as we went tying the towel to himself as he opened the cabinet in near the bathroom found a brown suit Jacket with white shirt
Vega: not bad Clud
Vega pulled the dress next to the couch as he took a needle and slowly sewing up his hand and torse wounds covering it then wearing the outfit, Vega turned the box clud told him about he took it to the table and opened it and found a MICRO UZI With few ammo he reloaded it and looked over the room saw Maria on deep sleep, he put the UZI next to him on the couch and without any hesitant his eyes suddenly closed, he hasn't slept in 3 days straight since the date with Sarah where it all started
~midnight~
Vega was sleeping on sitting pose on couch as he suddenly woke up with sound a of Car pulls over outside
Vega: what the fuck..
Vega took the UZI and pulled the chamber as he walks slowly to the door, reading himself as he fears the most.. Clud have turned him to Bruno he walks slowly as the door opened
Vega: DON'T MOVE!!!
Clud jumped off pulling out a short Benelli m4 shotgun
Clud: VEGA!! IT'S ME CALMA CALMA (calm down)
Vega was stunned then pulled down the uzi
Vega: shit clud I almost shot you!!
Clud: it's me.. I finsiehd and wrapped up the garage then came home to you I brought some food for you and the girl with you, it's okay calm down
Vega breath slowly as he closed the door