Chapter 1 - The Team

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"-WHY can I smell baby oil?"

Salem walked behind Hobbs and his partner slowly. Her nose was flared as she restrained herself from darting forward and killing Dom where he stood.

"You keep running your pot-hole you're gonna smell an ass kicking." Hobbs said, strolling past him with the girls either side.

"Alright Hobbs," Toreto said, walking forward. His eyes didn't even linger on Salem. He didn't recognise his own daughter. "You got the best crew in the world standing right in front of ya. Give them a reason to stay."

"Our target's Owen Shaw." Hobbs began, laying down a file. Salems eyes breifly widend in recognition. "Former major in the SIS, black ops soldier. He ran the UK's mobility division."

"Damn." A man swore, walking over. "That mobility units the truth. We talking vehicular warfare, best in the world." Tej said. "Those guys don't mess around."

"For years they've been running jobs in Europe." Hobbs continued. "But their most recent jobs have graduated them to a whole new level."

"Three targets. Highly specific."
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"Hey man, which one of these things is a dollar?"

Salem huffed before snatching the gun from Hobbs holster and shooting the glass of the vending machine three times. Roman dived out of they way as people stared, "Now will you shut up? Or do I have to put a bullet in you too?" She asked mockingly.

"She means it's on the house." Hobbs added, prying the gun from her fingers.

"Damn."

"I want you to help me catch Shaw. Me and my girls here at your disposal until you do." Hobbs explained.

"She doesn't look Military to me." Brian spoke up, nodding at Salem.

"She's... not. Team, meet Salem, Salem meet the team. She's the closest person we could find to Shaw who was willing to help." Hobbs said.

"Define willing." She grumbled.

"Why'd you agree?" The only woman of the group, Giselle, asked.

"The longer she helps me the less time she spends in prison." Hobbs cut off.

"If you were really close to Shaw, you'd of broke out." Roman muttered, flipping through the file.

"I was in the process." She growled, glaring at the man with focused hatred before tearing the file in two.

"What was that for?" He asked.

"If you're gonna talk about me, do it to my face. It gives me a cleaner shot."

"We want full pardons all the way around." Brian cut in.

"I can't promise you that."

"Yes you can."

"That's the deal... take it or leave it." Dom said, sliding in with a smug smile.

"You get me Shaw, I'll get your pardons." Hobbs caved, glancing at Salem. "Feel free to exclude me." She mumbled, a plan of her own forming in her head.

"Oh, and Dom?" Hobb said, preparing to leave. "One more thing. Theresa Hill, do you remember her?"

"What about her?" Dom asked, distracted.

Salem froze.

"Get me Shaw and I'll introduce you to your daughter, Camilla." He flashed the speechless man a smile.

"Daughter?"

"That's right. We had her tested. Let's just say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Hobbs nodded before leaving them with confused expressions.

Later that night Salem sat on the edge of the parking lot, watching as the British cops sent in Hobbs' guy to identify Shaw.

"You lot are drivers, right?" Salem asked.

Dom and Brian shared a look. "Yeah, some of the best."

"Well get your cars ready, cause you're all idiots if you think Owen Shaw can't see this standing outside his window."

"Who are you exactly?" Tej asked from his seat.

"Why do you wanna know?" Salem shot back.

"This whole thing was a set up, they took down Interpol."

"Brian, take the team, Salem, you any kind of driver?" Dom asked.

"It's in my blood." She said, eyes wide.

"Then go with him, I'll wait here. Shaw leads to Lettie."

Instead of driving, Salem climbed in beside Brian O'Connor as they drove to Interpol. "Is this what it's always like with you lot?" She yelled over the noise.

"Mostly, yeah."

She giggled, "It's fun."

They sped to a stop when someone started firing at them. Brian jumped immediately, pulling out his hand gun while he steadied his aim before opening fire.

"I hate you Hobbs." Salem muttered to herself, realizing he wouldn't give her a gun.

The shooters sped off, and Brian climbed back inside before driving after them.

"I got the rover!" Tej's voice came through the com.

"Well I got... whatever that thing is." Romans said.

A gun broke the glass of the shooters car and fired silver things at them. "What is that? A hockey puck?"

"It's a electronic vehicle disabler!" Salem said.

"A what?"

"It's gonna turn your car off, get them off of it now!" She shrieked, grabbing the com and slamning it against the window before throwing it back in Brians lap.

"What is wrong with you!?" He asked, staring at her.

"How long have you got?"

Tej's car suddenly swerved and crashed into a parked one.

"I told you, idiots, get them off!"

Romans was the next, it crashed in to the glass walls of a bank and flipped over.

Brian skidded slightly and brushed the side of his car with a pole, knocking the chip off.

"Finally, someone with sense." Salem said, watching it roll onto the road.

"Hey, how'd you know what that was?" He asked loudly.

"I was the one who sold them to Shaw!" She called back, "My friend couldn't make it so I helped him out!"

"Dom, Tej and Roman are out, where you at?" Brian asked over the com.

"Right behind you, what about Salem?" Dom asked.

"Sitting next to me." Brian replied.

His and Hobbs car came skidding around the corner, pushing other cars out of the way. They drove into an underground tunnel, still chasing Shaw and the woman in the plated race car.

"I have an idea." Salem yelled.

She wound down her window and climbed out, Brians gaze switching from the road in front to her, "What are you doing!?"

"Any second, she's gonna flip you!" Salem called, climbing on the roof. "I know those cars!"

"What, did you help sell them too!?"

"What? No! I just know 'em, all right? So, when you crash I'm gonna jump."

"To where?"

"Guess we'll have to wait and see!"
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