Once A Toretto, Always A Toretto

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The number 17 car pulls into the pit road before coming to its pit stop.

"Jack, you realize you got this in the bag, right?" Buddy Hubbard asks Jack Toretto as he unclips the net on Jack's window. "Season's wrapped up, man. Doesn't matter where you place."

"Hey, dad!" Catalina, Jack's daughter, says excitedly before Jack takes the water that she offers him.

"I'm telling you, I got intermittent miss," Jack says as he hands the water back to Catalina with a smile. "For the last two laps."

"On it!" Buddy says before turning to one of the pit crew members. "Get those plug wires!"

"Jakob! Now," Jack yells at his youngest son, who happens to be the crew member that Buddy was yelling at. Jakob nods before raising the hood of the car as Dominic, Jack's oldest son, rushes over.

"Hey, Pop," Dom says as he leans against the window.

"Tell me what you two see," Jack orders as he looks at his kids proudly.

"Got an oil spill going into turn two," Dom explains as Catalina nods in agreement.

"Bell's driving safe. Corbin's got a sponsor in the stands, so he's pushing it. You got a real problem with car 23," Catalina explains before she turns to glare at car 23.

"Linder," Jack says with a nod as he has seen it too. Dom begins to argue with Linder's crew, who are two spaces back before Catalina flips them off. "Hey! Leave it. He's just pissed because I got that spot in the Busch Series next season, not him. Life's got no shortage of guys like Kenny Linder."

"You're good!" Jakob tells him as he closes the hood before patting it.

"It's not about being the stronger man, Dom," Jack advises his son, who is clipping the net back. "It's about being the bigger one." Jack takes off back onto the track. Linder follows behind him before bumping into the back of another car.

"I swear to god, this guy," Dom says as he shakes his head while watching the race. "Pop, turn two, turn two!"

"Got it. I'm walking him in," Jack says as he drives high on the track. Jack quickly drops lower on the track as he sees the oil spill that Dom had mentioned, causing Linder to drive into it which causes him to slightly lose control and bump into the wall. Catalina playfully shoves Jakob, causing him to smile. "Tell me what you see." Dom quickly moves to where he can see the rest of the track with Catalina following him.

"He's gonna come at you for that," Dom says as he keeps looking between his dad and Linder.

"Get ready on your left," Catalina tells her father as Linder drops to Jack's left while Jack looks down at his dash as it begins to make noise.

Linder bumps into Jack, causing his car to turn before connecting with the wall as it catches fire. The car rolls as it is hit by another car while Dom rips his headset off before running towards the track with Buddy right behind him.

Catalina slowly takes her headset off as she watches in shock before her adrenaline kicks in. Catalina runs towards the track before Jakob takes off after her. Buddy grabs Dom, holding him back from being ran over while Jakob does the same with Catalina as she cries and yells for their dad.

Catalina quickly sits up as she gasps for air, causing Tej to wake up as well.

"Hey, are you okay?" Tej asks as he rubs her back to try to soothe her. "Was it a nightmare?"

"A memory," Catalina responds with a sigh as she and Tej lay back down before she cuddles into his side with her head on his chest. "It was the day my dad died."

"Do you want to talk about it?" Tej asks as he holds her as tight and as comfortably as he can to let her know that he is there for her.

Catalina goes to respond before they hear a scream from down the hall. Catalina quickly jumps up, grabbing her gun from the top drawer of her nightstand before running after Tej.

"Kennedy!" Catalina calls out as they enter the now three year old's room. Catalina passes her gun to Tej when she realizes that Kennedy is alone. "What is it, baby?"

"Nightmare," Kennedy whispers out as Catalina pulls her into her lap.

"I'm right here. Nothing can get you, I promise," Catalina promises as Tej hears his cellphone ringing before he leaves the room.

Catalina starts humming to Kennedy which has her back asleep by the time Tej returns. Tej gives Catalina a look that says they need to talk. Catalina makes sure Kennedy is asleep before she follows Tej to his computer room. Tej plays her a video of Mr. Nobody being attacked and pretty much asking for their help.

"Whatever you want to do, I'll back you," Tej says as he turns to face Catalina.

"Let's see what Dom wants to do and we'll decide from there," Catalina responds as she sits in Tej's lap before he presses a kiss to her temple.

The next morning, Catalina drops Kennedy off with Mia before joining Tej, Roman, and Ramsey to go to Dom's.

"Yo, yo!" Roman yells from the car as Tej, who is driving, comes to a stop because of Dom and Letty pointing guns at the car. Roman puts his hands out the window in surrender. "We come in peace. We come in peace!" Dom lowers his gun as Roman opens the door before stepping out of the car with his hands in the shape of a heart. "It's me!" Dom looks at Letty before they share a smirk. "Roman? Maybe you don't recognize me cause I've been tanning all week, bro." Roman rubs his face, causing Letty and Dom to laugh.

"B, come out, son," Dom calls as Letty tucks her gun into the shirt tied around her waist before Dom hands her his gun. Brian climbs out of the box as Letty puts up the guns while Tej pulls up to the house.

"What you gonna do with that thing, man?" Roman asks as he climbs out of the car, followed by Ramsey. "What, you out here trying to kill elephants or something?"

"We would've called first," Ramsey says as she walks over to Letty, giving her a hug.

"Except you actually need phones in order to get phone calls," Tej says as he walks around the car while Dom walks over with Brian holding his hand. Roman gives Letty a hug as Ramsey steps back. "You know that right?"

"Little B!" Roman says with a smile as he gives him a hug while Catalina hugs her brother.

"Hi!" Brian says with a smile.

"Wow. You're getting so big," Ramsey says with a smile as she waves at Brian. "Hi."

"Now, I know you don't carpool and I don't see my niece," Dom says with a smile as he looks at Catalina and Tej before looking at Ramsey and Roman. "So what's up?"