Survive

Chapter 17

PENNY'S POV

Mr. Nobody: Penelope Toretto-Hobbs, lots of people are looking for you
Penelope: I know, I had no choice
Mr. Nobody: What does she have on you?
Penelope: She was watching my family, she still is. Has videos of my girls with their aunt and she has Dom's baby. She's kidnapped Elena and Dom's baby. She has people watching Mia and her family.
Mr. Nobody: A baby?
Penelope: I don't have much time, I need your help. Please, I need to protect my family, all of them. I need Deckard Shaw.
Mr. Nobody: I wasn't expecting that but I will work on it and . . . I'll be in contact.
Penelope: Please make it soon
Mr. Nobody: Don't give up on me, Penny. You hold on tight, I'll get you out of there
Penelope: Just protect my family

I trust he'll help me and he'll keep it to himself, I don't have to tell him that. It Cipher two days to figure out what's next and prepare everything that I'll need. This is a lot more than anything I've ever done and I can't help but admit that I'm excited about it. Excited for a lot of this because this woman has power at her fingertips.

I thought Ramsey was a badass hacker but the things that Cipher can do, even without God's Eye are astounding. The woman is to an extent what I want to be and what I want my girls to be. She's a powerful woman who doesn't need anyone else to survive. I want my girls to know that they are pure strength, I want them to know that with hard work they can be and do whatever they want. Just not be a criminal, I'm trying to steer them away from that.

Driving through New York feels good, I haven't been here in a while so I can be grateful to Cipher for that. She let me do this alone, thinks she's got the upper hand but you don't mess with my family. I've got a plan and I've got my Mr. Nobody and Shaw in my corner, that's all I need. They'll help me protect my girls and get Elena and the baby back.

The downside about this present situation is that even though I'm alone, Cipher is watching me, she's always watching. Especially now that she has God's Eye but even that won't be able to help her. My plan is set in motion and now I just have to follow through and hope that everything works out the way I want it to.

Taking a deep breath, it's time to start. Stepping on the button I installed to create a diversion, a metallic pinging sound reverberated in my car. I pulled into the alley I knew I would drive by and waited for the questioning.

"What are you doing?" Cipher asked, her voice magnified in the enclosed space that is my car.

There's a little camera installed above the gear shift and I looked dead at it, keeping my cool even though my heart is racing a mile a minute.

"Engine's misfiring, I gotta check it out." I told her.

"No, that's not part of the plan, Penny." she argued.

"Clearly, but unless you want the engine to seize on the job . . ." I replied, leaving it open to her interpretation.

"You have five minutes." she said.

"That's all I need." I muttered to myself as I got out.

Standing in front of the car I motioned 5 to the security camera on the building behind me before pulling the hood up and blocking the camera's view. A red van pulled up in the alley next to me blocking all other views and as soon as it parked, I started walking away.

The back door was open in the dive bar and it was empty, as I was sure it would be. There was a woman waiting for me at a table, the closer I got the more bodyguards made themselves visible but I'm honestly not bothered or afraid.

"You know who I am?" she asked.

"That's why I'm here."

"You know what I'm capable of?"

"That's why I'm here."

"I'll give you until I finish my cuppa, and I'm fucking thirsty." she said in her thick British accent.

"I have limited time, so I won't take up too much of yours."

"Oh no, no, you've already taken everything I have of value, Mrs. Toretto. What more could you possibly want from me?"

"To give you something back." I replied, making the look on her face change.

"Your friend is quite the persuasive kind, stubborn arse man that wouldn't leave me alone." she said.

"He can be, he was just helping me out."

"What do you want from me, Mrs. Toretto?"

"Let me correct you, Mrs. Toretto-Hobbs."

"Proud of that union, are you?" she smirked.

"Absolutely, him and my girls are the best things that ever happened to me. Now, my brother, he's never seen his son, doesn't even know that he exists. This woman, who's watching my daughters, threatening their lives, she has his son and I want to get him home. Knowing all of this and not being able to do anything to prevent it is the worst pain I've ever felt and I know that you know exactly how that feels. Maybe we could change that." I said.

"Now why do I think you're about to suggest something really dodgy Mrs. Toretto-Hobbs?"

"It's why I'm here." I replied with a smile, pushing the smartwatch closer to her on the table.

"What the hell is that?"

"An olive branch with a program called God's Eye embedded into it, when you unblock it you'll see your son, Owen. If you help me, I can get him to you. For a limited time but you'll be able to see him. I need your help to get your sons on an untraceable."

"I'll see my son." she sighed.

"You'll have them both together again."

"You've got a deal."

"I've gotta go but Deckard should be in contact soon. Thank you, Mrs. Shaw."

Pulling my cell phone out of my pocket I texted Mr. Nobody as I quickly walked back to the car. I'm pushing my luck with the time right now. I pulled a car part out from under the hood and held it up to the camera as I lowered it and the van pulled away. Now I need Deckard to do his part and hopefully, everything will work out the way we've planned.

Before getting back into my car I changed into the black fire-proof outfit that she set me up with. Started to head out to find the Russian Minister of Defense, he's on the move and so am I. God help us all.