Soooo I'm on a total Jason Statham binge fest right now, and I got this idea of a crossover with two of his films, Safe and The Expendables. If you haven't seen Safe yet, you have to. Right now. Go. It's worth it :D Please enjoy!

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"Hurry!" the man urged. The woman gave him a pleading look.

"Please," she begged. "Just one more minute..."

"You've had all the minutes we can spare. You must let them go," the man said, getting frustrated. The two babies started to cry when they were taken away from her.

"I change my mind," she whispered, reaching for them.

"It's too late," the man snapped.

"Luke..." she cried softly. "Lee..."

Present (2016)-Luke Wright

"No parents. No brothers or sisters, which is too bad, cos I'd like to take them from you too. But you loved your wife..."

Luke woke drenched in sweat. Heart pounding and feeling like he was choking, he sat up. Even though he had schooled the Russians and showed them he wasn't just a useless garbage collector but a hardened ex-cop, he still had nightmares of when he'd found them in his home right after they'd killed his wife, Annie. He rubbed his face hard. He hated that he was weak in his dreams. His alarm clock read 2 a.m., and he groaned. He had to get Mei to school and head to work. He couldn't wait until she could drive herself, but he knew she'd graduate high school before she even qualified to get her license. That's what you got when you semi-adopted a genius girl. He settled back down onto his pillows, wondering if he was crazy. No one had questioned that he was her adoptive father, not that he acted like her father. Mei had made it clear she didn't want anymore fathers, just a friend. He closed his eyes. He wasn't bad at being a friend.

Lee Christmas

He woke up with a jolt, alone. Lacy had left soon after he'd returned with Barney and the gang from their recent mission. It turned out she couldn't handle his job after all. He gripped his forehead, wondering what it was that woke him up. He swore softly when he saw it was only 2 a.m. He hated not having a full night's sleep. Sometimes he felt like he was missing something, but he couldn't figure out what. Giving up on sleep, he went out to the kitchen and poured a glass of water. Looking around his apartment in the dark, he knew it was a cliche bachelor pad. He did clean it, though. He wasn't an animal, not entirely anyway. He looked out the window and onto the street. There wasn't any movement. All was quiet in the world for now. He went back to bed, thinking about how alone he was. No parents. No brothers or sisters. His family was the Expendable gang. He'd only ever known violence and fighting. Eventually, he fell asleep.

Two Days Later-Luke

"Mei?" he called, coming inside the house. He set his keys down and paused, waiting for her usual response. Nothing came. For a second, he felt scared, but then he remembered, they were safe. He had made sure of that.

"Mei?!"

He went to her room, and her door was ajar. She wasn't in there. Frowning, he thought hard about where she said she would be after school. He had been certain she was supposed to be home. He dialed her cell phone, knowing she'd be annoyed with him for interrupting whatever it was she was doing. He was coming up with an excuse for calling her when it went to voicemail.

"Hey, it's me," he said. "Just checking in. Thought you were gonna be home tonight. Text me when you get this."

He hung up, toying with his phone. Something just didn't feel right.

...

After more than 5 hours went by with nothing from Mei, Luke decided to make the call. He hated that he had to do this, but he was more concerned about Mei than about what the police made of him. An officer came by within half an hour.

"She's your...daughter?" he asked, pausing. His pen was poised over the pad of paper.

"Adopted daughter, yes," Luke replied. "She hasn't answered my calls or texts, and she hasn't come home from school. That is not like her at all."

"All right. We'll post her photo and send out some guys. Hopefully she just went somewhere to hang out and forgot to tell you."

"That'd be the best scenario," Luke agreed. He hated to think of something awful happening to her, not after he promised to keep her safe.

Two Days After Mei Goes Missing-Lee

"Hey, we got called for a job," Barney said. They were in their usual hangout. Toll, Caesar, Gunner, and Doc were drinking and talking. Barney was telling Lee first.

"What job?" Lee asked.

"It's...different. Apparently there's a missing girl..."

"Since when are we the police?" Lee asked, snorting.

"The thing is, they think she's been taken for a terrorist act," Barney explained. Lee paused then, knife in hand.

"Why would a girl be used for that?"

"Apparently she is a genius. Her brain is a computer...she can memorize anything."

"Who has her?" Lee asked, frowning. He knew that girl would be terrified.

"We don't know. Drummer is working on it. The last tip that came in was that she had been sighted in D.C."

"How old is she?"

"15 almost 16. Set to graduate high school at the end of the year."

"So what are we gonna do?"

"I think we should head to D.C.," Barney said.

"All right. I'm in," Lee nodded. Barney banged the table to get the others' attentions. Lee wondered how frantic that poor girl's father and mother must be by now.

Luke

He paced the halls of his house. Mei was still missing. He knew something bad was going on. The police didn't seem to want to fill him in. Enough was enough. He went to his supply cupboard and started loading up on weapons and armor. He couldn't trust anyone anymore. He was going to find Mei on his own and save her, just like last time. She was in D.C., that was all the cop would tell him. Well, he'd just go there and find her himself.

Washington D.C., The Next Day

Lee and Barney walked side by side as they scanned the area. It was one of the darkest places of D.C., and Lee wondered if they would actually get anywhere.

"Drummer sent over some details on our potential suspect," Barney said. He showed Lee.

"Stanley Garrett," Lee read, taking it from him. "On the watch list for an extremist group."

"What I'm trying to figure out is why would he need a girl like Mei to pull this off?"

"Maybe it's not a terror thing?" Lee asked, although in his heart he knew it was.

"Guess we'll find out. Here's his residence," Barney said. They stopped outside the door. Lee instantly saw that it was open.

"Seems he already has visitors," Lee noted. Barney pulled out his gun, and Lee followed suit. They crept up the stairs and pushed the broken door in. It creaked, making Lee wince. Nothing was more of a dead giveaway to someone than a damn squeaky door. Barney went in first, then Lee. Within seconds, Lee was attacked. He was taken aback at first, but he gained his footing soon and fought back. Barney tried to get his sights on who was doing it, but he couldn't make sense of it.

"STOP!" he roared. Both men stopped fighting, and Lee was panting hard, staring at his attacker. He felt his stomach drop.

"What the-" he started.

"Who the hell are you?" Luke demanded. Lee was in total disbelief. He was staring at himself.

The irony of Luke and Lee separated at birth is not lost on me (I am also a Star Wars fan) haha. I caught that pretty quickly. Anyway, I hope you like it so far! If you have time to leave a review, I'd appreciate it :)